Protect what you've earned
August 20, 2015 — “Protect What You’ve Earned” is more than a campaign Marine Corps leaders are throwing their weight behind. It’s a message meant to start conversations between Marines and sailors, and promote the development of peer support systems and responsible decision making and actions. The campaign was designed to decrease alcohol related incidents and all destructive behaviors that decrease readiness and have a negative impact on the Marine, their families and the community. MORE
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Offload Prep Party stays sharp during MPFEX 2015
August 20, 2015 — Approximately 50 Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, have been living aboard the USNS 1st Lt Jack Lummus since Aug. 5, initially preparing for, and then actively engaging in a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 10 —Sept. 9. MORE
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Delivering Marines, fast food – the Marine Corps way
August 18, 2015 — What is the fastest way to deliver chow and water to hungry Marines in the field? MORE
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2nd CEB’s deployment for training comes to explosive conclusion
August 14, 2015 — For the Marines of Bravo and Charlie Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, the last three weeks of training have been leading them up to this moment. They have worked tirelessly through static ranges, demolition ranges, urban assaults and much more. Now it was time to put what they had learned to the test in the grand, culminating event. Everything was on the line and it was time to prove their worth as combat engineers and basic infantrymen. MORE
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Marines, Sailors team up for MPFEX 2015
August 14, 2015 — Approximately 350 Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 65 service members with CLR-45, and roughly 400 sailors from multiple commands are participating in one of the largest Marine Prepositioning Force Exercises that has ever been held aboard Marine Corps Support Facility-Blount Island in Jacksonville Fla., Aug. 10—Sept. 9. MORE
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Ospreys demonstrate agility for casualty evacuations
August 12, 2015 — The MV-22 Osprey’s ability to blend vertical flight capabilities of a helicopter with the speed, range, altitude and endurance of fixed-wing aircraft was put to use for several casualty evacuation drills above Camp Lejeune. North Carolina, Aug. 12, 2015.
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Farmers market to reopen, bringing local flavor to base community
April 2, 2015 — Fresh, locally-grown produce is on its way this spring, in Jacksonville and aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune as the Onslow County Farmers Market gears up for another year.With markets held three days a week, shoppers will have plenty of opportunities throughout the spring and summer seasons to bring North Carolina grown produce to their own MORE
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American Heart Month Aims to Create Awareness
February 19, 2015 — While Valentine’s Day focused on our emotional heart, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune wants patients to focus on their physical heart.February was declared American Heart month by President Obama because heart disease, which will affect one in three Americans over the age of 35, is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the MORE
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Mountain bikers beware
February 17, 2015 — Conservation law enforcement officers and range control personnel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are warning mountain bikers against unauthorized riding in training areas.Recent incidents in the Bravo Charlie and Bravo Delta training areas along the Hicks Run Road have spurred the need to reemphasize regulations, said Paul Boniface, chief MORE
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Coast Guard sharpens shooting skills through Advanced Tactical Operations Course
February 11, 2015 — Operators of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Specialized Forces community conducted low-light and no-light shooting training to sharpen their operational skills aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 11.The night shoot was part of the Advanced Tactical Operations Course, one of several courses at the Special Mission Training Center at Courthouse MORE
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