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A B-25J Mitchell bomber, owned by Disabled American

A B-25J Mitchell bomber, owned by Disabled American

A B-25J Mitchell bomber, owned by Disabled American Veterans flight team, warms-up aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., May 4, 2012. Paul Ringheiser III and his father Paul Jr., flew aboard the a... More

The former 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Building,

The former 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Building,

The former 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters Building, Building 80, is torn down after more than 60 years of service aboard Cherry Point, June 15. The building was built in the mid 1940s as a temporary home... More

Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to board a United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Marines are going to Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal, to relieve a Marine security force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Canal. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-03-07891)

Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force S... More

The Marines on the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing non-commissioned

The Marines on the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing non-commissioned

The Marines on the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing non-commissioned officers’ staff ride to Belleau Wood had the chance to stop in Paris and take photos of the Eiffel Tower while on their way to Belleau, France, to se... More

Former 2nd LAAD commander KIA. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Former 2nd LAAD commander KIA. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Lt. Col. Benjamin J. Palmer, former commanding officer of the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, died as a result of wounds received from enemy small-arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 12.

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

Service members and community members gather at the

Service members and community members gather at the

Service members and community members gather at the Hancock outdoor pool Aug. 25 to participate in the annual sprint triathlon aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. More than 200 participants compe... More

William M. Graves, left, and Brandon A. Monk, right,

William M. Graves, left, and Brandon A. Monk, right,

William M. Graves, left, and Brandon A. Monk, right, spar during practice in front of the Havelock Recreation Center May 5. During practice, the students hone not just their fighting skills, but their character... More

Lance Cpl. Steven T. Smiley throws Cpl. Donte L. Ravenell

Lance Cpl. Steven T. Smiley throws Cpl. Donte L. Ravenell

Lance Cpl. Steven T. Smiley throws Cpl. Donte L. Ravenell during their practice in the wrestling room aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 9. “I feel so alive when I am wrestling. It takes your top physic... More

Cherry Point prepares for destructive weather season

Cherry Point prepares for destructive weather season

Capt. Joshua J. Jones talks with Timothy P. Harvey during the destructive weather exercise’s final day, May 11. “This event ran extremely smooth,” said Jones. “We needed this to operate like a real life scenari... More

From left to right, 2nd Lts. Charles M. Felps, Brian

From left to right, 2nd Lts. Charles M. Felps, Brian

From left to right, 2nd Lts. Charles M. Felps, Brian C. Neri, James D. Glover and Kathryn M. Wichard review their notes and create a plan of action for calling in practice airstrikes against targets on a terrai... More

More than 30 Marines, sailors and civilians from Cherry

More than 30 Marines, sailors and civilians from Cherry

More than 30 Marines, sailors and civilians from Cherry Point run down U.S. Highway 70 on their way to New Bern carrying the torch that will start the Craven County Spring Games Competition for the Special Olym... More

Lt. Col. Joshua L. Luck and Lt. Col. Michael J. Perez

Lt. Col. Joshua L. Luck and Lt. Col. Michael J. Perez

Lt. Col. Joshua L. Luck and Lt. Col. Michael J. Perez remove the name plate off of the commanding officers AV-8B Harrier after the Marine Attack Squadron 542 change of command, May 13. This is a tradition of th... More

Maj. John C. Norton holds his daughter, Keegan, as

Maj. John C. Norton holds his daughter, Keegan, as

Maj. John C. Norton holds his daughter, Keegan, as he begins to hug his wife, Margo, and new daughter, Rowan, for the first time in six months after returning from Afghanistan during the Marine Unmanned Aerial ... More

Aviation elements return from 26th MEU

Aviation elements return from 26th MEU

Capt. Daniel M. Apodaca embraces his wife, McKenzie, on the flight line after returning from a deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit May 15. Apodoca is a KC-130J pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler T... More

VMA-231 Marines run Historic Half Marathon, raise money

VMA-231 Marines run Historic Half Marathon, raise money

(From left to right) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeffery B. Conger, Capt. Johnathan P. Stouffer, Capt. David C. Elert, Lt. Col. Joseph D. Williams, Mrs. Williams, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeffery A. Stapleton, Cpl. ... More

Fly By: Lance Cpl. Brandyn M. Mason

Fly By: Lance Cpl. Brandyn M. Mason

Lance Cpl. Brandyn M. Mason is an electronic countermeasures technician with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2.

Cpl. Michael S. Hall is a team leader with 2nd Low

Cpl. Michael S. Hall is a team leader with 2nd Low

Cpl. Michael S. Hall is a team leader with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.

A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine takes

A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine takes

A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine takes notes during a mission brief before their foot patrol of the dense vegetation surrounding Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. Marines of B... More

Fly by:  Cpl. Christinia L. Helms

Fly by: Cpl. Christinia L. Helms

Cpl. Christinia L. Helms is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the deployment section.

Eric R. Lambert hits his drive off of the 11th hole

Eric R. Lambert hits his drive off of the 11th hole

Eric R. Lambert hits his drive off of the 11th hole during the 14th Annual Sergeants Major Golf Tournament at the Sound of Freedom Golf Course May 20. “The tournament was sold out early,” said Sgt. Maj. Jerry L... More

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community honored Lt. Col. Benjamin J. Palmer during a memorial service at the air station chapel May 23. Palmer, the former commander of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense B... More

Heidi Newfield and her band rocks during the 2011 WRNS

Heidi Newfield and her band rocks during the 2011 WRNS

Heidi Newfield and her band rocks during the 2011 WRNS Military Appreciation Concert that featured her and Bill Gentry at the air station theater May 25. Newfield opened up the show with an acoustic-style show,... More

Loch relinquishes command of FRC East

Loch relinquishes command of FRC East

Col. L. Scott Loch passes on the command colors of Fleet Readiness Center East to Col. Mitchell A. Bauman during the change of command ceremony inside one of the FRC East hangars May 27.

The American flag flies over the graves of American

The American flag flies over the graves of American

The American flag flies over the graves of American service members at the New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern May 30. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for American veterans who gave their lives for thei... More

Earning a college degree while in the military can

Earning a college degree while in the military can

Earning a college degree while in the military can open new opportunities for Marines. With the aid of free tuition assistance and other resources, Marines can start working on their education while on active d... More

Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove is the flight line division

Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove is the flight line division

Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove is the flight line division chief for VMR-1.

Lance Cpl. Tristan L Morgan prepares a rescue litter

Lance Cpl. Tristan L Morgan prepares a rescue litter

Lance Cpl. Tristan L Morgan prepares a rescue litter to be lowered to the ground from a HH-46E Sea Knight rescue helicopter during the certification testing of a group of Marines and sailors from Marine Transpo... More

Col. Peter J. DeVine passes the sword of the sergeant

Col. Peter J. DeVine passes the sword of the sergeant

Col. Peter J. DeVine passes the sword of the sergeant major on to Sgt. Maj. Lisa K. Nilsson during a post and relief ceremony on the Marine Air Control Squadron 2 parade field June 3. “I am the enlisted advisor... More

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the

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

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the

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.

Cpl. Richard L. Smith, right, watches as a Marine throws

Cpl. Richard L. Smith, right, watches as a Marine throws

Cpl. Richard L. Smith, right, watches as a Marine throws a grenade out of a training pit during Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion’s grenade training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 8. Mo... More

Marines, sailors may experience delays with changing duty stations

Marines, sailors may experience delays with changing duty stations

Government contracted movement specialists pack furniture aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, June 6. The summer months are the peak of business for moving companies, causing backups in business and l... More

Maj. George P. Ramszy (left) and Lt. Col. Todd M. Caruso

Maj. George P. Ramszy (left) and Lt. Col. Todd M. Caruso

Maj. George P. Ramszy (left) and Lt. Col. Todd M. Caruso (right) begin getting into the first EA6B Prowler the Marine Corps used for its final flight leaving from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 J... More

Staff Sgt. Jerry M. Williams Jr., left, a trumpet player

Staff Sgt. Jerry M. Williams Jr., left, a trumpet player

Staff Sgt. Jerry M. Williams Jr., left, a trumpet player for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band, plays taps to honor those who’ve fallen for the flag, at the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band’s concert in Troy, N.Y.... More

Sgt. Jose P. Sanchez, a communications operator with

Sgt. Jose P. Sanchez, a communications operator with

Sgt. Jose P. Sanchez, a communications operator with Marine Wing Communication Squadron 28, hooks up a computer system needed for a field exercise June 13. Sanchez was recognized as the Marine Corps’ Enlisted A... More

More than 40 unserviceable U.S. flags are set to be

More than 40 unserviceable U.S. flags are set to be

More than 40 unserviceable U.S. flags are set to be put to rest during 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion’s flag disposal ceremony outside of Battery A, June 14.

Cpl. James H. Taggart Jr. is a warehouse clerk with

Cpl. James H. Taggart Jr. is a warehouse clerk with

Cpl. James H. Taggart Jr. is a warehouse clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

Richie relinquishes command of MACS-2 to Grossnickle

Richie relinquishes command of MACS-2 to Grossnickle

Lt. Col. Darry W. Grossnickle, center, receives the Marine Air Control Squadron 2 colors from Sgt. Maj. Alex M. Dobson, right, during the squadron’s change of command ceremony at the MACS-2 parade field June 16... More

Sgt. Maj. Anthony P. Banks of Marine Heavy Helicopter

Sgt. Maj. Anthony P. Banks of Marine Heavy Helicopter

Sgt. Maj. Anthony P. Banks of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 makes a double during his squadron’s Hammerhead Day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point when the squadron had a day off for fun and un... More

John Lynch, operations officer for Marine Corps Special

John Lynch, operations officer for Marine Corps Special

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

Fly By: Pfc. Jacob N. Kline. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly By: Pfc. Jacob N. Kline. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Pfc. Jacob N. Kline is an airframe mechanic with VMA-231.

Gunnery Sgt. Peter Jackson gives Lance Cpl. Adam Valentin,

Gunnery Sgt. Peter Jackson gives Lance Cpl. Adam Valentin,

Gunnery Sgt. Peter Jackson gives Lance Cpl. Adam Valentin, a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, a quick lesson in aesthetically preparing food before three judges grade his meal at t... More

Cpl. Kody D. Richard-Garrison, an avionics technician

Cpl. Kody D. Richard-Garrison, an avionics technician

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

Fly by: Cpl. Matthew L. Cheney. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly by: Cpl. Matthew L. Cheney. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. Matthew L. Cheney is a water support and quality control technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Hizer, 2nd Marine

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Hizer, 2nd Marine

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Hizer, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing combat camera officer, informs Tyonek Engineering and Agile Manufacturing corporation, AAR Mobility and U.S. Special Operations Command represent... More

Rosenbloom takes helm of MWSS-271

Rosenbloom takes helm of MWSS-271

Lt. Col. Paul A. Rosenbloom, left, salutes the national ensign during the pass and review, which marked the end of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271’s change of command ceremony outside the squadron’s engineer ... More

Cmdr. Carl Koch, the Headquarters and Headquarters

Cmdr. Carl Koch, the Headquarters and Headquarters

Cmdr. Carl Koch, the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron chaplain, tutors Sgt. Dustin Anders, the non-commissioned officer in charge of installation personnel administration center with H&HS, on the differen... More

Schaefer takes post at MWSS-271

Schaefer takes post at MWSS-271

Sgt. Maj. Brett C. Scheuer passes the unit enlisted sword to Lt. Col. Paul A. Rosenbloom during the Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 Relief and Appointment Ceremony at the squadron headquarters, July 7.

Lance Cpl. Kenneth S. Glutz throws the softball to

Lance Cpl. Kenneth S. Glutz throws the softball to

Lance Cpl. Kenneth S. Glutz throws the softball to first base during Motor Transport Company’s first softball game against the Air Operations Company at Marine Wing Support Squadron 274’s family day event at th... More

Col. Andrew Shorter, commanding officer with Marine

Col. Andrew Shorter, commanding officer with Marine

Col. Andrew Shorter, commanding officer with Marine Aircraft Group 14, congratulates and awards Gunnery Sgt. Matthew L. Rumfelt, quality assurance chief with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1, with ... More

A KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

A KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

A KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 aerial refuels an MV-22B Osprey on a long distance aerial refueling exercise July 12. Two C-130s with 252 teamed up with four more C-130s and several... More

Marine and sailors from Special Operations Training

Marine and sailors from Special Operations Training

Marine and sailors from Special Operations Training Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, dangle 100 feet below a CH-53E and roughly 300 feet off the ground during their Special Purpose Insertion and Extractio... More

Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Goss feeds his son Remington, 7

Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Goss feeds his son Remington, 7

Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Goss feeds his son Remington, 7 months, for the last time before he leaves for deployment with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 to the Horn of Africa July 17. The Marines will be providin... More

Fly By: Cpl. Daniel S. Thomas. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fly By: Cpl. Daniel S. Thomas. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Cpl. Daniel S. Thomas is a ground support equipment technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467.

John Fisher, a former customer service representative

John Fisher, a former customer service representative

John Fisher, a former customer service representative for Rolls-Royce, served as the expert on the Pegasus engine that powers the AV-8B Harrier. According to maintenance Marines he trained, Fisher is responsibl... More

Maj. Walter D. Reece attempts to release the locks

Maj. Walter D. Reece attempts to release the locks

Maj. Walter D. Reece attempts to release the locks on a window during the Aircraft Survival Training Course July 28. The ASTC aboard Cherry Point is one of the eight facilities in the United States used for wat... More

Lance Cpl. Joseph Sanchez, a reproduction specialist

Lance Cpl. Joseph Sanchez, a reproduction specialist

Lance Cpl. Joseph Sanchez, a reproduction specialist with 2nd MAW Combat Camera, practices a MCMAP hip throw on Lance Cpl. Nicholas Blackketter, an operations divisions training clerk with MWHS-2, during a MCMA... More

Cpl. Timothy A. Loper, a gunner for the 2nd Low Altitude

Cpl. Timothy A. Loper, a gunner for the 2nd Low Altitude

Cpl. Timothy A. Loper, a gunner for the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, demonstrates the operation of the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun to Navy Junior Officer Training Corps cadets.

Greg Olsen, a Carolina Panthers tight-end, works on

Greg Olsen, a Carolina Panthers tight-end, works on

Greg Olsen, a Carolina Panthers tight-end, works on catching quick passes during the fifth day of the 2011 Carolina Panthers Training Camp. Olsen and the rest of the Panthers practiced in front of a select few ... More

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis (left) presents a U.S. flag

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis (left) presents a U.S. flag

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis (left) presents a U.S. flag to Col. Mary Jo MacGregor during MacGregor’s retirement ceremony on the air station’s parade field, Aug. 4. MacGregor is retired after 25 years of service. Bet... More

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, mans the .50-caliber machine gun during an exercise with Second Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Expedit... More

Patrick Jolle entertains Marine and Navy patrons at

Patrick Jolle entertains Marine and Navy patrons at

Patrick Jolle entertains Marine and Navy patrons at Cunningham’s during his comedic act Aug. 4. As part of the Saints and Sinners comedy tour, Jolle has also gone to Kuwait and Iraq to entertain America’s troop... More

British Royal Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nathan J. Gray gets in

British Royal Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nathan J. Gray gets in

British Royal Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nathan J. Gray gets in his flight suit for the final time before heading out to make his final flight in an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 Aug. 5. After going ... More

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 Marines

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 Marines

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 Marines prepare to take off into the Slocum Creek during the squadron’s family day canoe race Aug. 5. A few hundred Marines, sailors and family members cheered on a... More

Sgt. Kyle R. Kuska receives the Purple Heart, Aug.

Sgt. Kyle R. Kuska receives the Purple Heart, Aug.

Sgt. Kyle R. Kuska receives the Purple Heart, Aug. 7 for wounds received in Afghanistan.

Families welcome home their loved ones who returned

Families welcome home their loved ones who returned

Families welcome home their loved ones who returned after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan during the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 return Aug. 8. More than 70 Marines with VMGR-252 and M... More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the Marine Corps speaks to Marines and sailors in the MCAS Cherry Point theater, Aug. 9. The visit marked the first time Amos has visited Cherry Point since his appointmen... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon S. Hill, an air traffic control

Lance Cpl. Brandon S. Hill, an air traffic control

Lance Cpl. Brandon S. Hill, an air traffic control navigation aids technician with Marine Air Control Squadron 2, hugs his wife Casey and 5-month-old daughter Mackenzie, before leaving with Marine Air Communica... More

Maj. Nathan A. Mentink stands at attention as he prepares

Maj. Nathan A. Mentink stands at attention as he prepares

Maj. Nathan A. Mentink stands at attention as he prepares to take the Combat Logistics Company 21 colors from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas A. Reconnu during the CLC-21 change of command ceremony Aug. 11. Reco... More

Lt. Col’s Todd M. Caruso and Adam M. Musoff salute

Lt. Col’s Todd M. Caruso and Adam M. Musoff salute

Lt. Col’s Todd M. Caruso and Adam M. Musoff salute the colors during the VMAQ-2 change of command ceremony aboard MCAS Cherry Point Aug. 12. Caruso relinquished command to Musoff after what he explains as, “a f... More

MALS-40 Marines return from Afghanistan

MALS-40 Marines return from Afghanistan

Cpl. Jeremy S. Allen hugs his wife Candace and his daughter Madeline at the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40 homecoming at the Marine Transport Squadron 1 hangar on MCAS Cherry Point Sunday, Aug. 14. 57 Ma... More

Donna M. Bagley, the school liaison officer for MCAS

Donna M. Bagley, the school liaison officer for MCAS

Donna M. Bagley, the school liaison officer for MCAS Cherry Point, sits down with a Marine to discuss the school history folder used by school liaisons during a meeting, Aug. 16.

Cpl. David P. Shearin is a percussionist with the 2nd

Cpl. David P. Shearin is a percussionist with the 2nd

Cpl. David P. Shearin is a percussionist with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band.

Shelby Beasley, a defensive specialist for the East

Shelby Beasley, a defensive specialist for the East

Shelby Beasley, a defensive specialist for the East Carolina University women’s volleyball team, bumps the ball to her teammate during the ECU Volleyball Social at Cunningham’s Extreme Outdoor Park Aug. 16. The... More

Cpl. Justin Armstrong, the chief instructor at the

Cpl. Justin Armstrong, the chief instructor at the

Cpl. Justin Armstrong, the chief instructor at the Cherry Point combat pool with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, acts as a victim waiting to be rescued in full combat gear during the advanced water surviva... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan R. Cape launches the

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan R. Cape launches the

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan R. Cape launches the ball toward home after getting the force out at first base during the 2011 East Coast Regional Softball Tournament Aug. 19. Cape and Petty Officer 3rd Class... More

Air crew Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron

Air crew Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron

Air crew Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 conduct a “hot reload” of Mk-76 training rockets on an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue as a part of the Tactical Air Control Pa... More

Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, commanding officer of Marine

Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, commanding officer of Marine

Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, dressed as Professor Serverus Snape from the Harry Potter movie series, teaches two “new Hogwarts students” how to duel dur... More

High winds and rain impacts areas around the headquarter

High winds and rain impacts areas around the headquarter

High winds and rain impacts areas around the headquarter building for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 27 at approximately 10 a.m. All movement around the base was suspended immediately upon th... More

Boats located at the Pelican Point Marina aboard Marine

Boats located at the Pelican Point Marina aboard Marine

Boats located at the Pelican Point Marina aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point reflect damage caused by Hurricane Irene, Aug. 17.

Cpl. Jacob B. Mol, a tool room manager for Marine Tactical

Cpl. Jacob B. Mol, a tool room manager for Marine Tactical

Cpl. Jacob B. Mol, a tool room manager for Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 cooks up a batch of burgers and hot dogs during their unit’s tailgate party at Grainger Stadium, Aug. 31, 2011. For a day... More

The Playboys quarterback Sam E. Rhodes (left) passes

The Playboys quarterback Sam E. Rhodes (left) passes

The Playboys quarterback Sam E. Rhodes (left) passes to Jamie L. Dorsey (right) inches over Rock Stars defender Cord M. Ybarra’s reach during the 2011 Intramural Flag Football Championship game at a softball co... More

Col. Phillip Zimmerman (right), commanding officer

Col. Phillip Zimmerman (right), commanding officer

Col. Phillip Zimmerman (right), commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Base, talks to retired Maj. Gen. Hugh Overholt, left, and retired Navy Cmdr. Champ Mitchell at a Cherry Point community appreciation recept... More

Marines stand in formation in preparation for a morning

Marines stand in formation in preparation for a morning

Marines stand in formation in preparation for a morning colors flag raising ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 2.

Lance Cpl Corey J. Garretson is a Hand-line operator

Lance Cpl Corey J. Garretson is a Hand-line operator

Lance Cpl Corey J. Garretson is a Hand-line operator with MCAS Cherry Point Aircraft Rescue Firefighting.

Squadron intelligence course graduate Lance Cpl. Jaime

Squadron intelligence course graduate Lance Cpl. Jaime

Squadron intelligence course graduate Lance Cpl. Jaime Novotney, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, receives her certificate from Maj. Michael Pretus, 2nd MAW assistant chief of staff, at the SIC graduation Sept. 2. The... More

Jordan Lane, the son of Maj. Leron Lane, pins the rank

Jordan Lane, the son of Maj. Leron Lane, pins the rank

Jordan Lane, the son of Maj. Leron Lane, pins the rank of major on his father’s collar during a promotion ceremony and luncheon held at Millers Landing on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 4. J... More

Cpl. Lindsey L. Goodwin
SSEC Clerk MWHS-2
26 years

Cpl. Lindsey L. Goodwin SSEC Clerk MWHS-2 26 years

Cpl. Lindsey L. Goodwin SSEC Clerk MWHS-2 26 years old Sept. 11, 2001 – 16 year old student. – 11th Grade Physics Class at Friendswood High School “It was scary. I lived right down the road from several chemica... More

Eight Cherry Point Marines and sailors were selected

Eight Cherry Point Marines and sailors were selected

Eight Cherry Point Marines and sailors were selected to compete with the men and women’s All-Marine softball teams against the other branches of the U.S. military during the 2011 Armed Forces Softball Champions... More

Jim Chittick, president of the New Bern Civic Theatre

Jim Chittick, president of the New Bern Civic Theatre

Jim Chittick, president of the New Bern Civic Theatre board of directors, preaches to the locals of New Bern why it is so important to commemorate the ones who were lost during the 9/11 tragedy at the civic the... More

Leathernecks from Marine Air Control Group 28 return

Leathernecks from Marine Air Control Group 28 return

Leathernecks from Marine Air Control Group 28 return to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, Friday. There are five squadrons and one battalion that make up... More

Marines, sailors and civilians paid tribute to the

Marines, sailors and civilians paid tribute to the

Marines, sailors and civilians paid tribute to the victims of Sept. 11 during a morning colors ceremony in front of the headquarters building at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Friday. The memorial... More

Golf carts line up to take the participants of the

Golf carts line up to take the participants of the

Golf carts line up to take the participants of the Commander’s Cup golf tournament at the Sound of Freedom golf course Sept. 10. The amateur tournament is a way for retired and active duty service members to bu... More

Cpl. Timothy W. Dockum, a mechanic and crew chief for

Cpl. Timothy W. Dockum, a mechanic and crew chief for

Cpl. Timothy W. Dockum, a mechanic and crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 holds on tight as the MV-22B Osprey maneuvers over the Belizean countryside, Sept. 10. Belize offers many training oppo... More

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 kicks up a dirt storm during a confined area landing at a dirt landing zone in Belize Saturday. In combat theaters, it is necessary to land at unimprove... More

Cherry Point Marines form the rifle squad for the 9/11

Cherry Point Marines form the rifle squad for the 9/11

Cherry Point Marines form the rifle squad for the 9/11 Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Havelock Fire Department Sept. 11. More than 100 people attended the ceremony and saw the artifact of the World Trade Ce... More

Carolina Lauer, a program assistant with Marine Corps

Carolina Lauer, a program assistant with Marine Corps

Carolina Lauer, a program assistant with Marine Corps Community Services Child Development Center, and students read along to the book “No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed,” in Lauer’s last toddler class before ... More

Cpl. Sean Litchfield, the chief Marine Corps Instructor

Cpl. Sean Litchfield, the chief Marine Corps Instructor

Cpl. Sean Litchfield, the chief Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival at the Cherry Point combat pool, gives the safety brief during the intermediate portion of the new water survival course that replaced t... More

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