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The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, third from right, leads an official ribbon-cutting ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point March 25 for the unveiling o More

PGA professional Mike Springer, right, guides Jaime A. Bayze through a proper golf swing during a free golf clinic prior to the annual Single Marine Program Devil Dog Open at Cherry Point’s Sound of Freedom Gol More

Cpl. Francisco E. Agostolopez is a meteorology and oceanography forecaster with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

World War II veteran Terrence Walker, right, walks past an aisle of applause at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, N.C., in appreciation of him and 107 of his fellow WWII veterans. The non-profi More

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors at the Cherry Point theater, June 7. Kent visited the air station as part of his final farewell tour.

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors at the Cherry Point theater June 7. Kent visited the air station as part of his final farewell tour.

John Lynch, operations officer for Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, descends into the Piranha Pit bike trails aboard Cherry Point during the annual Marine Corps Community More

Cpl. Kody D. Richard-Garrison, an avionics technician with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, removes his protective gear after More

Cpl. Gary E. Havner cooks the steak, peppers and onions portion of his meal during the 2011 Chef of the Year competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Havner prepared an Asian style meal and be More

Cub Scouts wrestle over a Windsock, the newspaper for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 1. Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki, a combat correspondent for the station's public affairs office, taught the sc More

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band Christmas Concert 2011 was held at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 9, 2011. More than 2,000 guests packed the station theater for the yearly event.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Wallfred, quality assurance chief for Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252 detachment attached to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, hugs his family after returning to Marine Corps Air Station Ch More

Sgt. Maj. Thomas E. Sherwood, former sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, salutes H&HS commanding officer, Lt. Col. Samuel P. Mowery, after passing More

Three AV-8B Harriers from a Marine Attack Squadron 231 detachment fly over friends and family below on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Feb. 2, 2012, following a more than 10-month deployme More

Marine Lance Cpl. David Shouse is credited for saving the life of a man stuck inside his burning truck Feb. 14, 2012 in the parking lot of an ABC store in Boiling Spring Lakes, N.C. "The Marine Corp teaches you More

Contrary to the common five-minute warning dash indoors before morning colors, more than 100 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marines stood before the brightening morning sky, April 3, to render a salute to Old Glory i More

Families gather at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Chapel for the air station’s annual Easter egg hunt, April 8. The non-denominational chapel held Sunday morning services before the gathering on the More

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band performs during the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point relief and appointment ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Bailey’s relinquishing of duties to Sgt. Maj. More

Maj. Gen. Jon. M. Davis, right, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, congratulates Maj. J. Eric Grunke, AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 542, upon his recognition as the Marine Corps A More

Capt. Matthew J. Castagna, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, shows off a Super Cobra on the Cherry Point flight line, May 18, 2012. Castagna and 27 other HMLA-467 Mari More

Cpl. William Rivera (left), Sgt. Chris Greenhalgh (middle), and Cpl. Israel Giron arrive at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport ahead of Fleet Week New York, May 22. Rivera is an operations clerk and Marine Corps m More

Hundreds of New Yorkers crowd Pier 92 in Manhattan to watch the Parade of Ships through the New York Harbor, May 23, during Fleet Week New York 2012. The Marines of Special Marine Air Ground Task Force New York More

Lance Cpl. Darrick Drew salutes as taps is played at Lake Cemetery, Staten Island, May 25. He is an infantryman team leader, and Columbus, Ohio, native. Each year the Marines from Fleet Week New York help the t More

In honor of the innocent lives lost on 9/11, Marines of the Special Marine Air Ground Task Force New York remember during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial, concluding their motivational run through the city, May 29 More

More than 30 Marine Attack Squadron 542 Marines departed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 1. The squadron will provide support with its AV-8B Harriers for operations in the Pacific, with the 3 More

Ordnance Marines, with Marine Attack Squadron 231, prepare the bottom of an AV-8B Harrier to be mounted with a gun and ammunition pack inside the squadron’s hangar at Cherry Point, June 8. Ordnance Marines are More

Lance Cpl. Matthew T. Floyd, an ordnance technician with Marine Attack Squadron 231, mounts a gun and ammunition pack to the bottom of an AV-8B harrier inside the squadron’s hangar at Cherry Point, June 8. The More

The Resident Energy Conservation Program is a secretary of defense level initiative designed to reduce electricity costs by paying residents to use less power and billing residents who use excess electricity.

Marines with Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, discuss final preparations before boarding a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station New River, as part of Exercise Mailed Fist More

An AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 screens the ground below, providing a show of force as part of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft or Personnel training missi More

A player for the Cherry Point rugby digs in trying to outrun players from the all Irish team during the 2nd annual Blackbeard 7s Beach U.S. Open Rugby Championship Tournament at Atlantic Beach in Morehead City, More

Participants in the Cherry Point Sprint Triathlon sport time tracking anklets, standing on the pool deck before diving into the 400-meter swimming portion at the Hancock Pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Che More

“The Guthrie Farm off U.S. Highway 24, they grow Bogue Sound watermelons, they have for years,” said George Radford of a family that chose to sell restrictive easements for their property instead of selling it More

Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, putts for birdie during the Commander’s Cup Golf Tournament, Sept. 9.

Sgt. Sean A. Walker, a native of Port Lavaca, Texas, is an administration personnel chief at Fleet Readiness Center East aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. He services the more than 40 Marines attach More

Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, ceremoniously cuts the first slice of cake at the Cherry Point Marine Corps Exchange Sept. 20 to celebrate the Marine Corps More

1st Lt. Christian Mallamo, a KC-130J Hercules pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, points out the squadron’s aircraft to visiting second and fifth-grade students on the flight line at Marin More

Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 form up three of the squadron’s EA-6B Prowlers for takeoff on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Sept. 27. The Marines, from VMAQ-1 More

Marines with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, relax in the back of a KC-130J Hercules en route to Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Indiana More

Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, speaks with local elected officials at the Marine Transport Squadron 1 hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point More

Cpl. Joshua Murphy, an airframe mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, stands in front of one of the squadron’s KC-130J Hercules on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Oc More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Osman Chaudhry, a percussionist musician with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, based in Havelock, N.C., explains the nature of his job to band students at Prescott High School in Prescott, Ar More

Sgt. Maj. Wallace M. Mains, sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, reads a promotion warrant for then Staff Sgt. Roque Palmerinvega, left, promoted to the next rank of gunnery sergeant, duri More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alfonso Torres, a senior drill instructor from 1st Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, instructs a Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistee to maintain his body More

U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., physically train Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistees at the Arrowhead Meadows Park in Ch More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Ford, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, commends Mackenzie R. Bartkus, a senior at Desert Mountain High School, on being a 2013 recipient of the highl More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Jenner, a recruiter for Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, sinks in the surreal feeling of standing on the hardwood of his childhood favorite NBA team, the Phoenix Suns, dur More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Ford, commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, presents Sarah K. Lykins, a senior at Buckeye Union High School, a $150,000 Naval Reserve Officers Training Co More

Poolees from Recruiting Station Phoenix perform the pull-up portion of the initial strength test during the RS's annual pool function, March 2. Recruiters and officer selection officers have been provided train More

Brandon Davis, an inline skater with the Action Sports Association, elevates from a half-pipe while BMX biker John Parker awaits his run during an extreme sports demonstration at Rio Rico High School in Rio Ric More

Gunnery Sgt. Gary L. Robison, the enlisted conductor for Marine Band San Diego out of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, directs his Marines during a concert at Higley High School in Gilbert, Ariz., May 11, More

Max Ragsdale, head coach of the Campo Verde High School varsity football team of Gilbert, Ariz., oversees his players running drills, July 20, 2013, during the team’s annual weeklong football camp retreat in Pr More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan A. Tuley, a recruiter out of Chandler, Ariz., demonstrates the proper way to conduct ammo can lifts to the Campo Verde High School football team July 20, 2013, during their annual fo More

Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix Marines form for the relief of Sgt. Maj. Wallace M. Mains and appointment of Sgt. Maj. Jerry Gomes during a ceremony at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., July 24, 2013. Mains’ More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, present a Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey to Qualen Cunningham, defensive end for Hamilton Hig More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix present a Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey to Andrew Mike, offensive lineman for Sabino High Sch More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, present a Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey to Tyler Whiley, wide receiver for Chaparral High Sc More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, present a Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey to Matt Bushman, tight end for Sabino High School of More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, present a Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey to Nate Adams, long snapper and linebacker for Green More

U.S. Marine Corps Captains Matthew Browning and Jeffrey Arroyo, of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, present Semper Fidelis All-American jerseys to five student-athletes selected from the state of Arizon More

Jimmy Walker, a professional freestyle BMX biker with the Action Sports Association, drops into the half-pipe during an extreme sports demonstration at Gilbert High school in Gilbert, Ariz., Nov. 19, 2013. The More

Paul-Luc Ronchetti, a professional skateboarder with the Action Sports Association, soars above the half-pipe during an extreme sports demonstration at Raymond S. Kellis High School in Glendale, Ariz., Nov. 21, More

Veterans, city officials and members of the Phoenix community observe the massive gun barrel of the USS Arizona during the dedication ceremony of a World War II memorial in Phoenix, Dec. 7, 2013. Sergeant Major More

[Right] Sergeant Maj. Jerry Gomes, sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, reads a promotion warrant for newly promoted [Left] Staff Sgt. Ruben Morales, a recruiter for R.S. Phoenix, during a More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ricky Williams Jr., an operations clerk for Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, stands atop the more than 2,600-foot summit of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, Feb. 4, 2014. Williams and se More

(Right to Left) Newly commissioned U.S. Marine 2nd Lts. Andrew Collison and Samuel Dupaix salute Capt. Patrick McFarland, the officer selection officer for Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, during their More

(Center) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Kidd, a native of Ennis, Texas, and a recruiter for Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix, is recognized with fellow service members before the Memorial Day Major Leagu More

Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Colin R. Caskey, a Scottsdale, Ariz. native, awaits his parents to pin him during his commissioning ceremony at Old Main at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., Sept. 15, 2014. C More

A Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix Marine salutes the American Flag during a fireworks display at the Fabulous Phoenix 4th Festival at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, July 4, 2015. Arizona Marines More

Michael J. DeJesus lags a long putt at Cherry Point’s Sound of Freedom Golf Course during the air station’s annual Single Marine Program Devil Dog Open April 8. More than 100 golfers participated in the tournam More

World War II veteran Edward Baytala waves to patriotic onlookers, who are applauding him and 107 of his fellow WWII veterans at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, N.C., May 4. Escorting Baytala More

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors at the Cherry Point theater June 7. Kent visited the air station as part of his final farewell tour.

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors at the Cherry Point theater, June 7. Kent visited the air station as part of his final farewell tour.

Michael Reed, a psychologist from nearby New Bern, N.C., descends down one of the Piranha Pit bike trails aboard Cherry Point during the annual MCCS Mountain Bike Challenge June 18. The tree winding track was s More

Cpl. Kody D. Richard-Garrison, an avionics technician with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, removes his protective gear after More

Cpl. Eva-Jean M. Budd prepares vegetables for her dish during the 2011 Chef of the Year competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Budd received second place in the competition. The Chef of the More

Cub Scouts gather around a laptop to watch a multimedia video during one of their weekly meetings at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Dec. 1. The video was produced by Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki, a co More

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band Christmas Concert 2011 was held at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 9, 2011. More than 2,000 guests packed the station theater for the yearly event.

Maj. Ed Fergus, officer in charge of Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252 detachment attached to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, happily holds two of his three children on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Poi More

Sgt. Maj. Thomas E. Sherwood, former sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, passed off his duties as sergeant major of H&HS to Sgt. Maj. Holly C. Praf More

Laura Hutchins comforts her 4-year-old son, Wyatt, as they wait for Dad, Maj. Ben Hutchins, to return to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Feb. 2, 2012. Ben, an AV-8B Harrier pilot, was the officer in charg More

Easter eggs scattered in the grass for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s annual Easter egg hunt at the air station chapel, April 8. “Holiday occasions are when families can focus on each other,” said Cmdr More

Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Bailey prepares to relinquish his duties as sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness during a relief and appointment ceremony on the air station p More

Cpl. Ryan Gianola, communications specialist, Special Marine Air Ground Task Force New York accepted an offer to recreate the iconic World War II image of a Sailor kissing his girlfriend in Times Square, May 23 More

Cpl. Barry Powers (left), prepares to present the old Lake Cemetery flag to Cpl. Jordan Lorenzen, May 25. Powers, a Drexel Hill, Penn., native, and Powers, a Walton, Ky., native, are both infantrymen with Speci More

In honor of the innocent lives lost on 9/11, Marines of the Special Marine Air Ground Task Force New York remember during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial, concluding their motivational run through the city, May 29 More

Casey Wallace points out Dad, Capt. Michael Wallace, to her daughters on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line, June 1. Wallace, piloting the AV-8B Harrier, deployed with more than 30 fellow Mar More

Ordnance technicians with Marine Attack Squadron 231,(Left) Lance Cpl. Matthew T. Floyd, a Charlotte, N.C., native, and Pfc. Bruce N. Craigwell, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, prepare the bottom of an AV-8B Harrier More

Marines with Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, settle inside a CH-53E Super Stallion before taking off from Marine Corps Air Station New River, as part of Exercise Mailed Fist, June 18. More than 20 Mari More

An AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 screens the ground below, providing a show of force as part of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft or Personnel training missi More

The Cherry Point rugby team, black, made up of Marines, Sailors and Civilians from the air station, scrums for possession against an all Irish team, overseas for the summer, during the 2nd annual Blackbeard 7s More

Participants from the first wave of competitors in the Cherry Point Sprint Triathlon strategize before diving into the 400-meter swimming portion of the three-part race aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Po More

Russell Davis cuts a ball down the fairway during the Commander’s Cup Golf Tournament at the Sound of Freedom Golf Course here, Sept. 9. Davis’ fourplayer team led after day one of the best-ball format tournam More

A fifth-grader receives assistance putting his earplugs in place before he and his classmates walk out to the flight line on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to see a KC-130J Hercules transport plane Sept. More

While in flight on a KC-130J Hercules, a team chief with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, looks over a map of the landing area at Camp Atterbury Joint Man More

Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and local government officials board an HH-46E “Pedro” Sea Knight Helicopter on the Cherry Point flight line Oct. 17. More

Mr. Dan Bradstreet, left, the director of instrumental music at Prescott High School in Prescott, Ariz., asks U.S. Marine Cpl. Osman Chaudhry about what it is like to be a Marine musician, during a visit at the More

Then, Staff Sgt. Roque Palmerinvega, stands to be promoted to the next rank of gunnery sergeant during a ceremony at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix Headquarters in Phoenix, Jan. 2, 2013. Palmerinve More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. George-Anthony A. Dulal-Whiteway, a senior drill instructor from 3rd Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, instructs Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistees to More

U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego instruct a Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistee to raise her voice during a physical training exercise at the Arrowh More