Corps IDs Lejeune Marine who died during hike

Marine Corps officials have identified the corporal who died on Thursday morning during a hike at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Cpl. Alexis Aaron Alcaraz, a 22-year-old field radio operator assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, lost consciousness just before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday during a conditioning hike at Camp Lejeune. He was transported to the Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:47 a.m.

His death remains under investigation, according to Marine officials.

Alcaraz, of Sacramento, California, joined the Marine Corps in June 2012. He never deployed and was previously based at Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California, and Okinawa, Japan.

In Other News

No paper, no plastic: Be ready as commissaries adopt reusable bags

Reusable bags can be more expensive for commissary shoppers up front, but more cost-effective in the long run.

Marine in helicopter unit dies in ‘routine’ operations in California

The Marine was part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, which trains pilots to fly the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters.

Pentagon disputes report of firefight following Abbey Gate bombing

A new report on the 2021 airport bombing in Afghanistan which killed 13 U.S. troops suggests the assault may have involved more than one attacker.

Parachute mishap resulted in Marine’s North Carolina training death

Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, "an outstanding Marine and leader," was in a parachute accident during a predeployment certification exercise.

The man who made Belleau Wood — and the Marine Corps — immortal

Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor.

Load More