Marine meets FBI agent who saved his life
A local Marine who was kidnapped as a child in 1997 was reunited with the FBI agent who saved him.U.S. Marine Cpl. Stewart Rembert attended the retirement ceremony for FBI Special Agent Troy Sowers on...
View ArticleMilitary training to be held in Swansboro
SWANSBORO – The Town of Swansboro will be a partner next week in a military training exercise.An Army Civil Affairs Team from Fort Bragg will be in town Aug. 19-23 to meet with town personnel as part...
View ArticleTillis: Base housing issues impact military readiness
As U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis listened to military families with concerns about living conditions and issues with privatized base housing, he said their circumstances are not just personal.When service...
View ArticleCommunity shows support at WWII vet's funeral
A crowd of about 100 people weathered the pouring rains at Coastal Carolina Veterans Cemetery on Friday in honor of the life of service and dedication of Retired Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Raoul...
View ArticleNMCCL techs, nurses get hands-on experience
The whirr of a drill and low rumble of instruction seeped from classrooms at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) Aug. 8, 2019, as Operating Room (OR) Technicians and Nurses were taught how to use...
View Article22nd MEU changes command
Colonel Michael Perez relinquished command of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to Colonel Paul Merida on Monday, August 19, in the Tinian Room at Marston Pavilion.Perez, a native of San Juan, Puerto...
View ArticleMontford Point Marines to be honored at ceremony
The Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony will be held at the Montford Point Marines Memorial in Lejeune Memorial Gardens and will honor the history and accomplishments of the original Montford Point...
View ArticleTrump signs student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased under a directive President Donald Trump...
View ArticleSwansboro site of military training
SWANSBORO – While Onslow County residents are used to military training in the area, the Town of Swansboro isn’t typically where you’d find it.This week, it has been just the environment an Army Civil...
View ArticleMontford Point Marines left 'an indelible mark'
“We helped desegregate the country. It inspired the civil rights activists. We proved to the country that we could do what they thought we couldn’t.”
View Article9/11 observance to be held Wednesday
The community will come together Wednesday in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001.This week marks the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The Onslow Civic Affairs Committee and the City...
View ArticleOnslow remembers 9/11, honors lives lost
Eighteen years ago, four hijacked planes took the lives of thousands of people and affected the United States forever.The community gathered at the 9/11 Memorial Beam in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens to...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune historical highway marker still missing
For the second time in two years, the roadside marker has disappeared and state officials are asking the community for help.
View ArticlePentagon has warned of dire outcomes if military projects canceled for wall...
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon warned of a series of dire outcomes unless Congress paid for urgently needed military construction projects around the country - the same projects that have now been canceled...
View ArticleENC veterans react to border-deferred military funds
Local reactions mixed to military funds being used to build border wall.
View ArticleBlue Star Memorial unveiled in Maysville
The Town of Maysville will soon have a Blue Star Highway Memorial marker adorning its roadways.More than 70 Maysville residents and out-of-town guests gathered at William Frost Park for the Blue Star...
View ArticleNCHP seeks help in Sneads Ferry cold case
The vehicular hit-and-run occurred in 2016 and left one Marine dead.
View ArticleSecretary of Defense calls for more funds for Lejeune
United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Congressman Dr. Greg Murphy toured Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Tuesday, surveying and asking questions about the damages from recent hurricanes...
View ArticleNominations wanted for Military Child of the Year
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Military Child of the Year awards as well as the Military Child of the Year Award for Innovation, according to a press release from Operation...
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