Camp Gilbert H. Johnson

Marine Corps Base Camp Gilbert H. Johnson (MCB Camp Johnson) is a base of the U.S. Marine Corps ( USMC) and belongs to the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, near the city of Jacksonville, North Carolina, on the east coast of the United States. It is home to the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools ( MCCSSS ). There predominantly non- military skills are taught, in the widest sense to manage and supply the troops necessary, such as personnel management, logistics, financial planning and budgeting, as well as technical subjects such as auto mechanics.

The Base Camp Johnson is located in the historic Montford Point training center, where the first African-American recruits of the USMC, the so-called " Montford Point Marines " were trained. The base was named after Gilbert H. Johnson, one of the first African-American soldiers and trainers in the ranks of the USMC. Opposite the camp is the North Carolina Veterans Cemetery, the soldiers and veterans cemetery of the U.S. state.

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