MCAS New River News

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Brashear, bulk fuel specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 9, 2025. Brashear was awarded the MCAS New River Go-Getter award for the month of June. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Brashear, bulk fuel specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 9, 2025. Brashear was awarded the MCAS New River Go-Getter award for the month of June. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)

MCAS New River Go Getter: Cpl. Travis Brashear

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Brashear, bulk fuel specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, has been named the June 2025 MCAS New River Go-Getter.A native of Mt. Airy, Maryland, Brashear’s journey to the Marine Corps was inspired by his baseball coach and his own

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Gate Closures Scheduled at Lejeune and New River, June 17-20 for Barrier Maintenance

Gates on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River will be closed or altered to both inbound/outbound traffic for three-hour periods on June 17, 18, and 20. On June 19, the Holcomb gate will be closed all day for repairs. These scheduled closures support ongoing base operations and maintenance and will occur

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Destructive Weather Exercise Prepares Installations for Above-Normal Hurricane Season

Throughout the week, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River personnel participated in their annual destructive weather exercises to prepare for the Atlantic Hurricane Season, running from June 1 to November 30. Hurricanes and other destructive weather events can pose a significant threat to both

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Lejeune & New River Leaders Deliver Key Updates at Community Luncheon

Senior leaders from Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCIEAST-MCB) Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River participated in the annual State of the Community luncheon, hosted by the Jacksonville Onslow Chamber of Commerce. The annual event addresses economic development, healthcare, education, military, local

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An American alligator swims in a storm water pond on Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 8, 2019. The Land and Wildlife Resources Section of MCB Camp Lejeune manages all game and non-game species wildlife populations to ensure healthy game animal populations to assist natural resource managers with training plans and safe recreation on Camp Lejeune. - An American alligator swims in a storm water pond on Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 8, 2019. The Land and Wildlife Resources Section of MCB Camp Lejeune manages all game and non-game species wildlife populations to ensure healthy game animal populations to assist natural resource managers with training plans and safe recreation on Camp Lejeune.

Coexisting with Alligators

American alligators are part of the natural fauna in the coastal region of North Carolina, inhabiting freshwater bay lakes, rivers, creeks, marshes, swamps, and ponds. While the largest populations of alligators are found in Brunswick, New Hanover, Craven, Onslow and Pender counties, local populations are distributed in patches along the entire

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Help Protect Shorebirds

Onslow Beach serves as a migration stopover and nesting area for several rare species of shorebirds.Piping plovers and red knots, both threatened species, American oystercatchers and least terns, both species of concern, are a few of the shorebirds that use Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.Here are ways you can help shorebirds while

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MCAS New River Go-Getter: Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gilbert - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gilbert, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 15, 2025. Gilbert, the recipient of the April 2025 MCAS New River Go-Getter award, is a native of Falmouth, Kentucky, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rose Spencer)