DeLalio school project behind schedule
DeLalio Elementary School may not be ready for August opening
View ArticleTiger Competition tests tankers' mettle
The McCard Cup is leaving North Carolina and going to California.Welcome to the 14th annual Tiger Competition, a culmination of training by three USMC tank battalions — 1st Tank Battalion, Twentynine...
View ArticleBlack Hawk memorial torn down; man said it had been there too long
NAVARRE BEACH — Charges have not been filed against a man who took it upon himself to start removing a makeshift memorial on Navarre Beach Causeway that honors the lives lost from the 2015 Black Hawk...
View ArticleBill passes to foster N.C. military bases
North Carolina would adopt a strategic plan to enhance North Carolina military installations and their missions.
View ArticleCol. Michael Perez to lead 22nd MEU
Two Camp Lejeune Colonels are moving on up.During a change of command ceremony inside Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune on Friday, Col. Todd P. Simmons relinquished command of the 22nd Marine...
View ArticleAnother Camp Lejeune officer disciplined
A New River Air Station commander relieved of her command June 7 wasn’t the only senior officer recently reprimanded by command.Col. Daniel P. O’Hora, commander of the Marine Corps Engineering School...
View ArticleMuseum of the Marine unveiling new monument
A local museum hopes the unveiling of a new monument translates into greater awareness while bringing completion of the project one step closer.The Museum of the Marines, a non-profit organization...
View ArticleMuseum of the Marine adds new monument
The Museum of the Marine unveiled its second monument Thursday within Lejeune Memorial Gardens.The Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Teams monument is made from a 38,000 piece of granite with a...
View ArticleNaval Medical Center Camp Lejeune dedicated in morning ceremony
It’s a name change that runs deeper than the mighty oceans on which its personnel sail and serve.A Tuesday morning dedication aboard Camp Lejeune, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune officially renamed the...
View ArticleConway to lead Headquarters and Support Battalion
Headquarters and Support Battalion has a new leader.Col. Scott E. Conway assumed command of the battalion from Col. Chandler P. Seagraves during a Tuesday morning ceremony at W.P.T. Hill...
View ArticleWounded Warrior Battalion East celebrates 10 years
The pavilion next to the Wounded Warrior Battalion headquarters hosted dozens of combat veterans, hundreds of Marines and family members and a select few retired officers that were instrumental in...
View ArticleChanging of the guard
Col. James H. Bain and Lt. Col. Gregory Marchlinski salute each other after passing the unit battle colors during an assumption of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune on Friday. During ceremony, the...
View ArticleJones continues effort to change title of Department of Navy
As U.S. Rep. Walter Jones continues a 15-year effort in Washington to re-designate the title of the Department of Navy, not everyone in Onslow County’s military community sees the need.Retired Marine...
View ArticleMarSOC: 6 Marines, sailor from Camp Lejeune killed in Mississippi plane crash
Six Marines and one sailor were from 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, according to information from the MarSOC’s Twitter account.
View Article6 Marines, sailor in fatal crash from Camp Lejeune
HAVELOCK — For the second time in 28 months, a joint exercise between an elite group of Marines and reservists ends in tragedy.A Marine KC-130 transport aircraft crashed in LeFlore County, Miss.,...
View ArticleGeneral: Plane was at cruising altitude before problems, crash
Six of the Marines and the sailor were from an elite Marine Raider battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and were headed for pre-deployment training in Yuma, Arizona, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
View ArticleElite Marines killed in crash share WWII commando heritage
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For an elite band of U.S. Marines known as the Raiders, the fiery military plane crash this week in Mississippi represents a second devastating blow during training in less than...
View Article1 crash victim long wanted to be a Marine; 1 was close to retiring
The 15 Marines and a Navy sailor killed in a plane crash Monday in Mississippi came from all over the country. Six of the Marines and the sailor were from an elite Marine Raider battalion at Camp...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune community mourns in wake of tragedy
An area nonprofit is leading the effort to show support of their comrades who died in a Marine KC-130T crash in a Mississippi soybean field while an observance is being planned to honor them.The Monday...
View ArticleFew details available after body found on base
The unidentified woman found dead on the bike path near Camp Lejeune's main gate is confirmed as having no base affiliation.Nat Fahy, the director of public affairs, said the investigation continues...
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