Stories

Honorees and their nominators gather for a photograph following the Service Person of the Quarter luncheon ceremony in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. The Havelock Chamber of Commerce awarded Lance Cpl. Lacey L. Dauphine, second from left, as the Service Person of the Quarter along with two other outstanding service members for their constant dedication to duty and their community. Dauphine is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. - Honorees and their nominators gather for a photograph following the Service Person of the Quarter luncheon ceremony in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. The Carteret Chamber of Commerce awarded Lance Cpl. Lacey L. Dauphine, second from left, as the Service Person of the Quarter along with two other outstanding service members for their constant dedication to duty and their community. Dauphine is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

Two response boats collect simulated oil using a boom during a facility response training exercise conducted to ensure top performance in the possible situation of an oil spillage at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2015. Typically referred to as Open Water Spill Team Training, the annual training is mandatory under federal and state laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Spill response measures are put into place to provide control, containment and cleanup in order to prevent injury and damage to personnel, property, and the environment. - Two response boats collect simulated oil using a boom during a facility response training exercise conducted to ensure top performance in the possible situation of an oil spillage at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2015. Typically referred to as Open Water Spill Team Training, the annual training is mandatory under federal and state laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Spill response measures are put into place to provide control, containment and cleanup in order to prevent injury and damage to personnel, property, and the environment.

Major Gen. Gary L. Thomas gives remarks following an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. Thomas is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. - Major Gen. Gary L. Thomas gives remarks following an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 2015. Thomas is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Marines simulated resque protocol during water survival training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. The Aviation Survival Training Center is the only water survival facility on any Marine Corps installation on the East Coast. Naval aviators are given classes on protocol and the gear they use in case of an emergency on an aircraft. The skills they learn in ASTC ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, its aviators and crew members are qualified and maintain the highest state of readiness. - Marines simulated resque protocol during water survival training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. The Aviation Survival Training Center is the only water survival facility on any Marine Corps installation on the East Coast. Naval aviators are given classes on protocol and the gear they use in case of an emergency on an aircraft. The skills they learn in ASTC ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, its aviators and crew members are qualified and maintain the highest state of readiness.

Cpl. Danny Novondo is bit by a military dog for demonstration purposes during National Night Out at Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock, North Carolina, Aug. 2015. National Night Out is an event held across the country that began in 1984 to strengthen police-community partnerships and generate support for local anticrime efforts while sending a message to criminals, letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. - Cpl. Danny Novondo is bit by a military dog for demonstration purposes during National Night Out at Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock, North Carolina, Aug. 2015. National Night Out is an event held across the country that began in 1984 to strengthen police-community partnerships and generate support for local anticrime efforts while sending a message to criminals, letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Gunnery Sgt. Lizabeth B. Fogleman and her family are recognized as the Havelock Military Family of the Quarter for their outstanding volunteer efforts in the surrounding Havelock, North Carolina community, July 28, 2015. Fogleman actively volunteers at her church, a local elementary school, and coaches youth sports while balancing her life in the Marine Corps. Fogleman is an individual material readiness list asset manager and uniform victim advocate for Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. - Gunnery Sgt. Lizabeth B. Fogleman and her family are recognized as the Havelock Military Family of the Quarter for their outstanding volunteer efforts in the surrounding Havelock, North Carolina community, July 28, 2015. Fogleman actively volunteers at her church, a local elementary school, and coaches youth sports while balancing her life in the Marine Corps. Fogleman is an individual material readiness list asset manager and uniform victim advocate for Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Marines lend a helping hand moving dry-wall during a veterans home build volunteer activity at Pamlico County, North Carolina, July 27, 2015. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 volunteered to assist in the construction of a home being built for Marine Corps veteran Warren Cottrell and his family. The volunteer event gave the Marines the opportunity to help better their community, while establishing relationships with other members of their squadrons outside of their work environment. - Marines lend a helping hand moving dry-wall during a veterans home build volunteer activity at Pamlico County, North Carolina, July 27, 2015. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 volunteered to assist in the construction of a home being built for Marine Corps veteran Warren Cottrell and his family. The volunteer event gave the Marines the opportunity to help better their community, while establishing relationships with other members of their squadrons outside of their work environment.

Lance Cpl. Edwin Villalobos, a reconfigurable transportable consolidated automated support system technician with Marine Aircraft Group 14, carries a 60-pound sandbag across the finish line of a strength and endurance testing event during the High Intensity Tactical Training program’s inaugural preliminary Tactical Athlete Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 22, 2015. The top male and female winners are scheduled to compete in the final event being held at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on September 16 to compete for the Ultimate Tactical Athlete in the Marine Corps. - Lance Cpl. Edwin Villalobos, a reconfigurable transportable consolidated automated support system technician with Marine Aircraft Group 14, carries a 60-pound sandbag across the finish line of a strength and endurance testing event during the High Intensity Tactical Training program’s inaugural preliminary Tactical Athlete Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 22, 2015. The top male and female winners are scheduled to compete in the final event being held at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on September 16 to compete for the Ultimate Tactical Athlete in the Marine Corps.