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Maj. Audie T. Cooper, a student with Camp Lejeune’s inaugural Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program, stands with classmates and guests during the course’s graduation ceremony held at the Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4. The Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program is a distance professional military education course for Chief Warrant Officer 4, Marine field grade and other service field grade officers. The course offers instruction in the small wars, joint warfighting, amphibious operations and operational planning, among a slew of courses designed to prepare field grade officers for higher level billets. Cooper, and the nine other students, were the first graduates of the blended seminar on the East Coast, a similar course was offered in the West Coast which concluded around the same time. Blended seminars are a new approach to distance education, where students participate in periods of focused education with daily classes and periods of online lessons.

Maj. Audie T. Cooper, a student with Camp Lejeune’s inaugural Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program, stands with classmates and guests during the course’s graduation ceremony held at the Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4. The Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program is a distance professional military education course for Chief Warrant Officer 4, Marine field grade and other service field grade officers. The course offers instruction in the small wars, joint warfighting, amphibious operations and operational planning, among a slew of courses designed to prepare field grade officers for higher level billets. Cooper, and the nine other students, were the first graduates of the blended seminar on the East Coast, a similar course was offered in the West Coast which concluded around the same time. Blended seminars are a new approach to distance education, where students participate in periods of focused education with daily classes and periods of online lessons.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Maj. Ty B. Kopke, a student with Camp Lejeune’s inaugural Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program, holds his diploma at the conclusion of the course’s graduation ceremony held at the Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4. Kopke was the class’ distinguished graduate. The Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program is a distance professional military education course for Chief Warrant Officer 4, Marine field grade and other service field grade officers. The course offers instruction in the small wars, joint warfighting, amphibious operations and operational planning, among a slew of courses designed to prepare field grade officers for higher level billets. Kopke, and the nine other students, were the first graduates of the blended seminar on the East Coast, a similar course was offered in the West Coast which concluded around the same time. Blended seminars are a new approach to distance education, where students participate in periods of focused education with daily classes and periods of online lessons.

Maj. Ty B. Kopke, a student with Camp Lejeune’s inaugural Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program, holds his diploma at the conclusion of the course’s graduation ceremony held at the Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4. Kopke was the class’ distinguished graduate. The Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program is a distance professional military education course for Chief Warrant Officer 4, Marine field grade and other service field grade officers. The course offers instruction in the small wars, joint warfighting, amphibious operations and operational planning, among a slew of courses designed to prepare field grade officers for higher level billets. Kopke, and the nine other students, were the first graduates of the blended seminar on the East Coast, a similar course was offered in the West Coast which concluded around the same time. Blended seminars are a new approach to distance education, where students participate in periods of focused education with daily classes and periods of online lessons.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, a lifeguard with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watches over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Marine lifeguards keep equipment near their watch post at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Marine lifeguards keep equipment near their watch post at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Cpl. Yorlin J. Barzola Ronquillo and Lance Cpl. Damien Strait, lifeguards with Headquarters Support Battalion’s Beach Detachment, watch over the shore of Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, August 28. The shores of the beach are guarded by 30 Marines who provide for the safety and cleanliness of the area annually, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Trophies were presented to three groups within Environmental Management Division aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune recognizing their efforts to protect the area’s natural and historical resources throughout fiscal year 2013. The Environmental Restoration Program, Cultural Resources Management and Alicia Filzen, the winner for individual environmental quality, were presented the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards at the Officer’s Club aboard the base, Aug. 8.

Trophies were presented to three groups within Environmental Management Division aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune recognizing their efforts to protect the area’s natural and historical resources throughout fiscal year 2013. The Environmental Restoration Program, Cultural Resources Management and Alicia Filzen, the winner for individual environmental quality, were presented the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards at the Officer’s Club aboard the base, Aug. 8.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment) and a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, presented a Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards to Alicia Filzen, the winner for individual environmental quality, at the Officer’s Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 8. Filzen, a native of Jamestown, South Carolina, managed the Quality Recycling Program aboard the base and coordinated outreach events that led to an increased awareness of environmental issues.

Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment) and a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, presented a Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards to Alicia Filzen, the winner for individual environmental quality, at the Officer’s Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 8. Filzen, a native of Jamestown, South Carolina, managed the Quality Recycling Program aboard the base and coordinated outreach events that led to an increased awareness of environmental issues.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Representatives from the Environmental Restoration Program with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Environmental Management Division were presented with the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award aboard the base at the Officer’s Club, Aug. 8. Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment), presented the award to team along with Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, the Marine Corps Installations Command commanding general, and Col. James W. Clark, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations East. The Environmental Restoration Program was also recognized as the best program of its type throughout military and defense communities with a Secretary of Defense Environmental Award earlier this year. The program addresses ordnance and environmental concerns throughout the base. Since its inception in 1983, the Environmental Restoration team has performed environmental responses at more than 900 locations and is currently active in more than 80 sites. Charity Delaney, a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and the Installation Restoration Program manager, Jenni Reed, a native of Swansboro, North Carolina and the Fuel Tank Program manager and Patti Vanture a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia and an environmental engineer represented the team at the award presentation.

Representatives from the Environmental Restoration Program with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Environmental Management Division were presented with the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award aboard the base at the Officer’s Club, Aug. 8. Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment), presented the award to team along with Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, the Marine Corps Installations Command commanding general, and Col. James W. Clark, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations East. The Environmental Restoration Program was also recognized as the best program of its type throughout military and defense communities with a Secretary of Defense Environmental Award earlier this year. The program addresses ordnance and environmental concerns throughout the base. Since its inception in 1983, the Environmental Restoration team has performed environmental responses at more than 900 locations and is currently active in more than 80 sites. Charity Delaney, a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and the Installation Restoration Program manager, Jenni Reed, a native of Swansboro, North Carolina and the Fuel Tank Program manager and Patti Vanture a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia and an environmental engineer represented the team at the award presentation.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Rick Richardson, who represented Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Cultural Resources Management team, was presented with a Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award at the Officer’s Club aboard Camp Lejeune, Aug. 8. Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment), presented the award to team along with Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, the Marine Corps Installations Command commanding general, and Col. James W. Clark, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations East. Richardson, native of Elizabethton, Tennessee, serves the installation as an archeologist. Cultural Resources Management conducted archeological evaluations in more than 40 sites and maintained a close relationship with the local community to protect sites important to local and Marine Corps history.

Rick Richardson, who represented Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Cultural Resources Management team, was presented with a Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award at the Officer’s Club aboard Camp Lejeune, Aug. 8. Donald R. Schregardus, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Environment), presented the award to team along with Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, the Marine Corps Installations Command commanding general, and Col. James W. Clark, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations East. Richardson, native of Elizabethton, Tennessee, serves the installation as an archeologist. Cultural Resources Management conducted archeological evaluations in more than 40 sites and maintained a close relationship with the local community to protect sites important to local and Marine Corps history.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Tom Gill, transition seminar advisor supervisor with Marine and Family Programs Division, speaks to during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. TRS offers courses that service members and their families can take advantage of from the beginning of a service member’s career, past separation or retirement and until he or she leaves the workforce, said Gill.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Col. Deborah McConnell, a judge with the Eastern Judicial Circuit speaks during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. While McConnell does not expect to separate from the military soon she attended courses to learn about the separation process.

Col. Deborah McConnell, a judge with the Eastern Judicial Circuit speaks during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. While McConnell does not expect to separate from the military soon she attended courses to learn about the separation process.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Col. Deborah McConnell, a judge with the Eastern Judicial Circuit speaks during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. While McConnell does not expect to separate from the military soon she attended courses to learn about the separation process.

Col. Deborah McConnell, a judge with the Eastern Judicial Circuit speaks during a Transition Readiness Seminar session at the Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Aug. 15. While McConnell does not expect to separate from the military soon she attended courses to learn about the separation process.

Photo by Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Photos of before and after renovations were completed to Base Combat Camera's studios.
Photos by: Marine Corps Installations East Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Combat Camera

Photos of before and after renovations were completed to Base Combat Camera's studios. Photos by: Marine Corps Installations East Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Combat Camera

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Livingston

Photos of before and after renovations were completed to Base Combat Camera's studios.
Photos by: Marine Corps Installations East Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Combat Camera

Photos of before and after renovations were completed to Base Combat Camera's studios. Photos by: Marine Corps Installations East Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Combat Camera

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Livingston