About Us

Commander, Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 prepares task organized amphibious forces, including expeditionary, combat support and combat service support units that are tailored to be effective, flexible, and responsive to theater requirements in support of geographic combatant commander demands. 
NBG-2 is an Immediate Superior In Command (ISIC) staff that supports four subordinate commands that provide 100% of the amphibious connector support to the Atlantic Amphibious Fleet:

• Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4operates Landing Craft Air
  
  Cushion (LCAC), which are hovercraft that can deliver
  
  60 tons of cargo & vehicles and travel at speeds of
  
  more than 40kts.

• Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 operates Landing Craft
  
  Utility (LCU), Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), and
  
  MPF Utility Boat (UB) displacement craft that support
  
  Amphibious Assault as well as Maritime Preposition
  
  Force (MPF) operations.

• Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 provides
  
  the unique combination of ship-to-shore and light to
  
  heavy construction capabilities ... the "Amphibious
  
  SeaBees"!

• Beachmasters Unit (BMU) 2 owns the beach! Their
  
  Beach Party Teams are the first ones on the beach, set
  
  up the beach, and direct the throughput from the beach
  
  to the front lines.

MISSION
Organize, man, train and equip CNBG-2 forces to execute, combat support, and combat service support missions across the full spectrum of Assault Echelon, Assault follow-on Echelon, Maritime Pre-positioning Force, Peace Time Littoral Presence, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief, and Rear Echelon operations in the coastal, hinterland, and littoral environments.

GOALS

• FOCUS ON OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND
  
  MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT

  • Excellence: Do everything to the utmost of our
    
    ability. Do it right and work the details to refinement.
    
    Make improvements after every solution. Do not
    
    accept less.

  • Readiness:  The essence of a successful unit is
    
    property trained people, using approved procedures
    
    while operating properly maintained equipment
    
    safely and effectively.  We are in a come as you are
    
    fight…be ready that you may hear the strain.

  • Capability:  Exercise your equipment and people to
    
    their fullest extent.

  • Capacity:  Strive to increase assets available to
    
    perform our mission.

  • Efficiency:  Make best use of government and
    
    personal resources.

• LIVE AND ACT WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND INTEGRITY

  • Accountability:  Keep the highest standards for
    
    yourself and others. You are answerable for your
    
    actions and those under your charge.

  • Responsibility:  Accept the burden and obligation of
    
    duty and conduct our business with professionalism,
    
    competence and enthusiasm. Be dependable.

  • Truthfulness:  Tell it like it is, good and bad. Be
    
    accurate in your statements.

  • Moral Courage:  Do what is right because it is right.
    
    Take action when needed.

• RESPECT YOUR SHIPMATES, YOURSELF, OUR NAVY
  
  AND NATION

  • Golden Rule:  Treat others the way you would like to
    
    be treated.

  • Consideration:  Expect your people to treat each
    
    other with maturity, courtesy and respect.

  • Service:  Place others before yourself. Make a non-
    
    threatening work environment focused on the
    
    personal and professional growth of all.

  • Selfishness:  Do not focus on that which you feel
    
    entitled, but look for ways to improve the lives of
    
    those around you.