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Here’s where the Corps’ North Carolina bases stand 22 months after Hurricane Florence
In September 2019 tarps were still on the roofs of hundreds of buildings across the two bases. Here's where that stands in July 2020.
By Philip Athey
Esper says US military not withdrawing from AFRICOM
“But I had the opportunity to tell, again, to mention again that the U.S. support is critical to our operations and that its reduction would severely limit our effectiveness against terrorists.”
A year after Hurricane Florence, Camp Lejeune is still working on housing repairs
Labor and funding issues pushed the planned repairs back, as many buildings around the base still have tarps covering damaged roofs.
Tarps from Florence are still on roofs of hundreds of buildings at Lejeune, New River as Hurricane Dorian arrives
With a nearly $3.6 billion price tag in damages from Florence, the Corps is worried about the additional destruction that may come with Hurricane Dorian.
By Shawn Snow
Troops to get medals for US-Mexico border operations and Hurricane Florence relief
The Armed Forces Service Medal is awarded to service members who participate in an “operation deemed to be significant activity, and encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action."
By Shawn Snow