Story by Victoria Long | Marine Corps Installations East | 04.08.2025
As part of a broad effort to increase safety of drivers as they enter and exit Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, rumble strips are being added to roadways near select entry and exit control points. The rumble strips function as a safety warning measure; coupled with the recent speed limit reduction, they are meant to ensure drivers are aware of an upcoming......
Story by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa | Marine Corps Installations East | 01.31.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rachel Hoffman, chaplain assistant, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, has been named Go-Getter of the Month for January 2025. The MCAS New River Chapel provides religious services and support to Marines, Sailors, and their families....
Story by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher | Marine Corps Installations East | 11.25.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Canales, a Manassas, Virginia, native was recently selected as the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River Go-Getter of the month for November 2024....
Story by Victoria Long | Marine Corps Installations East | 10.24.2024
It’s been more than six years since Hurricane Florence caused billions of dollars in damage to facilities across Marine Corps Installations in Eastern North Carolina. The storm brought 36 inches of rain and hurricane force winds for three consecutive days, washing out roadways, eroding training beaches and causing critical damage to more than 800 military facilities. In response, the......
Story by Cpl. Zeta Johnson | Marine Corps Installations East | 10.22.2024
“I’m willing to work hours and hours if that means getting the mission done,” said U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andi LopezRojas, an aviation operations specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, who was named the October 2024 MCAS New River Go-Getter....
Story by Cpl. Yasmine De La Rosa | Marine Corps Installations East | 09.25.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luc Groleau, an MV-22 Osprey avionics technician and instructor with the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) New River, on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, has been named the Go-Getter of the Month for September 2024. CNATTU New River provides technical training to enlisted personnel in the operational......
Story by Cpl. Zeta Johnson | Marine Corps Installations East | 08.01.2024
A nearly $18 million investment of furniture, including new mattresses, drapes, linens, secretaries, beds, chairs, nightstands and laundry machines has been made to improve quality of life for Marines and Sailors across 19 BEQs on MCB Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Woods | Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune | 06.12.2024
Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune trained with Marines in a three-day extreme weather exercise to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season....