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Archive: 2016

Robert Roberts, Marine Corps veteran and Incubator Farm Program graduate, checks peppers at the incubator farm located on Richlands Highway in Jacksonville July 18. Veterans who stay local and farm, continue to support Marine Corps by providing the base community access to fresh produce through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s farmer’s market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /Released) - Robert Roberts, Marine Corps veteran and Incubator Farm Program graduate, checks peppers at the incubator farm located on Richlands Highway in Jacksonville July 18. Veterans who stay local and farm, continue to support Marine Corps by providing the base community access to fresh produce through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s farmer’s market. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /Released)

Incubator farm program provides service members agricultural career options

Marines and Sailors interested in pursuing a career in agriculture canparticipate in the Incubator Farm Program, which provides prospectivefarmers with the knowledge and skills to become an agriculturalproducer."The program is a schoolhouse for new farmers," said Tim McCurry, MarineCorps Liaison with G-7, Government and External Relations. "It

Managing hazardous material on Lejeune

Base residents and employees are advised to be cautious in handling hazardous material, such as purchasing only what is needed and disposing of waste appropriately on Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune."Reducing the quality of toxic and hazardous materials acquired, used or disposed of, is the environmental objective for

Local authority stands together for Operation: Firecracker

Dozens of state troopers, local police and Marines from the Provost Marshal’s Office gathered June 24 at Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center to kickoff Operation Firecracker which is part of the Booze it and Lose It campaign.

PMO reminds drivers: slow down

The Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Provost Marshal’s Office wants to ensure service members and their families are driving safe during the summer season.

Cpl. Simon Mangold, ground electronic maintenance repair technician with Headquarters and Support Battatalion, breaks down a cot at the primary base shelter at Wallace Creek Fitness Center during a destructive weather exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune June 22. The annual exercise helps installation assets practice procedures taken in the event of actual destructive weather. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /Released) - Cpl. Simon Mangold, ground electronic maintenance repair technician with Headquarters and Support Battatalion, breaks down a cot at the primary base shelter at Wallace Creek Fitness Center during a destructive weather exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune June 22. The annual exercise helps installation assets practice procedures taken in the event of actual destructive weather. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Watola /Released)

Base conducts destructive weather exercise in preparation for hurricane season

Marines of Headquarters and Support Battalion and G-3 Operations conducted a destructive weather exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune June 22.The annual exercise helps installation assets practice procedures taken in the event of actual destructive weather."It’s conducted to get all the moving pieces to make sure everything works as

PMO reorganizes gate schedules

Beginning July 5, new gate schedules will begin to take effect on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River to improve security.

Tactical Athlete Competition pushes Marines to their limits

The focus of the High Intensity Tactical Training Center is to help Marines become athletes capable of completing any mission.

Berry retires, Grade posts as MCB sergeant major

Sgt. Maj. Paul Berry was relieved and Sgt. Maj. Scott Grade posted as Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony at W.P.T Hill Field on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune June 9.From March 2014 to March 2016, Berry worked alongside Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, MCI-East and Camp

Prevent spread of Zika virus with basic knowledge

The Zika virus is a disease spread through mosquito bites from an infected Aedes species mosquito, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC also states that the Zika virus doesn’t usually get people sick enough to go to the hospital and rarely causes death. However, the virus can cause a serious birth defect, microcephaly,

Camp Lejeune prepares for hurricane season

The Marine Corps selected the coast of North Carolina for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to train Marines on amphibious warfare and due to its close proximity to major ports.Its easy access to the sea comes with a price: the threat of destructive weather from the Atlantic Ocean.Hurricane season starts in June and ends in November and everyone is