Overview
- On Nov. 19, the first and second ladies visited Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River to meet service members, families and Department of Defense school communities.
- In prepared remarks, Melania Trump warned that artificial intelligence will alter war more profoundly than nuclear weapons and said the military is shifting from human operators to human overseers.
- The pair joined students at Lejeune High School and DeLalio Elementary for lessons and small-group discussions on AI and social media, underscoring the Presidential AI Challenge for K-12 learners.
- Volunteers and students assembled 2,000 care packages for deployed Marines as part of the day’s activities.
- Speaking to roughly 1,500–1,600 Marines and relatives in a hangar, they honored the Corps’ 250th anniversary, voiced gratitude for military families, and Usha Vance called those families a model for the country.