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Tony Wojak (top), of Team Wrights Extreme Martial Arts, works a choke into Robert Abrantes, of Team Corps, during the Sacred Ground Mixed Martial Arts event at Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 31. - Tony Wojak (top), of Team Wrights Extreme Martial Arts, works a choke into Robert Abrantes, of Team Corps, during the Sacred Ground Mixed Martial Arts event at Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 31.

General James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, greets members of the Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., during a ceremony honoring African-American Marines who served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s aboard Montford Point Camp, now Camp Johnson, Aug. 26. Senate Resolution 587 declared Aug. 26, 2010 as Montford Point Marine Day. - General James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, greets members of the Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., during a ceremony honoring African-American Marines who served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s aboard Montford Point Camp, now Camp Johnson, Aug. 26. Senate Resolution 587 declared Aug. 26, 2010 as Montford Point Marine Day.

Montford Point Marines Day celebrated

On Aug. 26, 1942, Howard P. Perry stepped onto the grounds of Montford Point Camp and became the first African-American to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.From 1942 to 1949, approximately 20,000 more African-American Marines would endure racism and oppression in a segregated military service branch for a chance to train at Montford Point

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MTU ensures post-deployment Marines are physically, mentally well

Once Marines return from an overseas deployment they are typically welcomed back by friends and family. While some may ask, “How was it?” or “Did you do anything cool?”, the Mobile Training Unit asks theses combat veterans important questions to ensure they are not only physically fit, but mentally sound. “The Mobile Testing Unit is part of the

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Combating energy drinks

They are found throughout the United States and now stock the shelves in commissaries, post exchanges and vending machines. They can also be found on service members’ desks or in their hands. Throughout the Marine Corps and other Department of Defense entities, energy drinks are becoming increasingly prevalent.“This has become a trend with both our

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Cpl. Jamel Herring (left), a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, practices punching techniques with his teammate Lance Cpl. Tommy Roque, at the AMBT gym, Aug. 18. Herring and Roque, along with Cpl. Damarias Russell, will be competing in the upcoming 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (International Military Sports Council's) World Military Boxing Championship to be held aboard Camp Lejeune in October. - Cpl. Jamel Herring (left), a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, practices punching techniques with his teammate Lance Cpl. Tommy Roque, at the AMBT gym, Aug. 18. Herring and Roque, along with Cpl. Damarias Russell, will be competing in the upcoming 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (International Military Sports Council's) World Military Boxing Championship to be held aboard Camp Lejeune in October.

Marine boxer focuses on world gold

Cpl. Jamel Herring, a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, has been a fan of boxing since he was a child, but never dreamed it would take him as far as it has.Oct. 8-17, Herring, along with 250 other service members hailing from 25 countries, will compete in the 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire’s

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Cpl. Damarias Russell, a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, spars with an opponent during a training session at the AMBT gym aboard the base, Aug. 17. Russell is one of three Marine boxers to compete in the upcoming 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (International Military Sports Council's) World Military Boxing Championship, to be held aboard Camp Lejeune in October. - Cpl. Damarias Russell, a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, spars with an opponent during a training session at the AMBT gym aboard the base, Aug. 17. Russell is one of three Marine boxers to compete in the upcoming 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (International Military Sports Council's) World Military Boxing Championship, to be held aboard Camp Lejeune in October.

Gearing up for CISM, Marine boxer looks back at career

Cpl. Damarias Russell, a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, has been training up to this point since he was a child.Oct. 8-17, Russell, along with 250 other service members hailing from 25 countries, will compete in the 53rd Conseil International du Sport Militaire’s (International Military Sports

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Service members listen to guest speakers during a pre-separation seminar at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. The seminar is one of many resources offered through the Transition Assistance Management Program to help service members and families who are retiring or transitioning from the Marine Corps to civilian life. - Service members listen to guest speakers during a pre-separation seminar at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. The seminar is one of many resources offered through the Transition Assistance Management Program to help service members and families who are retiring or transitioning from the Marine Corps to civilian life.