MCAS New River News

U.S. Navy Hn. David D. Pettingill, left, a corpsman with Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL), administers the COVID-19 vaccine on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2021 while supporting a mass COVID-19 vaccination center set up for Marine Corps Installations East personnel and beneficiaries. Beginning Feb. 16, 2021, NMCCL personnel will be able to provide vaccinations for any eligible personnel with the capability of vaccinating up to 2000 people per day. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) - U.S. Navy Hn. David D. Pettingill, left, a corpsman with Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL), administers the COVID-19 vaccine on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2021 while supporting a mass COVID-19 vaccination center set up for Marine Corps Installations East personnel and beneficiaries. Beginning Feb. 16, 2021, NMCCL personnel will be able to provide vaccinations for any eligible personnel with the capability of vaccinating up to 2000 people per day. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Melendez, an airframes mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, Marine Corps Air Station New River, opens a barrel on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2021. Melendez, the recipient of the January MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 2019 from Freehold, New Jersey. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Melendez, an airframes mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, Marine Corps Air Station New River, opens a barrel on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2021. Melendez, the recipient of the January MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 2019 from Freehold, New Jersey.

COVID-19 Testing Tent at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. - COVID-19 Testing Tent at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Curtis V. Ebitz, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station New River, and Sgt. Maj. Douglas W. Gerhardt, right, sergeant major of MCAS New River, stand in front of the MCAS New River headquarters sign before a unit holiday run, on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2021. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Curtis V. Ebitz, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station New River, and Sgt. Maj. Douglas W. Gerhardt, right, sergeant major of MCAS New River, stand in front of the MCAS New River headquarters sign before a unit holiday run, on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2021. The run was held to strengthen camaraderie, improve unit cohesion, and celebrate the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Bernat)

North Carolina Burn Ban, effective Nov. 29, 2021 at 5 p.m. until further notice. - North Carolina Burn Ban, effective Nov. 29, 2021 at 5 p.m. until further notice.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vanessa Hernandez, an aviation operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vanessa Hernandez, an aviation operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. Hernandez, the winner of the November MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 2019 from Somerset, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

246th Marine Corps Birthday - 246th Marine Corps Birthday

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and DoD participate in exercise Vigilant Response 2017, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 7, 2017. VR17 is a two-day exercise designed to test the ability to conduct command and control measures in response to an aviation mishap aboard the air station. - U.S. Marines, Sailors, and DoD participate in exercise Vigilant Response 2017, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 7, 2017. VR17 is a two-day exercise designed to test the ability to conduct command and control measures in response to an aviation mishap aboard the air station.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tani O. Mancillas, an air traffic control navigational aids technician, is named MCAS New River's Go-Getter. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tani O. Mancillas, an air traffic control navigational aids technician, is named Marine Corps Air Station New River's Go-Getter on MCAS New River, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2021. Mancillas enlisted in the Marine Corps in October of 2017 and is from Greenville, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)