Havelock Military Affair Committee honors Service Person of the Quarter - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan LeMay, an aviation operations specialist assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands for a photo with members of his unit during a ceremony at the Hancock Lodge, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 23, 2024. LeMay was recognized as the Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Service Person of the Quarter for his contributions to his unit during three overseas deployments and as a volunteer firefighter at the Township Six Fire Department, New Bern, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes)
Legacy of service: U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Hower honors great-uncle Louis A. Conter, the last known survivor of the USS Arizona - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Hower, a native of California and an AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, poses for a photo holding his great-uncle Louis A. Conter's naval aviator wing insignia at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 18, 2024. Conter was the last known survivor of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and passed away April 1, 2024. Hower flew U.S. flags and Conter's naval aviator wing insignia during the flight. Conter served in the U.S. Navy from 1939 to 1967. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
Light up the sky: 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion conducts counter-unmanned aircraft system training range - U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion conduct a counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2024. 2nd LAAD Battalion conducted a dynamic, tactical scenario-driven counter-UAS aerial-gunnery range in which Marines had to shoot, maneuver, and communicate while directly engaging UAS aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
The First, First Responders: National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week 2024 - Amber Penland, 911 dispatcher, Security Emergency Services, poses for a photo during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2024. During the month of April, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held to honor personnel in the public safety sector for their dedicated service to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)
Marines with VMUT-2 worked alongside civilian contractors to conduct familiarization training with VMUT-2’s first delivered and assembled MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft. VMUT-2 will serve as the Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron, whose primary mission is to train 7318 unmanned aerial systems officers and 8022 enlisted sensor operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa) - U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2 conduct familiarization training with an MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 11, 2024. Marines with VMUT-2 worked alongside civilian contractors to conduct familiarization training with VMUT-2’s first delivered and assembled MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft. VMUT-2 will serve as the Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron, whose primary mission is to train 7318 unmanned aerial systems officers and 8022 enlisted sensor operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
New child development center to open at New River in 2025 - Building AS-207 revamps to house a new Child Development Center (CDC) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 4, 2024. The new CDC will add 82 more childcare spaces to support service members and families assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)
Marine Corps Forces Command Marine of the Year - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael J. Cervellera, an assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, Regional Personnel Administration Center with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 21, 2024. Cervellera was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal along with the Marine of the Year award for 2023 and was also recognized as the MCAS New River Go Getter for the month of March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)
40+ years of legacy: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing prepares to designate the final two AV-8B Harrier II pilots - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joshua Corbett, a native of New Jersey and a student naval aviator with the AV-8B Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD), poses for a photo prior to a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Corbett is one of the two final Marines to receive the 7509 military occupational specialty, AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot, as the Marine Corps transitions from the AV-8B II Harrier jet legacy tactical aircraft to the F-35 Lightning II jet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daisha Ramirez)