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Camp Lejeune News

Archive: June, 2004

Lejeune Marines and Royal Marines train together

Royal Marines with 42 Commando hosted a capabilities exercise at the G3 Impact Area berm here June 10. The Royal Marines spent the last two years planning for the event and got the order to move out only five weeks before the exercise commenced. Before the exercise, a brief was given to dozens of viewers on what they would be seeing for the next 45

CSSD-20, NGOs work together on sanitation

A crowd of local residents stare at the dump trucks and bulldozers that have gathered on the banks of the canal filled with refuse that runs through their community. From their tin-roofed dwellings, they come to watch as the heavy equipment operators scoop out load after load of filth. Some of Cite Soleil’s residents, work alongside the tractors,

MIF-Haiti continues providing aid to flood victims

Haitian villagers gathered around the makeshift, landing zone surrounded by cornfields, nestled between two large hills. The sound of the rotor blades echoed through the nearby village as the large CH-47 Chinook touched down. Blown back by the tremendous gusts of wind, the villagers knelt down to keep their balance and watched as U.S. Marines,

CSSD-20 Marines improve school, friendship

Marines with Combat Service Support Detachment - 20 completed repairs to a local school June 12. The Lycee Pierre Eustache Daniel Fignole School is the third school the Marines from CSSD-20 have helped refurbish since deploying here in early March. “When we first saw this school it was in pretty bad shape,” said 1st Lt. Ryan K. Massey, engineer

‘Devil Docs’ are integral part of Marine unit

He walks the streets of Port-au-Prince with a pistol holstered at his side and a patrol pack on his back. Moving amidst the column of Marines, he stops only occasionally to converse with them. One might not even be able to distinguish him from the 21 Marines in the patrol but for the absence of an eagle, globe and anchor emblem on his cover, and

New technologies in mine countermeasures demonstrated

Military officials and guests gathered at Courthouse Bay here June 10, to gain knowledge on the different types of mine countermeasure technology. The Office of Naval Research held a Mine Warfare Day to provide information on the different types of mine warfare and the ONR’s mission. Marines and sailors need to be able to clear mines from their

US, Canada join forces to provide Haiti security, stability

The locals peer curiously out of their dwellings and vending stands, staring at the approaching figures. Two columns, led by two stalwart fighters, move cautiously through the community, eyes alert for danger. The local children wave at the passing troops, greeting them with shouts of “Hey you, give me chocolate!” The warriors glance briefly at

II MEF commander visits CJTF - Haiti

Commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Gen. Osman, spoke with the Marines and sailors of Combined Joint Task Force - Haiti during a visit May 5. The commander took the opportunity to talk with his Marines, let them know how pleased he was with their performance, and address some issues concerning their return to Camp Lejeune and

Coalition tests new communication devices

Driving tanks and other armored vehicles in the rising heat and increasing amounts of dust, Marines got acquainted with new electronic devices in a friendly fire prevention exercise here June 8. Ground-to-ground fighting was the main focus of the exercise. The Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Team headed up the six-day exercise here. Along

MIFH, UN Aid Villagers

Numerous helicopters circle the skies above Haiti’s flooded, mountainous southeastern region. Their shadows appear warped in the immense ponds of stagnant, muddy water created by the tropical rainstorms that plagued the region only days before. Passengers peer out of the helicopters, looking down upon a landscape of quagmires and what remains of