CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA -- Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence hosted a unit disestablishment ceremony on July 24, 2025, at Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Leaders, employees, family, friends and guests from the base community were in attendance to mark the unit’s official disestablishment from the United States Navy.
Navy. Rear Adm. Jorge Cuadros, commander for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic served as the presiding officer for the disestablishment ceremony.
“This ceremony is a celebration of your achievements, and a recognition that you completed your mission to enable Marine Corps force generation through the delivery of worldclass facilities and shore infrastructure,” said Cuadros.
OICC Florence was established by NAVFAC Atlantic in 2020, tasked with administering a $3.6 billion budget to repair and replace mission critical infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018. OICC Florence was a five-year strategic plan for design, acquisition, and construction execution of Hurricane Florence repair projects and military construction (MILCON) projects for the Marine Corps (MC) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program onboard North Carolina-based Marine Corps installations.
In collaboration with Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) and multiple contracting partners, OICC Florence has completed 93 percent of the total projects awarded, setting a benchmark for post-disaster recovery efforts. In addition to the construction of new buildings, funding from Hurricane Florence covered the repairs and renovation of more than 100 buildings and roofs, two new railroad trestles and a new single leaf Bascule bridge leading to Onslow Beach training area. New infrastructure included state-of-the-art buildings designed to withstand future weather events.
“What Captain Jayne and his team accomplished at Camp Lejeune has been nothing short of historic. This has been the largest transformation of the base since it was first built with over $3.6 billion in military construction and restoration,” said Brig. Gen. Ralph J. Rizzo Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East – Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the men and women of OICC Florence helped us turn devastation into opportunity. But it wasn’t just about rebuilding—it was about building smarter, with purpose. They understood what our Marines and Sailors truly needed, and they designed these structures with that goal in mind—creating resilient, modern facilities built to support our installations as power projection platforms and withstand whatever weather impacts may come next. It’s been a once-in-a-generation effort, and we’re deeply grateful for their vision, commitment, and lasting impact.”
Current OICC Florence personnel will transfer to other duty assignments, many of them remaining at Camp Lejeune under NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic to finish the remaining projects. Capt. David Jayne, commanding officer for OICC Florence retired during the ceremony with 29 years active service with the U.S. Navy and was awarded the Legion of Merit.
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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jorge Cuadros, left, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic, and Capt. David M. Jayne, commanding officer, Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, pose for a photo during the OICC Florence Disestablishment Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. The ceremony marked the official disestablishment of the unit following five years of reconstruction and military construction efforts in response to Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)