78 years ago this month, U.S. Marines from the 4th Marine Division deployed from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune to participate in an epic battle against an estimated 18,000 Japanese soldiers on the heavily fortified volcanic island of Iwo Jima, Japan. As mortal enemies back then, few would ever imagine a gathering to celebrate an ironclad alliance between the two countries that has lasted for more than 75 years.Today, the U.S. and Japan share the common goal of safeguarding East Asia and the Pacific and a commitment to pursue further opportunities for military partnerships, combined operations, and training. With growing security challenges on the Korean peninsula, the Taiwan strait, and shipping lanes crossing the Western Pacific,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron B. Crance, a team leader with Station Ordnance, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, is the MCAS New River Go-Getter of the month. Crance, a Lynchburg, Virginia native, enlisted as an aircraft ordnance technician in June of 2020.Crance grew up in the rural areas of Lynchburg, Virginia, with aspirations to find work anywhere he could.“Once I graduated high school I went straight into the workforce,” said Crance. “I worked every job I could from McDonald’s to being a warehouse worker, and eventually a machinist.”After six years of working numerous blue-collar jobs, Crance decided that working in the Computer Numerical Control field wasn’t what he wanted to do

Installation housing areas have been a desirable place for red fox to raise their young (pups) in the past and it’s that time of year again! Red foxes have one litter per year in late February through April. Pups are weaned at eight to ten weeks and learn to hunt at three months. As they grow older, pups explore farther from the den, and disperse to establish their own home range in September or October.Be a good fox neighbor by following these tips:1. Don't try to approach a fox, its young, or denIt is very common for red foxes to make their dens near human activity to protect themselves from larger predators. Young animals are often left alone while the parents gather food and are not necessarily abandoned. While raising young, fox may be

Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments will visit MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, March 28-30 to provide briefs to company level leadership and command teams, as well as host interviews between Marines and their MOS monitor. The schedule for brief and monitor interviews are below:Enlisted 101 Brief Who:     Company Level Leadership Where: Base Theater When:  March 29 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Why:     Discuss the tenants of Talent Management 2030 as it pertains to enlisted assignments and retentionO5/O6 Command Team Brief Who:     Limited to O5/O6+ Commanders, SgtsMaj and their Career Planners Where: Base Theater When:  March 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. Why:     Discuss Manpower with MMEA Leadership Monitor Interviews – MCB Camp Lejeune and