Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. ? The groundbreaking ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command?s new headquarters facility marked a significant milestone in MARSOC?s continued growth as the Marine Corps component of U.S. Special Operations Command and was attended by (from left) Congressman Walter B. Jones of North Carolina, Admiral Eric T. Olson, Commander, USSOCOM, the Honorable Michael G. Vickers, Assistance Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities, Lt. Gen. Keith J. Stalder, Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Maj. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, MARSOC Commander, Capt. Richard D. Roth, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid Atlantic, Sgt. Maj. Matthew P. Ingram, MARSOC Sergeant Major, Chairman Lionell Midgett, Chairman of the Onslow County Board of Commissioners and Mr. Dan White, Executive Vice-President, Whiting Turner, who all participated by turning over the first shovels of soil on the construction site. Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Ayotte.