Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
| Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | |
|---|---|
| Near Jacksonville, North Carolina in the United States | |
A M1A1 Abrams main battle tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune during 2013 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Marine Corps base |
| Owner | Department of Defense |
| Operator | US Marine Corps |
| Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations East |
| Condition | Operational |
| Website | Official website |
| Location | |
Location in the United States Location in North Carolina | |
| Coordinates | 34°35′00.9″N 77°21′37.4″W / 34.583583°N 77.360389°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941–present |
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| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Colonel Ralph J Rizzo Jr |
| Garrison | |
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (/ləˈʒɜːrn/ lə-ZHURN or /ləˈʒuːn/ lə-ZHOON) is a 246-square-mile (640 km2) United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Its 14 miles (23 km) of beaches make the base a major area for amphibious assault training, and its location between two deep-water ports (Wilmington and Morehead City) allows for fast deployments. The main base is supplemented by six satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, Courthouse Bay, Camp Johnson, and the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. The Marine Corps port facility is in Beaufort, at the southern tip of Radio Island (between the NC State Port in Morehead City, and the marine science laboratories on Pivers Island in Beaufort). It is occupied only during military port operations.