OICC Florence Civilian Engineer of the Year: Joel Roberts - For Officer in Charge of Construction Florence Civilian Engineer of the Year Joel Roberts, simple decisions for over a decade have provided many unique opportunities and a rewarding career.
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Exercise Urgent Response - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Rife, engineer assistant, Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East, stands guard at a barricade during Exercise Urgent Response on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. H&S Battalion Marines conducted identification checks and established vehicle control points in support of Exercise Urgent Response, an installation-wide exercise that plans for and executes anti-terrorism response procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)
To Build a Bridge, Extend Your Hand - Brandon Longo, fire chief, Fire and Emergency Services Division, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune poses for a photo by the Onslow Beach Bridge on MCB Camp Lejeune, Sept. 26, 2023. Longo’s quick actions enabled approximately 2,000 service members and civilians who were trapped on Onslow Beach to drive back over the bridge by fixing the main driving piston underneath it which had prevented it from turning to allow drivers to cross over. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)
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)
2nd MLG Spotlight: Geico Military Service Award Winner, Master Sgt. Gonzalez - U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Joshua Gonzalez, a Dos Palos, California native, and a distribution management specialist with Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations-East, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2023. Gonzalez won the Geico Military Service Award for his outstanding contributions to the community around him while serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto)
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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)
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)