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Sky Scouts of FESD – FF Ackley of Camp Geiger’s Fire Station 6 - FF Jabbok Ackley, a firefighter with Fire Station 6, Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, poses with a drone in front of Fire Station 6 at Camp Geiger on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2024. FESD was given the opportunity to be an early adopter of the small Unmanned Aircraft System program in February 2024 and has since then successfully been used in search and rescue operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Leo Amaro)

Marine Corps Drone Technology Proves Vital in Search for Missing Child

On July 9, 2024, the Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) successfully used their newly acquired small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) in a critical search operation for a missing child on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The operation demonstrated the effectiveness of drone imagery capabilities, which made

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Emergency Response Drill prepares Camp Lejeune to respond to an active threat - U.S. Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), and firefighters with Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD), both with Headquarters and Support Battalion, conduct a breaching and clearing technique during an emergency response drill on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2024. The drill effectively demonstrated a joint interoperability capability between first responders, emergency managers and support personnel in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa)

Emergency Response Drill prepares Camp Lejeune to respond to an active threat

Marines and civilians assigned to Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, tested their response capabilities through a series of drills focused on an active threat to the installation. During the multi-faceted drill, H&S Battalion, along with the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) and Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD), worked with Marine Corps Installations East G-3 Operations, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team, Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT), and Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL).

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Refurbished Camp Davis airfield now open to fixed, tilt rotor, and rotary wing aircraft

A recent $28 million overhaul of a WW II Army Air Corps airfield at Camp Davis will enable the base to provide another world-class training capability for Marine Corps aviators.Located just north of Holly Ridge in the Greater Sandy Run Training Area, the resurfaced Davis South runway will serve as a multipurpose outlying landing field (OLF) that

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Pistol Qualifications - Pistol Qualifications

Marines Aim for Expert in Annual Pistol Qualifications

To ensure that Marines are properly trained with the weapon, in 2012, the Marine Corps implemented the Combat Pistol Program. According to the Marine Corps Order 3574.2M, the CPP was introduced to promote fundamentals and accuracy.Ahead of qualification, Marines are encouraged to spend a couple days at Indoor Simulation Marksmanship Training

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City Bus Route Offers Patrons Affordable Transportation between Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville - Scarlett Express Bus Route Schedule, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

City Bus Route Offers Patrons Affordable Transportation between Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville

Jacksonville Transit’s Scarlet Express bus route was created to improve the quality of life for Marines and Sailors by providing an affordable mode of transportation from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and Camp Johnson to Jacksonville.The Scarlet Express, a bus service exclusive to Common Access Card (CAC) holders, has eight stops on its

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Servicemembers with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV were awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for rendering aid to a Marine during a live fire exercise, ultimately saving his life. - A U.S. Marine and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand-by to be awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 11, 2024. Servicemembers were awarded for rendering aid to a Marine during a live fire exercise, ultimately saving his life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Weston Lindstrom)

Marine and Sailors Awarded for Saving Marine's Life

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. – One Marine and three sailors were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals for their meritorious achievements during a ceremony aboard Camp Wilson, California, on August 11, 2024.The Marine and sailors acted swiftly when an incident occurred on a live-fire range during Service

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2nd MLG Sailors Learn Military Tropical Abroad

During the month of August, U.S. Navy LT Jane Njenga, a critical care nurse, and LT Lauren Kalodner, an emergency medicine physician, both with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, are participating in the Uniformed Services University Health Services Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program.The Military Tropical Medicine program is a

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New laundry machines, QR maintenance codes signal start of $18 million barracks furniture upgrades - New washers and dryers are delivered and installed in laundry rooms of the bachelor enlisted quarters at Building 1140 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 6, 2024. A $17.8 million investment of furniture, including new mattresses, drapes, linens, secretaries, beds, chairs, nightstands and laundry machines has been made to improve quality of life for Marines and Sailors across 19 BEQs on MCB Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew Skiver)