2024 Elected Officials Luncheon - Elected officials from the Town of Surf City pose for a photo during a luncheon for elected officials at Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2024. Elected officials and town managers from Onslow County and its municipalities joined top military leaders during the annual luncheon that featured briefings and discussions covering mutual areas of interest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Nat Fahy)
Commanding General's 2023 Spring Reception - Chef Leo Rubirosa, the Marine Corps Community Services director, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wilson Jumelles, the head chef of The Club at Paradise Point, right, look over the food display during the Commanding General’s (CG) Spring Reception on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2023. The CG Spring Reception was held to promote community relations and celebrate key leaders in the community for their support of service members across Marine Corps Installations East-MCB Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)
Col. Darrell Thacker, deputy commander for Marine Corps Installations East – Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, speaks on some of the current events and upcoming changes for MCB Camp Lejeune during the 18th Annual State of the Community Breakfast aboard Marine Corps air Station New River Feb. 12. Thacker spoke on behalf of the base’s leadership and explained what the military’s budget cuts may mean for the installations as well as the community. - Col. Darrell Thacker, deputy commander for Marine Corps Installations East – Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, speaks on some of the current events and upcoming changes for MCB Camp Lejeune during the 18th Annual State of the Community Breakfast aboard Marine Corps air Station New River Feb. 12. Thacker spoke on behalf of the base’s leadership and explained what the military’s budget cuts may mean for the installations as well as the community.
A boy shakes hands with Frosty the Snowman during the Tarawa Terrace Community Center Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing community center Dec. 1. Frosty was one of the many lovable Christmas characters present at the tree lighting ceremony. - A boy shakes hands with Frosty the Snowman during the Tarawa Terrace Community Center Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing community center Dec. 1. Frosty was one of the many lovable Christmas characters present at the tree lighting ceremony.
A merry-go-round keeps a group of children happily occupied during Maynia, the annual carnival-themed celebration hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, at W.P.T. Hill Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Saturday. - A merry-go-round keeps a group of children happily occupied during Maynia, the annual carnival-themed celebration hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, at W.P.T. Hill Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Saturday.
A colorful black-light sign welcomes participants to the Little Black Dress party held at the Midway Park Community Center aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, May 5. The “female-only” party was an opportunity for women to get together for a night out and included games, dinner and many little black dresses. - A colorful black-light sign welcomes participants to the Little Black Dress party held at the Midway Park Community Center aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, May 5. The “female-only” party was an opportunity for women to get together for a night out and included games, dinner and many little black dresses.
Pictured here is an M-274 mechanical Mule. This vehicle was used in the Vietnam War to carry the 106 recoilless rifles, as well as transport ammunition and chow for service members during the war. This vehicle will be on display during the Museum of the Marine’s fundraiser, ‘A Summers Night with our Heroes’. The event will take place at the Jacksonville American Legion Building from 6 to 10 p.m., July 31. - Pictured here is an M-274 mechanical Mule. This vehicle was used in the Vietnam War to carry the 106 recoilless rifles, as well as transport ammunition and chow for service members during the war. This vehicle will be on display during the Museum of the Marine’s fundraiser, ‘A Summers Night with our Heroes’. The event will take place at the Jacksonville American Legion Building from 6 to 10 p.m., July 31.