Deadly crashes
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View ArticleTwo Hampstead men among service members killed in military plane crash
The men were among 16 who died when the KC-130 Marine aircraft they were on spiraled into the ground about 85 miles north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta.
View ArticleWe will never forget: Those killed in Marine plane crash identified
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View ArticleMARSOC releases names of 7 Raiders Killed in Mississippi
CAMP LEJEUNE — Four days after a Marine KC-130T airplane crashed carrying seven members of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion along with nine reservists, Marine Corps Special Operations Command Deputy...
View ArticleFriends, strangers mourn for the fallen 16 at the Freedom Fountain
The only sound in the moment of silence was Jacksonville’s Freedom Fountain.The fountain's jets had been turned off -- all but one, the Freedom jet, in honor of 16 men.The community gathered around the...
View ArticleLightning strike kills New River Marine
A New River Marine struck by lightning last week has died.Cpl. Skyler James, a tiltrotor mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, and another Marine were...
View ArticleNCIS: No foul play suspected in unattended death
No indication of foul play is suspected in the death of the unidentified woman found on the bike path near Camp Lejeune main gate on July 13, according to Naval Criminal Investigative Services. The...
View ArticleNew River Air Station commander reassigned
CAMP LEJEUNE—For the third time within seven weeks, another Marine Corps officer has been reassigned.Lt. Col. Taylor White, commander of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, was relieved of his command...
View ArticleII MEF renamed during Friday ceremony
II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group was redesignated as II MEF Information Group during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, Friday. The unit's redesignation to II MIG is the first visible action...
View ArticleCommunity continues to show support for fallen Raiders
Residents of eastern North Carolina continue to show their support to the MARSOC family members who suffered losses on July 10.Soon after word spread about the deaths of 16 servicemen when the Marine...
View ArticleII MHG renamed during Friday ceremony
II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group was redesignated as II MEF Information Group during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, Friday. The unit's redesignation to II MIG is the first visible action...
View ArticleTrump bars transgender individuals from military
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption."Trump's announcement Wednesday...
View ArticlePub crawl tonight to honor Fallen 16
Dinner out tonight could benefit the MARSOC Foundation in honor of the Fallen 16.Tonight's Courage, Faith and Honor Crawl is a pub crawl involving four restaurants along Western Boulevard in...
View ArticlePatriots line area roadways to honor fallen Marine
A MARSOC Raider who died along with 14 other Marines and one Navy Corpsman when the KC-130T aircraft on which they were on crashed in LeFlore County, Mississippi, on July 10, returned to Jacksonville...
View ArticleBehind the scenes: Truckers ask other drivers to have some patience
The back tire of the 18-wheeler flattened a lime green traffic cone as several people yelled for the driver to stop the truck.In real life, off the dirt training grounds of Miller Motte College, CDL...
View ArticleENC folks support Trumps ban on transgenders in the military
In the span of 13 minutes and 432 characters, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday in three back-to-back tweets “the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to...
View ArticleMarine dog with cancer gets tear-filled farewell
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of people in Michigan came together to say a tear-filled final goodbye to a cancer-stricken dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines.Cena the...
View ArticleChurch, motorcycle group come together for area veteran
Men of faith and a group of infidels answered a retired Marine’s prayers recently in Hubert by constructing a handicap ramp into his home.Members from the Swansboro United Methodist Men and riders from...
View ArticleNavy drafts training area options
The second of five public hearings regarding the U.S. Navy’s potential environmental effects from training and testing activities conducted within the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study...
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