MCAS New River Go-Getter: PFC Juan Vazquez III - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Juan Vazquez III, an aviation operations specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2023. Vazquez, the recipient of this month’s MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2023 from Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)
Sgt. Bordes - 2023 American Legion Spirit Service Awardee for the U.S. Marine Corps - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nhatalyne Bordes, a legal chief, office of the Staff Judge Advocate, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, gives a speech during the 104th American Legion National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug. 29, 2023. Bordes received the 2023 American Legion Spirit Service Award for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)
MCAS NEW RIVER GO-GETTER: Cpl. Karli Treese - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Karli Treese, an air traffic controller attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo in the air traffic control tower on MCAS New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 2023. Treese, the recipient of this month's MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2020 from Kansas City, Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)
Department of Defense Contributes to Local Airport Runway Rehab Project - The runways remain clear prior to flights arriving and departing at the Albert J. Ellis airport in Richlands, North Carolina, August 23, 2023. Over the past 52 years the airport has grown and its facilities have been maintained, refreshed and upgraded to meet the current and future needs of the region. The Department of Defense recently contributed $2M to a $11M runway rehabilitation project at the airport as part of the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program which is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)
MCAS New River Go-Getter: Cpl. Ethan D. Thompson - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan D. Thompson, expeditionary fuels technician with Fuels Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Thompson, the recipient of this month’s MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Onsted, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)