MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — On September 27, 2024, Hospital Corpsman First Class Jennifer A. McKenna, a corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, became a Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony held at the Base Theater on Camp Lejeune. The distinguished anchors were pinned on her collar by her two children, and she received the Combination Cover by her sponsor, Senior Chief Petty Officer Ace Tran.
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On September 27, 2024, U.S. Marines, Sailors, families, and friends gathered at the Base Theater on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to honor the pinning of 20 Sailors and two Marines to Chief Petty Officer (CPO), a distinction that a select few accomplish in their military careers.
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Hospital Corpsman Second Class Glenn Hainey, a hospital corpsman with the 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, earned the prestigious Captain Joan Dooling Award for Information Professional Excellence.The Dooling Award recognizes professional achievement and accomplishment for deserving Navy Medicine Enterprise Information Management/Information Technology community members. Hainey was presented the award at the 2024 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 20."I'm just working on computers all day, but eventually you realize this is just another way to help people," said Hainey of Elmhurst, Illinois, "I was an IT guy. That's all I was, and that was the joke, and
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MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. – One Marine and three Sailors were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals for their meritorious achievements during a ceremony aboard Camp Wilson, California, on August 11, 2024.The Marine and Sailors acted swiftly when an incident occurred on a live-fire range during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-24, in July 2024. Their actions directly aided in saving the life of a Marine while awaiting a helicopter evacuation to a nearby hospital. The Marine was treated and subsequently released to recover alongside his family. The Marine and his family video-called with the command during the award ceremony.Maj. Gen. David L. Odom, Commanding General of 2d Marine Division
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NAPLES, Italy – The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), assigned to Commander, Task Force 69, concluded a series of interoperability training events with Force Reconnaissance Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and special operations forces (SOF) in the Mediterranean Sea, August 5, 2024.The series of events between joint partners and allied countries demonstrates the ability of Task Force 69 to seamlessly integrate amphibious and special warfare into existing Navy missions in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.“As our submarine force continues to develop its diverse mission sets, we strengthen our ability to deter threats and ensure global access, security, and stability in the maritime domain,” said
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Marine Corps infantry rifleman, commonly known as 0311, is the primary assault and close combat force available to the Marine Air Ground Task Force. These young Marines are trained to take any objective, no matter the difficulty and expected to learn and implement complex concepts and tactics early on in their careers. One Marine’s dedication to his junior riflemen would spark innovation that impacted the efficiency of his platoon and would cause a positive learning curve for 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV).
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