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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s newspaper, The Globe, the last printed newspaper in the Marine Corps, will publish its final issue Sept. 3, 2020. - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s newspaper, The Globe, the last printed newspaper in the Marine Corps, will publish its final issue Sept. 3, 2020.

MCB Camp Lejeune to finally fold The Globe Sept 3

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s newspaper, The Globe, the last printed newspaper in the Marine Corps, will publish its final issue Sept. 3, 2020.

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Capt. J. Ramseur, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort base firefighter, talks about hazardous material protection during a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard MCAS Beaufort, Jan. 14. The HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks. - Capt. J. Ramseur, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort base firefighter, talks about hazardous material protection during a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard MCAS Beaufort, Jan. 14. The HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks.

HAZWOPER: Same vital training, lower cost

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is improving efficiency in 2015 is with updates to the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training course. The cost-saving changes began with the Jan. 12 – Jan. 16 HAZWOPER course. The course is required by federal law and regulation for Marines aboard the Air Station performing work that could expose them to hazardous substances.

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Air Force Capt. Jason D. Larish dons flight equipment before a flight with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Larish is taking part in an inter-service exchange program to introduce officers from different military branches to other services’ operational capabilities. Originally a member of the Air Force’s 55th Electronic Combat Group, Larish now trains with VMAQT-1 and is learning to operate as an electronic countermeasure officer in an EA-6B Prowler. Larish is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. - Air Force Capt. Jason D. Larish dons flight equipment before a flight with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Larish is taking part in an inter-service exchange program to introduce officers from different military branches to other services’ operational capabilities. Originally a member of the Air Force’s 55th Electronic Combat Group, Larish now trains with VMAQT-1 and is learning to operate as an electronic countermeasure officer in an EA-6B Prowler. Larish is a native of Buffalo, N.Y.

VMAQT-1 hosts Airman, trains flying the Marine Corps way

With the help of a few well-trained Marines, one officer has changed his tune from “Into the wild blue yonder,” to “From the Halls of Montezuma,” at least for a while.Air Force Capt. Jason D. Larish traded Air Force blue for olive drab green, joining Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 in October 2014 to begin a three-year

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Top industry professionals recognize Lejeune fire chief

Marine Corps Installations East and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services chief, Chris Parker, was recently designated as a Chief Fire Officer, making him the only one in the Marine Corps. The CFO designation is not only a step along the way to self-improvement for Parker, but also a deeper commitment to the base and

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Bryan Thorson, Installation and Environmental Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated victim in cardiac arrest, recently. The class was hosted by the Marine Corps Fire Department. - Bryan Thorson, Installation and Environmental Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated victim in cardiac arrest, recently. The class was hosted by the Marine Corps Fire Department.

Military, civilian personnel recertify in CPR

Nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, with 88 percent occur at home, according to the American Heart Association. Less than eight percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive, the association states on its website,

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Simeon Crews, crane operator, Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Fla., operates the giant gantry crane named “Big Red” during a backload operation on a maritime prepositioning vessel, Sept. 23. - Simeon Crews, crane operator, Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Fla., operates the giant gantry crane named “Big Red” during a backload operation on a maritime prepositioning vessel, Sept. 23.

View from above: Crane operator takes on new heights

As a child, Simeon Crews witnessed a heavy equipment operator use a bulldozer to tear down an abandoned house in his neighborhood. “When I saw that, I was hooked,” Crews said. “It was fascinating to me. I thought, man I can tear some stuff up. Where do you go to sign up to do that?”Throughout the next 35 years, Crews would operate just about every

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Unscrambling and correctly spelling a list of Hispanic countries as well as labeling flags for each one tests the knowledge of those attending the Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon at the Town and Country Restaurant Grand Ballroom, Sept. 25. - Unscrambling and correctly spelling a list of Hispanic countries as well as labeling flags for each one tests the knowledge of those attending the Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon at the Town and Country Restaurant Grand Ballroom, Sept. 25.

Cultural diversity: Marine shares life experiences as Mexican-American

Latino music and the aroma of Hispanic food filled the Town and Country Restaurant Grand Ballroom as attendees celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month during a luncheon at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 25.More than 50 Marines, Sailors and civilian-Marines sampled an assortment of ethnic food during the celebration themed, “Hispanics: A

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David Romero, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, inspects equipment belonging to Eric Brown, Marine Corps Police Department, during a recent VPP readiness assessment aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. - David Romero, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, inspects equipment belonging to Eric Brown, Marine Corps Police Department, during a recent VPP readiness assessment aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

MCLB Albany’s ‘V.I.P.’: Auditors deem VPP assessment very impressive performance

A Voluntary Protection Programs Readiness Assessment Team scoured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, recently, to help the command rehearse for its Occupational Safety and Health Administration VPP on-site evaluation. After visiting 27 different areas and interviewing 285 people, the five-person team determined the installation is on track to

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Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany hosts hundreds of Boys Scouts during their annual summer camporee. Roughly 25 troops participated in the overnight activity, which represented more than 385 scouts and parents, who attended the event at the installation, recently. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany hosts hundreds of Boys Scouts during their annual summer camporee. Roughly 25 troops participated in the overnight activity, which represented more than 385 scouts and parents, who attended the event at the installation, recently.

Boy Scouts’ camporee draws hundreds to MCLB Albany

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Boyett Park was the campsite for more than 385 troops, scoutmasters and parents from around the South Georgia region, who participated in the Annual Summer Boy Scouts Camporee, here, recently.The early morning dawn revealed hundreds of youth scurrying around the campsite, which was littered with a colorful array

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Reserve Marines are collecting new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children at various locations throughout the base and surrounding Albany communities. The 2014 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program’s annual campaign began aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Oct. 1. - Reserve Marines are collecting new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children at various locations throughout the base and surrounding Albany communities. The 2014 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program’s annual campaign began aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Oct. 1.

Toys for Tots: Marines provide Christmas for less fortunate children

What can a $15 new, unwrapped toy mean to a less fortunate child? “Christmas,” Gunnery Sgt. Johnny Ruby, coordinator, Toys for Tots, said. “Every child should have a Christmas,” he emphasized.The 2014 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program kicked off its annual campaign to collect new, unwrapped toys for the local community’s less

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