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Future Regional Legal Services-East Building Topping Out Ceremony - U.S. Navy Capt. James Brown, commanding officer, OICC Florence, signs the final beam before it is put into place during a topping out ceremony on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2023. The topping out ceremony is a tradition in which the tallest and last beam is placed on a project. This project, P1513, the new Regional Legal Services-East building, is being built using the funds granted to Camp Lejeune to restore building damaged by Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Jack H. Gnosca)

Hurricane Florence Five-Year Progress Report

It’s been five years since Hurricane Florence brought devastating wind and rain to Eastern North Carolina, causing billions of dollars in damage to facilities across Marine Corps installations in Eastern North Carolina. Today, those installations are teeming with military construction sites and renovation projects that are setting a new resiliency

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Postal: Innovation within a Forgotten MOS - U.S. Marines with the Base Post Office pose for a photo on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July. 28, 2023. The Base Post Office processes approximately 35,00 packages each year in support of over 21,000 service members, families, and government employees on MCB Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Postal: Innovation within a Forgotten MOS

In the heart of Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, an often-forgotten group of Marines stands ready to bridge the gap between the frontlines and home, as across the base, mailrooms buzz with activity as postal clerks process and deliver packages, letters, and tokens of home. Yet, it's the personal touch that sets this group

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Department of Defense Contributes to Local Airport Runway Rehab Project - The runways remain clear prior to flights arriving and departing at the Albert J. Ellis airport in Richlands, North Carolina, August 23, 2023. Over the past 52 years the airport has grown and its facilities have been maintained, refreshed and upgraded to meet the current and future needs of the region. The Department of Defense recently contributed $2M to a $11M runway rehabilitation project at the airport as part of the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program which is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

Local Airport Runway Repavement Project gets help from DOD and MCIEAST

“A mile of roadway takes you a mile, a mile of runway takes you all over the world.” The Albert J. Ellis (OAJ) airport, a small but mighty facility located just outside of Jacksonville, North Carolina in Richlands, is nearing completion of a runway rehabilitation project to restore its surface and original load-bearing capacity. The project cost

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Born into a military family, Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's commanding officer on June 29 bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the installation forward. Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright) - Born into a military family, Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's commanding officer on June 29 bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the installation forward. Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright)

MCLB Albany commanding officer aiming to boost community engagement, raise up next Marine generation

Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the reins at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the base forward.Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line.McKinney took command of MCLB Albany on June 29, succeeding Col. Michael

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Justice Department and Department of the Navy Announce Voluntary Elective Option for More Efficient Resolution of Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claims

The Justice Department and the Department of the Navy (DON) today announced the finalization and publication of a voluntary process, called the “Elective Option,” to help veterans and others more quickly resolve qualifying claims under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) of 2022. This option supplements other processes currently available under the

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Sgt. Drew Brown, a Drill Instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, meets his father Sgt. Maj. Michael Brown after graduating from Drill Instructor School at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on June 23, 2023. Sgt. Maj. Brown served his first tour as a Drill Instructor in 2004. Nearly 20 years later, his son Drew, began his journey to become a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki) - Sgt. Drew Brown, a Drill Instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, meets his father Sgt. Maj. Michael Brown after graduating from Drill Instructor School at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on June 23, 2023. Sgt. Maj. Brown served his first tour as a Drill Instructor in 2004. Nearly 20 years later, his son Drew, began his journey to become a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Like SgtMaj, Like Sgt

Michael Brown joined the Marine Corps on Sept. 29, 1999, where he served as a rifleman. In July of 2004, He received orders to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to serve a tour as a drill instructor. It was these footsteps that his son Drew Brown decided to follow.

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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Change of Command Ceremony - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Karl Arbogast, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, renders a salute during the national anthem at a Change of Command ceremony, MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, July 7, 2023. Arbogast relinquished command of MCAS Beaufort to Col. Mark Bortnem. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Saucier)

Col. Mark Bortnem takes command of MCAS Beaufort

Col. Mark Bortnem officially assumed duties as the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort from Col. Karl Arbogast today at the headquarters building aboard the installation.More than 150 people gathered to witness the time-honored Marine Corps tradition of transferring formal authority from one commander to the next. The ceremony

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MCAS New River Go-Getter: Sgt. Amiel D. Roxas - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Amiel D. Roxas, station captain with Crash Fire Rescue 751, Expeditionary Firefighting and Rescue (EFR), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, stands in front of Bldg. AS-858 on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 28, 2023. Roxas, the recipient of June’s MCAS New River Go-Getter award, leads section one of his station by facilitating unit training exercises, coordinating with air wing units and leading routine classes designed to instill mission readiness amongst his Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

MCAS New River Go-Getter: Sgt. Amiel D. Roxas

A station captain with Crash Fire Rescue 751, Expeditionary Firefighting and Rescue (EFR), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Sgt. Amiel Roxas is this month’s MCAS New River Go-Getter.“When we first moved to America from the Philippines in 2006 it was tough. There were five of us: my mother,

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Col. Matthew J. McKinney assumed command of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany after Col. Michael J. Fitzgerald relinquished command, June 29. Leadership from the Albany area community were in attendance at the change of command ceremony along with Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., commander, Marine Corps Installations East. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jennifer Parks) - Col. Matthew J. McKinney assumed command of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany after Col. Michael J. Fitzgerald relinquished command, June 29. Leadership from the Albany area community were in attendance at the change of command ceremony along with Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., commander, Marine Corps Installations East. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jennifer Parks)

Col. Matthew McKinney takes command of MCLB Albany

Col. Matthew J. McKinney assumed command of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany after Col. Michael J. Fitzgerald relinquished command, June 29.Fitzgerald is going on to become the chief of staff at Marine Corps Installations East. McKinney comes to MCLB Albany after serving as chief operating officer, Innovation and Modernization Directorate, Office

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Annual Live Fire Training at Night - U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher Lisle, Regional Expeditionary Firefighting and Rescue Chief with Marine Aircraft Control Group-28, left, and Lance Cpl. Devin Lisle, firefighter with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron 751, father and son, pose for a photo on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, May 12, 2023. This marked Master Sgt. Lisle’s last live fire training of his career, putting out the fire with his son by his side. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

The Lisle Father Son Firefighting Team

“Any father would be proud, no matter what profession, if his son decided to follow in his footsteps,” said U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher Lisle, the Expeditionary Firefighting & Rescue Chief with Marine Aircraft Control Group-28. “To share the title of Marine and to share that bond is something that we don’t really speak about, but we

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