Karen Range helps her son paint during the Paint the Day Away event hosted by the Armed Services YMCA aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Tarawa Terrace base housing area, Dec. 9. There were ceramic items a More
M107 rounds are staged before firing M198 155 mm howitzers with Kilo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, in support of the 2nd Marine Division's Command Post Exercise (CPX) at Gun Post 26, Camp Lejeun More
Two Montford Point Marines share memories during the Montford Point Marine Memorial Dedication at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune July 29. Hundreds of attendees, including Montford Point Marines, family members, More
The 2nd Marine Division Band marches in the 42nd annual Shrimp Festival parade in Sneads Ferry, N.C., Aug 10. The festival draws more than 10,000 people annually including many service members and families from More
Navy Capt. Rick Freedman, right, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune commanding officer, congratulates Raymond Applewhite, left, NHCL public affairs director, on his retirement at the hospital quarterdeck on Marine Cor More
Navy Capt. David A. Lane, commanding officer of Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, speaks during a promotion ceremony at NHCL aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 10. Lane enlisted in the Navy as a corpsman in More
Building 1, or base headquarters, serves as the central place of authority for Marine Corps Installations East - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The building houses the commanding general's office along with th More
Petty Officers 1st Class Angela Warner (center left) and Julianny Acosta, instructors with the Field Medical Training Battalion aboard Camp Johnson, stand in their graduate attire with command personnel of the More
Navy Capt. Thomas Armel, program director for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at NHCL, and Ens. Aileen Sizemore, an intern nurse with NHCL, as Navy Corps nurses with the most and least time in serv More
Abram Piasek, a Holocaust survivor shares his story of prison camps surviving through cruel and harsh conditions in the base theater on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 14. The Naval Hospital Diversity Com More
Paul Levesque, president of Rolling Thunder chapter NC-5, speaks to the crowd of Department of Defense veterans during the annual Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Service, held at the American Legion Burton-Cowell Pos More
A Marine jogs on the indoor track on the second deck of the Wallace Creek Fitness Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 7. The track is an eighth of a mile long.
Lt. Col. Julie Nethercot, executive officer of the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, welcomes Eleanore Sonich, Marine Corps veteran, during a visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, More
Members of Navy Marine Corps Relief Society break frosting in celebration of NMCRS’s 109th birthday aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jan. 23. Founded in 1904, NMCRS staff originally consisted of only 19 vo More
Col. Gregory H. Kitchens, officer in charge and marksmanship training unit and shooting for Marine Corps Forces Reserve Division Team, checks his time before firing the National Match M16A4 service rifle with i More
Family members of Robert McIntyre and Robert Parks gather for a picture outside the McIntyre-Parks Recreational Shooting Complex, which was named in honor of the late retired Marines, aboard Marine Corps Base C More
The Marine Corps' Silent Drill Platoon performed at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, N.H., June 22, 2011. Members of the Silent Drill Platoon are handpicked to represent the Marine Corps. Through intense pra More
A moving truck is unloaded as a family moves into their new home. The "Making the Right Move" workshop assists service members and their families by informing them of what to expect at their next duty station a More
Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew P. Stanley, now a chief petty officer and the group religious program specialist for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands on the deck of the USS Anzio in the North Arabian Sea. Stan More
Store keeper Petty Officer 1st Class Ronneil Capones, a member of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan ship band 'The Ascended' performs on the flight deck during a leap frog exercise with the s More
U. S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class V. Casino Eatmon, the leading petty officer with the Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug 11, 2012, proudly stands in front of s More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group stage their motorcycles during a motorcycle mentorship program safety ride aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 20, 2012. The MMP is a program fo More
Sailors from Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune march in the Jacksonville area's Veterans Day Parade, while carrying the 50 state flags, in Jacksonville, N.C., Nov. 6.
Sailors with Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, wave to the crowds as they walk in the Jacksonville area's Veterans Day Parade, in Jacksonville, N.C., Nov. 6.
Tony Brienza, a patrol officer with first platoon, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, checks a vehicle pass and a personal identification card at the main entry gate aboard the base, May More
Cpl. Ryan Muzzell, a lifeguard with the beach detachment, Company A, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Divisi More
Col. Daniel J. Lecce, the new commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, stands next to outgoing commanding officer, Col. Richard P. Flatau Jr., during a change-of-command ceremony at Paradise Point More
Lance Cpl. Iris Santana, a fiscal clerk with the disbursing office, Company A, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, sprays on sunscreen before going to work, recently. Sunscreen p More
Marines shoot M-4 carbines June 30 as part of a five-week marksmanship and close quarters battle course at the Verona Loop area's K Ranges. The training was a smaller part of the seven month-long U.S. Marine Co More
The 310SUG-V counter-improvised explosive device robot, participates in a pass in review during a retirement ceremony for Col. David S. Heesacker, commanding officer of Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corp More
British service members with 30 Commando IX (Information Exploitation) Group, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, practice shooting on the move at a range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1. Thi More
Graduate Record Exam test booklets sit on a bookshelf at the resource library in the Base Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The GRE is a type of admissions test some graduate schools may More
Marines with F Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire a 120 mm mortar during the Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 10, 2010. The liv More
Cpl. Donald R. White Jr., right, maintenance management chief and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and El Cajon, Calif., native, observes as Marines with the More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, enter the mobile screening unit from the Deployment Health Center to complete a Post Deployment Health Reassessment survey aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22. Th More
Cpl. Stephen Salinas, (right), UH-1N Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, communicates with the pilots of a Huey during a training exercise in Camp Lejeune, July 28. Salinas provide More
Cpl. Charlyston Schultz (second from left), a personnel clerk with the Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, takes the citizenship oat More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West holds an all-hands call with sailors and Marines during a visit to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. West met with personnel from 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Medi More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Ballance, an infantry unit leader and instructor in the Infantry Mortar Leader’s Course aboard Camp Geiger, trains at the gymnasium for an upcoming powerlifting competition, recently. Bal More
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, N.C., recently. The seminar is one of many resour More
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 More
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit wait in a classroom before beginning the M-50 gas mask familiarization and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., More
Members of the Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., pose for a group photo during a reception party aboard Camp Johnson, formerly known as Montford Point Camp, Aug. 26. Senate Resolution 587 declared, Aug. More
Gunnery Sgt. William Abernathy, the company first sergeant for Military Police Support Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, gives instruction on how to properly load an M1014 shotgun while More
Runners and a dog cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 5K Labor Day Fun Run aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 2. The event was free and provided an opportunity for serv More
Sailors enrolled in the Chaplain and Religious Program Specialist Expeditionary Skills Training course study Marine Corps knowledge books during a common skills class aboard Camp Johnson, recently. The eight-w More
Lt. Col. Guy R. Coursey (left), the installations and environment operations officer with Installations and Environment Department, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, shakes hands with Col. Daniel J. Lecce (right) More
Dave Walters, the transition assistance program coordinator and an interviewing techniques workshop instructor with the Career Resource Management Center, Marine Corps Community Services, Marine Corps Base Camp More
Two women move to the rhythm of a native dance during the 2010 Multicultural Heritage Day at the Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 17. Service members, friends and famili More
Staff of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and officers salutes during the presentation of colors during the unit's Change of Command Ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 17, 2010.
Victor Salazar, a military dependent and fishing enthusiast, prepares for the big catch after lowering his line into the water during the first Fun Family Fishing Day at Orde Pond aboard Marine Corps Base Camp More
Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben, deputy chief of Navy Chaplains and 18th chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps, speaks to Sailors and Marines at Camp Lejeune in regards to her position. Kibben is the first female Chap More
Runners wait to cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 24th annual Marine Corps Half Marathon aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 25. More than 200 service members, familie More
Handcyclists take off during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 24th annual Marine Corps Half Marathon aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 25. Handcyclists travel all around the country, competing al More
Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben (left), the 18th chaplain of the Marine Corps and the deputy chief of Navy chaplains, speaks to chaplains and religious program specialists during a luncheon at the Ball Center aboard More
Jay Barnes (center), an entertainer with St. Charles Productions, dances for the crowd during the Big Dog Reception at Sywanyks Scarlet and Gold Traditions, located in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 1. The event was More
Descendants of former landowners of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune look at scrapbook pages during the landowners annual reunion at Courthouse Bay aboard the base, Oct. 3. Original landowners and family members
Sailors from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River and the Navy Operational Support Center in Wilmington, N.C., gather together to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 235th birthday at the Sh More
Military athletes from around the world and children in the Young Marines program maneuver to their seats after the opening ceremonies of the 53rd World Military Boxing Championships, hosted aboard Marine Corps More
A Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune corpsman demonstrates the procedure of taking a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan within the new mobile MRI unit following its ribbon-cutting ceremony at the hospital aboard Marine C More
Conseil International du Sport Militaire, (International Military Sports Council) boxers from Sri Lanka pose with a local racer at the CISM cultural day event at the Coastal Plains Raceway, Jacksonville, N.C., More
Aaron Colton, a freestyle street bike exhibitionist for Red Bull, executes a maneuver with a Red Bull promotional girl during the 3rd annual Hadnot Point Annex Customer Appreciation Day aboard Marine Corps Base More
Sgt. Daniel Hubbert, a combat instructor for Company D, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, salutes after receiving the Bronze Star medal with a combat distinguishing device during an award ce More
Members in the Lejeune Lacrosse Club take a moment to pose after practice near the steam plant on W.P.T. Hill Field, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 18. The team has opened its arms to personnel abo More
Tayler Snipes, a senior at Lejeune High School, uses Tutor.com to get help with her calculus homework at LHS aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. Military dependents in grades kindergarten through 1 More
Maj. Gen. Carl B. Jensen, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, awards Staff Sgt. Eric Howard and Lance Cpl. John Halfhill, both with food service company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Mar More
Terror Town actors prepare to scare visitors wandering through the haunted house in building 88 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Scott Danjou, head coach for Wednesday night First Tee meetings, shows some junior golfers what the numbers and letters on golf club heads stand for during a First Tee weekly meeting at More
Tony Stewart, #14 NASCAR racecar driver, talks to a fan about future races and racecar drivers during his visit to talk to wounded Marines at Wounded Warrior Battalion - East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oc More
Military housing units aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are currently being equipped with solar hot-water heaters. Approximately 2,200 homes aboard the base and surrounding installations will receive this More
Members of the non-profit organization Rolling Thunder Chapter NC-5 take up an entire section of bleachers at the 24th commemoration of the Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony, Oct. 23. Rolling Thunder educates More
Lejeune High School, the premier institution for students in the ninth through twelfth grade who live aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, has an outstanding track record of both academic and athletic achieve More
Sean Gilligan, an information technology specialist with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, teaches service members and Department of Defense employees about operations security during an information assurance tra More
Jillian Hays (left) twirls with her mother during a Kindermusik class at Tarawa Terrace Community Center in the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, Oct. 28. Kindermusik is a music and movement program More
Active-duty service members, Department of Defense employees and retired Marines cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 5K Liberty Run aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 4. More
Women, dressed in warm clothes, walk part of the race course during the Carolina Sports Medicine’s 12th annual Battleship Half Marathon in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 7. The 13.1-mile race started and ended at the B More
Yevon McClelland, a current tenant of the Fisher House, assists her son, Lance Cpl. Joshua Keel, now with Wounded Warrior Battalion - East, in putting on a jacket in their room of the Fisher House, Nov. 8. Due More
George Lutz, (right) founder of the Honor and Remember organization presents Joyce Boatman(center), mother of Gunnery Sgt. Darrell Boatman, with the Honor and Remember flag during a ceremony to honor service me More
Elements of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune render salutes to a wreath in honor of Timothy McHugh, third sergeant major of the Marine Corps, during a wreath-laying ceremony at More
Col. Daniel J. Lecce, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, (right), and Sgt. Maj. William C. Rice, (left), sergeant major of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, along with the youngest and oldest M More
A detail of Swansboro Young Marines salute a passing color guard as they hold a total of 107 balloons with the names of local veterans tied to the ends during the 6th annual Veterans Appreciation Spaghetti Dinn More
The Buffalo, a mine-protected vehicle with a robotic arm with a claw and spike attached, uses its claw to search for more buried anti-tank mines during a route clearance course conducted for the Marines of Mobi More
John Swett Jr., a health educator and Tobacco Cessation Program coordinator with the Health Promotion & Wellness, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and Loida Householder, a promotion specialist with Health Promotion More
Participants Katie Cauble and her father near the finish line of the Turkey Trot 5K along Holcomb Boulevard, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18. The event was part of the Liberty Fun Run serie More
Motorcyclists with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to start the 2010 Poker Run, hosted by the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Department of Publi More
Sailors stand at ease on the aft gangplank of a Navy missile – guided destroyer, the USS Gravely, during her commissioning ceremony at the State Ports in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 20. The destroyer was named after More
A metal dog, made from nuts, cotter pins, carriage bolts and other assorted scrap, sits on display during the biannual holiday craft fair hosted by the Hidden Talents craft store at the Paradise Point Officers’ More
Marines and family members of Advanced Infantry Battalion – East sprint the last stretch during the Toys for Tots Fun Run, Dec. 3. Service members, civilians and other Department of Defense personnel participat More
Service members and dependents repeat the oath that will make them American citizens during the Naturalization Ceremony at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 8. Approximately 30 people More
Pvt. Lewis Keith III, a logistics operations school student aboard Camp Johnson, visits his grandfather, retired Army Lt. Col. Lewis Keith I’s final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath More
Staff Sgt. Dustin G. Heflin, a native of Dodge City, Kan., and Cpl. Alleia D. Arthur, a Salem, Ore., native, both forecasters with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit meteorological and oceanographic team, assem More
A sign warns pedestrians not to enter Cross Street from McHugh Boulevard to Julian C. Smith Road. Cross Street is currently closed to pedestrians due to the risks that the construction site and traffic may pose to them.
Raymond Applewhite (right) receives the Lester Ford Veterans Spirit Award for 2010 from Milt Nieves, retired master sergeant and presenter of the award, during a ceremony at the Naval Hospital, Dec. 14. The awa More
Marines representing part of Wounded Warrior Battalion-East from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Brooke Army Medical Center aboard Fort Sam Houston, Texas, stand in the end zone of the Armed Forces Bowl 2010 More
Shelves of various paints, adhesives and batteries and other "hazardous" chemicals and compounds sit on display at the proposed Hazardous Material Re-Issue Facility aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where More
Master Sgt. Joe Caspole, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge of the Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, teaches a class to leaders from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at a More
Navy Lt. Terry A. Roberts, a chaplain with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Chapel,, N.C., who was the previous chaplain for 2/8, stands with 1st Sgt. Philip Lafountain, as they hold up the display that Roberts m More
Warren Cottrell, a medically-retired sergeant with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, and his wife Maria react to the dedication ceremony of their newly renovated house in Beulaville, N. More
Brig. Gen. Christopher Owens, left, II Marine Expeditionary Force deputy commanding general, promotes Cpl. Sean A. Warren, native of Jacksonville, Fla., and squad leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing More
Staff Sgt. Wayne Campbell, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit public affairs chief and Ontario, Calif., native, returns gear after performing the gear shed exercise during water survival training aboard Camp Johnso More