VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The command triad team from Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 (ACB 2) was relieved Feb 3 due to loss of confidence in their abilities to effectively perform their leadership roles. Rear. Adm. John V. Menoni, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2), relieved Capt. Jeffrey Lengkeek, commanding officer; Cmdr. Michael Jarosz, executive officer; and Command Master Chief Matthew Turner.
Lengkeek served as commanding officer since July 2020. Capt. Brian C. Finman will be temporarily assigned as commanding officer until a permanent relief is identified. Jarosz served as executive officer since July 2020. Cmdr. Henry P. Pierce IV will be temporarily assigned as executive officer until a permanent relief is identified. Turner served as command master chief since July 2019. Master Chief Todd Mangin will be temporarily assigned as command master chief until a permanent relief is identified.
Lengkeek, Jarosz and Turner will be temporarily reassigned to the staff of Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two. There is no impact to the command's mission or schedule due to the reliefs.
ACB 2 is located on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The command's mission is to provide ship-to-shore movement of maritime pre-position equipment ashore. It also provides camp support and installation, and operation of the bulk fuel/bulk water systems, along with additional salvage capabilities. The command's Seabees play a major role in maritime prepositioning force operations.
