Camp Lejeune turns 75
Happy birthday, Camp Lejeune – the Marine base celebrated 75 years of strength and commitment at a special edition morning colors ceremony early Friday morning.Close to 150 people attended the ceremony...
View ArticleCeremony honors Vietnam veterans
Thirteen-year-old Nadia Jenkins was just one of hundreds at the Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony on Saturday morning to happily support her grandfather, Vietnam veteran Ike Jenkins.The Vietnam...
View Article26th MEU Homecoming to bring 2,400 Marines home by Tuesday
Whirling from three deafening MV-22 Ospreys dozens of Marines and sailors finally stepped onto Camp Lejeune soil for the first time in 2016.The wind tugged at uniforms, packs and assault rifles as the...
View ArticleStigma debilitates some Marines
Lance Cpl. James Nuzzolillo knew he needed to seek help after he had a breakdown, crying and hyperventilating in an office at Camp Lejeune.Nuzzolillo hesitated to seek help. He didn’t want to be...
View ArticleAdditional charges filed in chase, crash involving local Marine
Additional charges have been filed against a local Marine who crashed his motorcycle after a high-speed chase last month in two counties.Cpl. Antonio C. Galloway, 22, is scheduled to appear in Duplin...
View ArticleUnveiling Museum of the Marine sculpture set for Friday
17 years.That’s how long the Museum of the Marine has been waitlisted after a series of financial setbacks and change of location.Until now.The Museum of the Marine will present Phase 1 of its design...
View ArticleReport: Hundreds of dermatology appointments canceled at VA
FAYETTEVILLE — A new federal report finds that while hundreds of dermatology appointments and consults were canceled at the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Medical Center, they were not canceled...
View ArticleWeather holds back rain for unveiling ceremony on Friday
Dark clouds and strong winds whipped at uniforms and clothes as numerous veteran organizations and the community convened to support the Museum of the Marine Phase 1 unveiling of the iconic Eagle,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Marine Corps Harrier crashes off Wrightsville Beach
Updated at 7:44 p.m.WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | A Harrier that crashed off Wrightsville Beach is currently training with the USS Wasp in support of the Camp Lejeune-based 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lifeguard describes rescue of Harrier pilot
Updated at 4:16 p.m.WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | The Marine Corps pilot who ejected from a Harrier jet before it crashed into the ocean off Wrightsville Beach Friday has been released from the hospital and is...
View ArticleHarrier jet crash in Wrightsville Beach - What we know now
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH -- Nearly four days after a Marine Corps Harrier jet crashed off Wrightsville Beach, the wreckage of the AV-8B remains on the ocean floor while officials work on a plan to recover...
View ArticleUPDATE: Marine Corps abandons use of base decals for vehicles
Updated at 5:22 p.m.Department of Defense employees can leave or remove vehicles’ base-registration decals that became obsolete Monday."We are getting a lot of questions about when the decals should be...
View Article1,500 runners expected for 11th annual Run for the Warriors
May is National Military Appreciation Month, and the 11th annual Jacksonville Run For The Warriors will honor the strength and resolve of wounded and fallen service members in family friendly races...
View ArticleNonprofit helps families get a new start
Three tours in Iraq changed Diana Vargas’s husband."Everything seemed OK at first," she said, going on to explain the typical excitement of a military homecoming. "Things were good but then he kind of...
View ArticleDeputy commandant to discuss Cherry Point's future
Davis to speak Tuesday at Havelock Tourist and Event Center
View ArticleBergdahl to be court-martialed under new commander-in-chief
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his combat outpost in Afghanistan and spent five years in captivity, will be court-martialed under a new commander-in-chief.A military judge decided Tuesday to...
View ArticleRecovery of crashed Harrier off Wrightsville Beach begins
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | Salvage efforts have begun to collect the wreckage of a Marine Corps Harrier jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, a corps spokeswoman said Wednesday.The U.S....
View ArticleSoldier aims to run 100 miles while wearing a gas mask
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — The soldier in the gas mask goes by "Unbreakable."He's been seen along Ga. 144 on Saturday mornings, determined and steady as he runs, oxygen intake dramatically reduced and...
View ArticleComplete View: Walkway will encircle USS North Carolina
WILMINGTON — Work is underway on a new walkway that will encircle the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, giving visitors a 360-degree view of the battleship.Local media outlets report that Gov. Pat...
View ArticleStork report, May 22 edition
The following births were announced by Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune: April 27: Daniella Constance-Jean to Ashley and Cpl. Jeffery Craft.April 28: Sopheria Lilah Rose to Pri’Shonna and Lance Cpl. Gregory...
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