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Camp Lejeune News

Archive: August, 2007

Special Missions grabs golf trophy

Duffers from Special Missions Training Center played 36 holes at Paradise Point Golf Course Aug. 1 to lay claim to the coveted Intramural Golf Championship trophy.Representing the three service branches of SMTC, Bill Fitch, Jeff Houdek (both Navy), Jon Batchelor (Marine Corps) and C.J. Tozer (Coastguard) came into the end-of-the-season tournament

Lejeune dependent takes tae kwon do medal

JaWaun Stanley wants you to remember his name so you will be ready when the 2016 Olympics roll around. That is when the now-10-year-old Berkley Manor resident expects to make his first appearance as a member of the United States tae kwon do team.Stanley, the son of Gunnery Sgt. Edward K. and Candita Stanley, returned to Camp Lejeune with a bronze

Frost calls save money

Camp Lejeune officials have recently begun issuing energy alerts to base personnel due to increased consumption in the hot summer months.Alerts or, Frost Calls, are sent out to warn personnel of periods when energy cost are peaking. The messages contain suggestions on how to use less energy to help the base decrease consumption.“Frost Calls help us

Softball champions crowned: Sho-nuf wins

Sho-nuf added another Camp Lejeune Women’s Intramural Softball Championship to its bulging trophy case July 26 with an exciting 8-7 victory over the upstart Extreme team.The game featured sparkling defense and clutch hitting from both sides. Sho-nuf and Extreme finished the regular summer league standings in first and second place respectively, so

Hotline offers options

Camp Lejeune is home to many costly supplies, vehicles and equipment. The abuse of these things is costly to the tax payer and most importantly — the mission. Fortunately, there is a way to combat this threat.The Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline is available for reporting such crimes to the proper authorities without going through the chain of

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Ground-breaking Corporals’ Course ongoing

Never in the history of the Marine Corps has a Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy taught a Corporals’ Course. The SNCO academy at Camp Lejeune is now teaching courses on a regular basis. The first ever of these classes is taking place at Camp Geiger right now.Staff Sgt. Edward A. Negron, staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Corporals’

Base does its part for endangered species

The bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, according to State Handbook and Guide Resources.This American symbol was one of the first animals placed on the endangered species list with the establishment of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.And while the bird

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. ? The map pictured displays the development by the city of Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune as an initiative to expand existing infrastructure to further connect the city and the base via a series of biking, walking and jogging trails. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. ? The map pictured displays the development by the city of Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune as an initiative to expand existing infrastructure to further connect the city and the base via a series of biking, walking and jogging trails.

Trails on base continue to expand

The Rails to Trails program developed by the city of Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune is an initiative to expand existing infrastructure to further connect the city and the base via a series of biking, walking and jogging trails.“The idea to construct trails on [Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune] came from the installation and environmental office in

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Jack Parks’ memorial shoot scheduled

Among the elite marksmen of the United States Marine Corps, Robert Leslie Parks was exceptional. The 22-year active-duty veteran of World War II and Korea was “double distinguished” in both rifle and pistol shooting and held innumerable military, national and world titles in trap and skeet.Along with Chief Warrant Officer Robert McIntyre, Parks

Writing provides creative outlet; way to ‘tell your truth'

Master Sgt. Larry D. Johns of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) felt that improving his writing was such a worthy endeavor that he spent one evening of his two-week leave from Iraq at a writing class.“Writing allows me to really focus on what’s in my heart,” said Johns.Writing from his heart is Johns’ specialty. He spends part of his free