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Killeen assumes command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, Conway bids farewell

Killeen assumes command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, Conway bi...

Lt. Col. Scott E. Conway relieved his command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 to Lt. Col. Sean C. Killeen during a ceremony at the Naval Health Clinic parade field aboard Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 17. Conwa... More

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding officer of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion to Maj. Scott E. Cobb during a ceremony at the battalion headquarters Aug. 31. Burdette, a native of T... More

Back from Afghanistan, Marines describe success behind close-air support mission

Back from Afghanistan, Marines describe success behind close-air suppo...

Lt. Col. Thomas D. Gore, former commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 223, and a native of Tampa, Fla., pilots an AV-8B Harrier over the Kajaki Dam in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 20. From Novembe... More

Property control office overhauls telecomms system

Property control office overhauls telecomms system

More than 1,500 computers have been distributed from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s station property control office during the past three months. The distribution process is part of an information tech... More

While on the parade deck of the Gen. Christian F. Schilt

While on the parade deck of the Gen. Christian F. Schilt

While on the parade deck of the Gen. Christian F. Schilt building, Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., welcomes the 31 members of the Carteret County Cha... More

Construction crews work hard to get the new homes built

Construction crews work hard to get the new homes built

Construction crews work hard to get the new homes built and able to be moved into by Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point families in the Nugent Cove housing area. The construction has seen the demolition of m... More

Col. Ben Hancock, assistant chief of staff for 2nd

Col. Ben Hancock, assistant chief of staff for 2nd

Col. Ben Hancock, assistant chief of staff for 2nd MAW’s operations section, practices locking onto an aircraft with an inert SA-7 man portable air defense trainer during a Missile and Space Intelligence Center... More

Always ready. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Always ready. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

An HH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point lands on the Vidant Medical Center helicopter pad, in Greenville, N.C., March 1.

UFC Athlete visits VMFAT-501. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

UFC Athlete visits VMFAT-501. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Ultimate Fighting Championship Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit, left, talks to Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 2. Condit was previously ... More

Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Pifer, an administration specialist

Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Pifer, an administration specialist

Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Pifer, an administration specialist with Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, holds his son after returning from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, aboard Marine Co... More

Lance Cpl. Maxwell C. Bunnell, a switch technician

Lance Cpl. Maxwell C. Bunnell, a switch technician

Lance Cpl. Maxwell C. Bunnell, a switch technician with telecommunication information system directorate, fires a double-barrel shotgun at a clay pigeon during the trap portion of the Single Marine Program Skee... More

Ricky R. Canales helps his golf partner, Brady A. Lamb,

Ricky R. Canales helps his golf partner, Brady A. Lamb,

Ricky R. Canales helps his golf partner, Brady A. Lamb, read the break in the green for a putt on the second hole during the Marine Corps Community Services 4-Club Chili Open Golf Tournament at the Cherry Point... More

Caitlin Murphy, 4, rushes to embrace her father, Maj.

Caitlin Murphy, 4, rushes to embrace her father, Maj.

Caitlin Murphy, 4, rushes to embrace her father, Maj. Jeffrey T. Murphy, Saturday, after a more than a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Murphy is the aviation safe... More

Master Andre’ L. Evans, instructor of a taekwondo course

Master Andre’ L. Evans, instructor of a taekwondo course

Master Andre’ L. Evans, instructor of a taekwondo course aboard MCAS Cherry Point, instructs his students about the importance of training during a youth taekwondo class at the MCAS Cherry Point Teen Center, Ma... More

Seaman Brett R. Hodgson, a hospital corpsman at Naval

Seaman Brett R. Hodgson, a hospital corpsman at Naval

Seaman Brett R. Hodgson, a hospital corpsman at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, stands with the Robinson family after receiving a Navy Achievement Medal for providing provided basic life support to Robinson's... More

Capt. Leonard J. Niedosik, the Battery A 2nd Low Altitude

Capt. Leonard J. Niedosik, the Battery A 2nd Low Altitude

Capt. Leonard J. Niedosik, the Battery A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion commanding officer keeps an eye on 5.56mm ammunition and practice Stinger Missles while the unit transports it via MV-22B Ospreys ... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Dunlow, left, Lance Cpl. Eric Garcia,

Lance Cpl. Brandon Dunlow, left, Lance Cpl. Eric Garcia,

Lance Cpl. Brandon Dunlow, left, Lance Cpl. Eric Garcia, middle, and Sgt. Mark M. Buhler, all avionics technicians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, prepare an RQ-7B Shadow for takeoff on Marine C... More

LINKS teaches spouses about Marine Corps ways

LINKS teaches spouses about Marine Corps ways

Much like a Marine Corps birthday ball tradition, Tara McDonald, left, the most senior Marine Corps spouse at the class, gives the first slice of cake to Anastasia A. Hastie, the youngest spouse, during the clo... More

Fly by: Cpl. Robert J. Bedwell. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Cpl. Robert J. Bedwell. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. Robert J. Bedwell keeps the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s eyes in the sky. He maintains the RQ-7B Shadow for Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2.

Marine spouses fall in formation behind their squad

Marine spouses fall in formation behind their squad

Marine spouses fall in formation behind their squad leader, Sgt. Peter A. Suguitan, during the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 Jane Wayne Day, March 15. Suguitan, an imagery analyst with the squadron,... More

The colors of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)

The colors of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)

The colors of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) are lowered during the National Anthem during the deactivation ceremony aboard MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., March 16.

The inside of an AV-8B Harrier with the Pegasus engine

The inside of an AV-8B Harrier with the Pegasus engine

The inside of an AV-8B Harrier with the Pegasus engine removed. The Harrier has special design considerations to give it vertical and short take off/landing abilities. The air intakes have extra slots in the si... More

Lance Cpl. Cpl. Jeffery V. Kruger is a dual qualification

Lance Cpl. Cpl. Jeffery V. Kruger is a dual qualification

Lance Cpl. Cpl. Jeffery V. Kruger is a dual qualification plane captain who performs maintenance on both AH-1W Cobras and UH-1N Hueys with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467.

Cherry Point service records transition online

Cherry Point service records transition online

Cpl. Joshua Andrade, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Installation Personnel Administration Center, reviews what is left of the Cherry Point service record books, March 19... More

A pilot with HMH-366 monitors the ground below from

A pilot with HMH-366 monitors the ground below from

A pilot with HMH-366 monitors the ground below from the seat of a CH-53E flying over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune March 20.

Fly by: Sgt. William T. Carey. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Sgt. William T. Carey. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Sgt. William T. Carey is a radar repairman with Marine Air Control Squadron 2.

Pfc. Mallorie P. Adams, a food service Marine, prepares

Pfc. Mallorie P. Adams, a food service Marine, prepares

Pfc. Mallorie P. Adams, a food service Marine, prepares ground beef cordon bleu for the Chef of the Quarter competition March 22, aboard MCAS Cherry Point. Three Marines participated in the second Chef of the Q... More

Marine Mess Nights are celebrations of honored traditions

Marine Mess Nights are celebrations of honored traditions

Marine Mess Nights are celebrations of honored traditions and laughs for everyone in the command. The participants enjoy food and good-hearted laughter as jokes are played on everyone up and down the chain of c... More

Todd Donnelly, the bassist for Fifty Watt Freight Train,

Todd Donnelly, the bassist for Fifty Watt Freight Train,

Todd Donnelly, the bassist for Fifty Watt Freight Train, plays for more than 350 music enthusiasts at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point station theater for the Marine Corps Community Services Military A... More

Cpl. Jordan Freking, a Marine Air Ground Task Force

Cpl. Jordan Freking, a Marine Air Ground Task Force

Cpl. Jordan Freking, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planning specialist with Marine Air Group 14, stretches in Sunset Park aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point before Semper Fit's 13th annual half marat... More

Sgt. Chris D. Bentley, maintenance chief for station

Sgt. Chris D. Bentley, maintenance chief for station

Sgt. Chris D. Bentley, maintenance chief for station recovery at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, mentors two of his Marines, Lance Corporals Minh D. Nguyen and Luke D. Byars, crewman with station recover... More

Jen Mitchell embraces her children, 16-month-old Leia

Jen Mitchell embraces her children, 16-month-old Leia

Jen Mitchell embraces her children, 16-month-old Leia and 9-year old Madison, in the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 hanger aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, before the unit departs fo... More

Local community and air station leaders break ground

Local community and air station leaders break ground

Local community and air station leaders break ground to mark the beginning of construction of a new bachelors enlisted quarters aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 27. The new $37.5 millio... More

Fly by: Sgt. Alfred Barbarin. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Sgt. Alfred Barbarin. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Sgt. Alfred Barbarin is an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14.

Sgt. Matthew E. Crowder, an avionics technician with

Sgt. Matthew E. Crowder, an avionics technician with

Sgt. Matthew E. Crowder, an avionics technician with VMAT-203, walks out on the flight line toward the TAV-8B Harriers, he works on daily, March 30.

Lily M. Wade, 13, reads to the preschool class in room

Lily M. Wade, 13, reads to the preschool class in room

Lily M. Wade, 13, reads to the preschool class in room 10 of the Child Development Center, building 4629, April 3. Lily volunteered with the MCAS Cherry Point Tween Center to spend time with the preschoolers as... More

Sgt. Shane P. Santelli, a motor transport chief with

Sgt. Shane P. Santelli, a motor transport chief with

Sgt. Shane P. Santelli, a motor transport chief with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, adds the final additions to one of his paintings April 3, in the squadron’s headquarters building aboard Marine Corps... More

Busses pull up carrying more than 120 Marines and sailors

Busses pull up carrying more than 120 Marines and sailors

Busses pull up carrying more than 120 Marines and sailors from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 as families and friends await their arrival at the VMAQ-1 homecoming outside the squadron's hangar, A... More

Col. Andrew G. Shorter, the Marine Air Group 14 Commanding

Col. Andrew G. Shorter, the Marine Air Group 14 Commanding

Col. Andrew G. Shorter, the Marine Air Group 14 Commanding Officer addresses Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 at their headquarters aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Thursday, for the first time sinc... More

Sgt. Donald F. Marshall is the assistant data chief

Sgt. Donald F. Marshall is the assistant data chief

Sgt. Donald F. Marshall is the assistant data chief for Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, where he is in charge of all the data information in the squadron.

Families gather at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

Families gather at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

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

Aircraft rescue firefighters introduce themselves to

Aircraft rescue firefighters introduce themselves to

Aircraft rescue firefighters introduce themselves to Taylorsville Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training cadets after their arrival to the ARFF facilities, April 10.

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 prepare their

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 prepare their

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 prepare their Mission Oriented Protective Posture Gear outside the gas chamber aboard MCAS Cherry Point while getting their safety brief from CBRN specialists, April 11.

Marines take a look at the future in cutting-edge technology

Marines take a look at the future in cutting-edge technology

Marines take a look at the future in cutting-edge technology during the technology exposition April 12 aboard MCAS Cherry Point. The expo came to MCAS Cherry Point as part of their North Carolina series, which ... More

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine Transport Squadron 1, explains the mission of VMR-1 search and rescue crews to Craven County leaders during the Craven County Leadership Tour aboard Marine Co... More

Jared M. Sberal, an active duty Marine and member of

Jared M. Sberal, an active duty Marine and member of

Jared M. Sberal, an active duty Marine and member of the skeet club member, loads stacks of clay pigeons into a launcher during the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Skeet Club Spring Family Fun Shoot at th... More

The flag painting was vandalized in March of this year,

The flag painting was vandalized in March of this year,

The flag painting was vandalized in March of this year, and Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and members of the local community came together to restore the flag to its original state.

Fly by: Cpl. Joshua C. Barwick. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Cpl. Joshua C. Barwick. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. Joshua C. Barwick is a Powerline Harrier mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 542.

Cpl. Mark C. Gonzales is a data network specialist

Cpl. Mark C. Gonzales is a data network specialist

Cpl. Mark C. Gonzales is a data network specialist with Marine Air Control Squadron 2.

Explosive ordnance disposal Marines fill bags with

Explosive ordnance disposal Marines fill bags with

Explosive ordnance disposal Marines fill bags with diesel for an explosion demonstration April 17, at the EOD range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. EOD Marines plan to put on a big bang and i... More

Landyn Hart, 17-month-old, points at an aircraft inside

Landyn Hart, 17-month-old, points at an aircraft inside

Landyn Hart, 17-month-old, points at an aircraft inside the Marine Attack Squadron 223 hangar while waiting for his father to return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan during the VMA-223 advance party r... More

Lt. Col. Gregory T. Puntney, left, the outgoing commanding

Lt. Col. Gregory T. Puntney, left, the outgoing commanding

Lt. Col. Gregory T. Puntney, left, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Wing Communication Squadron 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Matthew E. Limbert, the incoming commanding officer, await the... More

Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 from

Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 from

Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conduct daily turnaround inspections on one of the squadron’s T/AV-8B Harriers, April 19, aboard Kentucky Air National... More

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer tests

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer tests

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer tests his flight suit on a parachute simulator April 20 aboard Kentucky Air National Guard Base, before his flight on a T/AV-8B Harrier during the Thunder Over Loui... More

H.J. MacDonald Middle School students listen to a Marine

H.J. MacDonald Middle School students listen to a Marine

H.J. MacDonald Middle School students listen to a Marine from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing talk about his job at the school media center in New Bern, N.C., April 20.

Center for Naval Aviation Training sergeant named volunteer of the year

Center for Naval Aviation Training sergeant named volunteer of the yea...

Sgt. Jesse T. Cody, course curriculum model manager with the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, is presented three awards by Lt. Col. Paul M. Melchior, commanding officer for CNATT, and Sgt. Maj. Wil... More

Lance Cpl. Jay R. Wright, a crew chief with Marine

Lance Cpl. Jay R. Wright, a crew chief with Marine

Lance Cpl. Jay R. Wright, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, sits inside a UH-1N Huey before taking off for a training exercise April 30.

Military children watch a live performance of Sesame

Military children watch a live performance of Sesame

Military children watch a live performance of Sesame Street here April 30.

Retired Lt. Gen. Philip D. Shutler speaks to the Marine

Retired Lt. Gen. Philip D. Shutler speaks to the Marine

Retired Lt. Gen. Philip D. Shutler speaks to the Marine officers at Miller's Landing May 3, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The Marines gathered around Shutler while he spoke about his time i... More

Navy Blue Angels fly past tower during practice for

Navy Blue Angels fly past tower during practice for

Navy Blue Angels fly past tower during practice for the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, May 3.

Bill Leff, an airshow performer, Aeroshell Acrobatic

Bill Leff, an airshow performer, Aeroshell Acrobatic

Bill Leff, an airshow performer, Aeroshell Acrobatic Team and Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, gave local media and Wounded Warriors a chance to 'co-pilot' aircraft at the... More

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and vintage F4U Corsair

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and vintage F4U Corsair

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and vintage F4U Corsair fly side by side over the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show.

Paul Ringheiser III, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps

Paul Ringheiser III, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps

Paul Ringheiser III, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show theme contest, his father Paul Ringheiser Jr., and Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion East based out of Camp Lejeune, N... More

The Black Daggers prepare to parachute over the 2012

The Black Daggers prepare to parachute over the 2012

The Black Daggers prepare to parachute over the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show, May 4. The Black Daggers are the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team.

Patrons of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

Patrons of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

Patrons of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point “Celebrate the Heritage” Air Show arrive at the MCAS Cherry Point flightline before the show begins, May 4. Roughly 165,000 people arrived at the air sh... More

Dozens of acts performed on the opening night of the

Dozens of acts performed on the opening night of the

Dozens of acts performed on the opening night of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 4, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surround... More

David Kroll, a country music artist, sings for people

David Kroll, a country music artist, sings for people

David Kroll, a country music artist, sings for people in attendance at the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, 'Celebrate the heritage', Air Show military appreciation concert at the MCAS Cherry Point f... More

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 5, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 ye... More

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 5, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 ye... More

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 5, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 ye... More

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the second day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 5, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 ye... More

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 6, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 yea... More

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 6, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 yea... More

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry

Thousands gather for the final day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 6, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 yea... More

The legendary Blue Angels perform on the final day

The legendary Blue Angels perform on the final day

The legendary Blue Angels perform on the final day of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 6, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which ran May 4-6, celebrated the heritage surrounding 1... More

Fly By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli A. Miranda

Fly By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli A. Miranda

Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli A. Miranda is a corpsman for Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.

Police vehicles from local agencies convoy to the Officer

Police vehicles from local agencies convoy to the Officer

Police vehicles from local agencies convoy to the Officer Down Memorial in Morehead City, N.C., May 15. May 15 is federally recognized as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week it falls in is Police Week. Mar... More

Marine pilot returns home for Fleet Week New York 2012

Marine pilot returns home for Fleet Week New York 2012

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

Elements of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation

Elements of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation

Elements of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation prior to a change of command ceremony at the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., May 24, 2012. Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis relinqui... More

Marines stand in formation on the flight line for the

Marines stand in formation on the flight line for the

Marines stand in formation on the flight line for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing change of command ceremony, May 24, 2012. Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis relinquished command of 2nd MAW to Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters duri... More

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback is an aviation life support technician with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Lineback's job involves building, main... More

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback is an aviation life support

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback is an aviation life support

Sgt. Nathan M. Lineback is an aviation life support technician with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Lineback's job involves building, main... More

Capt. Eric D. Albright, a Harrier pilot with Marine

Capt. Eric D. Albright, a Harrier pilot with Marine

Capt. Eric D. Albright, a Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 223, in front of an AV-8B Harrier at the squadron’s hangar June 13, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The squadron recently r... More

Marines and community members came together to celebrate

Marines and community members came together to celebrate

Marines and community members came together to celebrate Flag Day by burning unserviceable American flags near the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion headquarters building, June 14, at Marine Corps Air Stat... More

From devil dogs to chickens and hogs

From devil dogs to chickens and hogs

Mark and Billie Hooper were recognized for their generosity and commitment to community and were named the New Bern Service Family of the Quarter at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, June 14. Giving away supp... More

Fly By: Cpl. George M. Johnson. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly By: Cpl. George M. Johnson. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. George M. Johnson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, disassembles an M197 20 mm cannon located on the front of an AH-1W Super Cobra at a forward arming and r... More

Fly By: Lance Cpl. Taylor J. Milligan

Fly By: Lance Cpl. Taylor J. Milligan

Lance Cpl. Taylor J. Milligan, an air support operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 1, said he loves his job, and he is glad that to have the opportunity to lead other Marines as a squad leader.

Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance

Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance

Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion use their bodies to shield a simulated casualty from blowing dust and wind kicked up by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366's CH-53E Super Sta... More

2nd Lt. Carlo Salvarani, platoon commander for 3rd

2nd Lt. Carlo Salvarani, platoon commander for 3rd

2nd Lt. Carlo Salvarani, platoon commander for 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, guides one of the platoon’s M1A1 Main Battle Tanks to be refueled at a landing zone June 20, aboard Marine Corps Ba... More

Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Kuncio, a food service specialist

Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Kuncio, a food service specialist

Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Kuncio, a food service specialist at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., mess hall, adds a final touch to his pecan topped caramel marble cheesecake, June 21, for the Chef of the... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase Lancaster, a corpsman

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase Lancaster, a corpsman

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase Lancaster, a corpsman at the Naval Health Clinic aboard the air station (left), catches a rugby ball thrown by Sgt. Othello Dayse, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and H... More

Three brothers reunite in Afghanistan: Siblings from Army, Marines hadn’t seen one another in years

Three brothers reunite in Afghanistan: Siblings from Army, Marines had...

From left to right, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason M. Dexter, Gunnery Sgt. Eric M. Dexter, and Army Pfc. Richard M. Dexter reunite at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 27. The brothers had not seen one an... More

Cpl. Jordan Freking (right), a Marine Air-Ground Task

Cpl. Jordan Freking (right), a Marine Air-Ground Task

Cpl. Jordan Freking (right), a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planner with Marine Aircraft Group 14, receives the Cherry Point Athlete of the Year award from Col. Philip Zimmerman, commanding officer of Marine Co... More

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 aircraft

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 aircraft

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 aircraft sit in rows on the flight line at MCAS Cherry Point, July 6. The squadron takes care of their aircraft through preventative maintenance measures that save ... More

Station fuels awarded for outstanding performance

Station fuels awarded for outstanding performance

Station fuels Marines and civilians around the 2011 American Potrolium Institution Award, July 12, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The station's fuel department completed every task assigned ... More

Fly by: Sgt. Nathaniel Z. Duarosan

Fly by: Sgt. Nathaniel Z. Duarosan

Sgt. Nathaniel Z. Duarosan spends his days standing watch in the emergency operations center as the station’s mission assurance non-commissioned officer in charge. Should an emergency situation arise, Duarosan ... More

Cherry Point Marines, civilians rally, collect food for community food banks

Cherry Point Marines, civilians rally, collect food for community food...

Sgt. Nathaniel Z. Duarosan, right, a Feds Feed Families volunteer, hands food to Kerry L. Stratton, the local Feds Feed Families program manager, during a food delivery to the Havelock and Cherry Point Minister... More

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Howser and Sarah Ramsey enjoy kayaking

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Howser and Sarah Ramsey enjoy kayaking

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Howser and Sarah Ramsey enjoy kayaking in Bogue Sound during Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366’s family day at Camp Albemarle, N.C., July 14.

Fly by: Sgt. Adam G. Woods. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Sgt. Adam G. Woods. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

As an automotive organizational mechanic with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28, Sgt. Adam G. Woods inspects, maintains and repairs motor transport equipment.

Fly by: Cpl. Mattheau J. Ross. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Cpl. Mattheau J. Ross. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. Mattheau J. Ross is a low altitude air defense gunner 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Because of the nature of his job as an air defense gunner, Ro... More

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