CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. — “I honestly just want to change people's lives and let them know that no matter where they come from, they have the potential to do great things,” said Master Sgt. Joshua Gonzalez.  Gonzalez, a Dos Palos, California native, and distribution management specialist, previously with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, was awarded the 2022 GEICO Service Member of the Year Award in recognition of the impacts that he has made in the community throughout his Marine Corps career.  One of Gonzalez’s first major impacts on his community was in 2017 when he contributed to the creation of an anti-bullying campaign in Los Angeles, California while on recruiting duty.   “I met with a couple of schools that I was a

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 standard to help withstand future destructive weather events.To assist with rebuilding efforts, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic stood up Officer in Charge of Construction-Florence (OICC Florence) and assigned it the mission of executing the billion-dollar budget to repair and replace facilities across MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River and Cherry Point. The command provides

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 apart."The best part about our job is delivering mail to that single service member, especially those living in the barracks, and most importantly Marines that are forward deployed in those austere locations," Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven McGahee, postal operations officer at the Base Post Office, Marine Corps Installations East-MCB Camp Lejeune explained. "When we’re able to deliver a package to

abc“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 was supplemented by a $2 million grant under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP).As one of the first sights a Marine experiences after earning their title in bootcamp and making their way to Camp Geiger for additional training, OAJ proudly supports service members, families and other military-connected passengers making their way to Eastern

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 CLJA, which remain in place.The CLJA is a provision of the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, which was signed into law on Aug. 10, 2022. The CLJA allows those who file claims and lawsuits to potentially recover for injuries caused by exposure to contaminated water at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from mid-1953 through 1987.Established jointly by the Justice Department