Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
United States Marine Corps
Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
U.S.S. North Carolina
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. United States Marine Corps Marker
Inscription.
United States Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful). With World War Il raging in Europe, there was a clear need for an East Coast amphibious training facility. The location in Onslow County was a logistical gem: acres of pine forest, miles of beach, and close to ports in Wilmington and Morehead City (now deep-water) for fast deployments. Camp Lejeune grew to nearly 250 square miles and is home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Satellite training facilities include the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger and the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools at Camp Johnson. Military forces worldwide come to Camp Lejeune for bilateral and NATO-sponsored training exercises. , , Marine Corps Air Stations , Two air stations are located near Camp Lejeune: MCAS New River and MCAS Cherry Point. New River is the primary East Coast Marine Corps helicopter base for the MV-22 Osprey (the Corps' primary vertical assault aircraft), the CH-53E Super Stallion, AH-1Z Viper, and UH-1Y Venom squadrons and training. Cherry Point is home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters, AV-8B Harrier II, KC-130 aerial tanker squadrons and training, and the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Support. , (captions) , Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, Established 1941 , , 1 A change of command ceremony at the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Amphibious. 2 CpL Tarlek K. Leithe, a radio operator with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, communicates with a helicopter during a casualty evacuation training exercise. 3. Lt. Col. Taurja M. Me me, Commanding Officer of Ground Supply School (GSS), maneuvers across a rope bride during a practice amphibious assault t Onslow Beach. 5 The 8th Marine Regiment marches behind the Beirut Memorial during a Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony in 2017. , , 1 Marines load a Humvee into a KC-130J Super Hercules during a transportation exercise at MCA5 Cherry Point. 2 A CH-53E Super Stallion conducts an insertion and extraction drill. 3 A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier participates in an aerial refueling. 4 An MV-22B Osprey hovers in place while conducting fast-rope and repelling training with Marines Special Operations Command (MARSOC) at MCAS New River. , Exhibit funding provided by Lincoln Hector and the USS North Carolina Battleship Association/Marvin Scorsone
With World War Il raging in Europe, there was a clear need for an East Coast amphibious training facility. The location in Onslow County was a logistical gem: acres of pine forest, miles of beach, and close to ports in Wilmington and Morehead City (now deep-water) for fast deployments. Camp Lejeune grew to nearly 250 square miles and is home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Satellite training facilities include the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger and the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools at Camp Johnson. Military forces worldwide come to Camp Lejeune for bilateral and NATO-sponsored training exercises.
Marine Corps Air Stations
Two air stations are located near Camp Lejeune: MCAS New River and MCAS Cherry Point. New River is the primary East Coast Marine Corps helicopter base for the MV-22 Osprey (the Corps' primary vertical assault aircraft), the CH-53E Super Stallion, AH-1Z Viper, and UH-1Y Venom squadrons and training. Cherry Point is home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters, AV-8B Harrier II, KC-130 aerial tanker squadrons and training, and the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Support.
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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, Established 1941
1 A change of command ceremony at the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Amphibious. 2 CpL Tarlek K. Leithe, a radio operator with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, communicates with a helicopter during a casualty evacuation training exercise. 3. Lt. Col. Taurja M. Me me, Commanding Officer of Ground Supply School (GSS), maneuvers across a rope bride during a practice amphibious assault t Onslow Beach. 5 The 8th Marine Regiment marches behind the Beirut Memorial during a Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony in 2017.
1 Marines load a Humvee into a KC-130J Super Hercules during a transportation exercise at MCA5 Cherry Point. 2 A CH-53E Super Stallion conducts an insertion and extraction drill. 3 A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier participates in an aerial refueling. 4 An MV-22B Osprey hovers in place while conducting fast-rope and repelling training with Marines Special Operations Command (MARSOC) at MCAS New River.
Exhibit funding provided by Lincoln Hector and the USS North Carolina Battleship Association/Marvin Scorsone
Erected by Lincoln
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. United States Marine Corps Marker
Hector and the USS North Carolina Battleship Association/Marvin Scorsone.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.
Location. 34° 14.221′ N, 77° 57.3′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It can be reached from Battleship Road NE 0.2 miles south of U.S.S. North Carolina Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Battleship Road NE, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
