Melania Trump, Usha Vance visit military families in North CarolinaMilitary Times, Nov 20, 2025
First lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance made a rare joint appearance at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Wednesday to show appreciation to U.S. military members and their families ahead of the holiday season.
The first and second ladies took part in activities with military-connected children at the East Coast installation and its affiliated facility, Marine Corps Air Station New River.
There were Thanksgiving-themed art projects, and reading and writing lessons for elementary students, as well as artificial intelligence and technology seminars for high school students. There were also 2,000 care packages assembled by volunteers, ready to be distributed to deployed Marines.
Trump also used Wednesday’s visit to draw attention to the impact of AI on the military. The first lady appeared to broadly welcome those changes, though she acknowledged the challenges they pose.
“Technology is changing the art of war. Predictably, AI will alter war more profoundly than any technology since nuclear weapons,” she said. “The most significant change will be speed — speed in weaponry, decision-making, detection, attack and defense.”
“To win the AI war, we must train our next generation, for it is America’s students who will lead the Marine Corps in the future,” she implored.
The second lady also took the stage and smiled as she mentioned her husband, JD Vance, the first vice president of the United States to have served as a Marine, saying it was an honor to be “around the corner from Cherry Point,” where he was last stationed.
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