OICC Florence Disestablishment Ceremony - U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic and Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, render a salute during the OICC Florence Disestablishment Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. The ceremony marked the official disestablishment of the unit following five years of reconstruction and military construction efforts in response to Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)
Marine Corps Air Station New River Holds Change of Command Ceremony - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas Farrington II, left, incoming commanding officer, stands at attention next to Col. Garth W. Burnett, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, during a change of command ceremony at MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 17, 2025. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from the outgoing to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)
Sea Turtles Nest on Onslow Beach - Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water shortly after their birth Sept. 1, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Loggerhead turtles are considered an endangered species and are protected aboard the base.