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Camp Lejeune News

Archive: February, 2001

Artilleryman takes pride in service

Lance Cpl. Mark K. Cosmas says the day he went to the recruiting office to speak to all the service representatives, the "Army of One" steered him in the right direction. "I didn't know the difference between Army and Marines," he said. "I only knew I wanted to be the best...I asked the Army recruiter who was the best...He said, 'The Marines.'"

Air Delivery Platoon trains with sister service

A group of highly skilled Marine Corps riggers and jumpmasters trained for the first time with the Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III here Feb. 26. "Working with the Air Force really keeps us on our toes. They watch over you like a hawk," said Sgt. John W. Laverde, heavy drop section noncommissioned officer in charge. "On the other hand, the

CBIRF secures "State of the Union"

The President of the United States spoke at Capitol Hill recently to address the joint session of Congress for the first time since taking office -- and II MEF Marines were there to provide consequence management response in the event of a terrorist incident involving a nuclear, biological or chemical weapon.The Chemical, Biological Incident

Local celebrity survives day at MCT

A local celebrity met the Marine Corps challenge recently spending a day at Marine Combat Training Battalion and the Staff Noncommissioned Officer's Academy aboard Camp Geiger. Because she felt Marines are survivors, Valonda Bruinton, a reporter for Eyewitness News 9, wanted to include the Marine Corps in a series about real-life survivors. "I

Fire mission!

"I see red!" yelled the gunner as he confirmed the color of the propellant charge bag being loaded into a howitzer. Seconds later, Lance Cpl. Richard C. Buckson of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment simulated the actions of delivering a 95lb., high-explosive projectile toward a predetermined target miles away. Had the gun actually

M-4 passes cold-weather trial

Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment recently completed their first cold- weather training since the Betio Battalion began a year-long assessment of the M-4 carbine rifle. The weapon system could replace the current M-16A2 service rifle. To test its cold-weather operability, Kilo Company took the weapon to chilly Fort McCoy, Wisc.

Marine recalls horror of bombing

"Two hundred forty-one - I repeat; two hundred forty-one Marines dead." Master Sgt. John Wayne Nash uses this message to open his professional military education (PME), but this is more than a simple attention-grabber - and much more than an ordinary PME. The communications platoon of the 2d Force Service Support Group had their attention grabbed

Marines impress crowd with show of force

With their chutes billowing above them, four reconnaissance Marines drifted earthward above the surf zone. From a lofty 10,000-foot descent path, they had an excellent view of the troop-laden amphibious vehicles as they emerged from the water and assaulted further inland. Two F/A18 Hornet screamed overhead as they also struck "targets of

CBIRF doubles up on Sailor award

Two Sailors from Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expedition Force, were recently recognized as head and shoulders above their shipmates, taking home the junior and senior Sailor of the Year awards. Petty Officer 2nd Class April M. Brooks was names senior Sailor of the Year, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah D. McArthur

Built to be destroyed

Marines of Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, can't train their Marines to penetrate populated buildings by blowing holes in them. Although this would be ideal for them, they must adapt and overcome to make their training realistic while still feasible. Second Force Service Support Group combat engineers attached