The Principle of Federalism
James Wilson was a Scottish-born Pennsylvanian who was one of the leading jurists in the early years after the ratification of the Constitution. He served…
A Brief History Of The Origins Of MCAS New River
MCAS New River traces its origins to the early 1940s when the U.S. military began an unprecedented expansion to meet the rapidly growing threat of the Axis…
Vol 1, No. 3, March 2022 FRONT AND CENTER – Free People as Citizens
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 1, No 3, March 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. SITREP Exciting news…
Huerth Street
LtCol L. J. Kimball, USMC (Ret) 9 Jan 2022 In August of 1942, the citizens of Onslow County were cheered by the news that the…
Vol 1, No. 2, February 2022 FRONT AND CENTER – On Reason and Emotion
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 1, No 2, February 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. Al Gray Marine…
On Reason and Emotion
Speech pathologists in several parts of the country are reporting as much as 300% increases in their business from children struggling to learn to speak…
Vol 1, No. 1, January 2022 FRONT AND CENTER – Introducing Al Gray Marine Leadership Forum
FRONT AND CENTER Inaugural Issue. Vol. 1, No 1, January 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. Introducing…
What Form of Government did the Constitution Create?
Today most Americans are in the habit of referring to our form of government as a democracy, but in Article IV, Section 4 of the…
The Haitian Hangar: MCAS New River’s Tie To The Banana Wars and One Hundred Years Of Marine Corps History
Although the history of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River dates to 1941, hangar AS-840, the “King Air Hangar,” so named because the station…
The Dutch Marines and Camp Lejeune
On 10 May 1940, the Nazi blitzkrieg, achieving complete tactical and strategic surprise, thundered through and over the erst-while neutral Low Countries. Unprepared, ill-equipped and…
The Battle Of New River
Onslow County, by November 1862, found herself on the frontiers of the Confederacy with the White Oak River separating the Union Forces operating out of enclaves…
The First Marines
Beginning during the summer of 1940, the Marine Corps had actively searched the east and Gulf coasts for a division training area. A selection board,…
