MCAS Cherry Point News

Aerial Port of Embarkation Marines push a storage unit onto an Air Force Lockheed C-130J “Super” Hercules aboard Cherry Point. “Almost every East Coast Marine who deploys goes through the APOE,” said Sgt. Darrell P. Cohn, the operations chief with Aerial Port Operations Group. - Aerial Port of Embarkation Marines push a storage unit onto an Air Force Lockheed C-130J “Super” Hercules aboard Cherry Point. “Almost every East Coast Marine who deploys goes through the APOE,” said Sgt. Darrell P. Cohn, the operations chief with Aerial Port Operations Group.

Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham floats in a Curtiss hydroaeroplane in 1914. Cunningham was Naval Aviator No. 5 and as the first Marine aviator, is considered the father of Marine Aviation. - Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham floats in a Curtiss hydroaeroplane in 1914. Cunningham was Naval Aviator No. 5 and as the first Marine aviator, is considered the father of Marine Aviation.

Lt. Col. Ryan G. Goulette, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, bids farewell to Sgt. Maj. William S. Harvey at Miller’s Landing during a ceremony in which Harvey relinquished his position as squadron sergeant major Feb. 17. Harvey believes that the position of sergeant major sets the commanding officer up to maximize his ability to command. - Lt. Col. Ryan G. Goulette, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, bids farewell to Sgt. Maj. William S. Harvey at Miller’s Landing during a ceremony in which Harvey relinquished his position as squadron sergeant major Feb. 17. Harvey believes that the position of sergeant major sets the commanding officer up to maximize his ability to command.

Cpl. Cameron S. Neivert, left, a gunner with Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, assists fellow gunner, Cpl. Michael J. Covey, in sighting down range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Feb. 16. The Battery B, 2nd LAAD, Marines engaged targets at nearly 600 yards from turrets atop humvees, tripods on the ground and from the standard prone position. - Cpl. Cameron S. Neivert, left, a gunner with Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, assists fellow gunner, Cpl. Michael J. Covey, in sighting down range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Feb. 16. The Battery B, 2nd LAAD, Marines engaged targets at nearly 600 yards from turrets atop humvees, tripods on the ground and from the standard prone position.

Staff Sgt. Johnathon M. Waytas, aviation ordnance instructor with the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Marine Unit Cherry Point, and his family pose in their Jeep Commander at his home Feb. 15. Seven days earlier, Waytas delivered his newborn daughter, Krisily, in the Jeep. “I’m really proud of my wife and admire the way she dealt with whole process,” said Waytas. - Staff Sgt. Johnathon M. Waytas, aviation ordnance instructor with the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Marine Unit Cherry Point, and his family pose in their Jeep Commander at his home Feb. 15. Seven days earlier, Waytas delivered his newborn daughter, Krisily, in the Jeep. “I’m really proud of my wife and admire the way she dealt with whole process,” said Waytas.

2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Marines demonstrate proper room clearing techniques for the Marines of Battery B, 2nd LAAD Battalion in the Military Operations on Urban Terrain town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 23. - 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Marines demonstrate proper room clearing techniques for the Marines of Battery B, 2nd LAAD Battalion in the Military Operations on Urban Terrain town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 23.

Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Charles Miller, Red Cross volunteer at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, stands in the clinic’s optometry section at the Feb. 1. Miller, who is affectionately known as ‘Chuck’ at the clinic, has volunteered there for almost nine years. - Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Charles Miller, Red Cross volunteer at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, stands in the clinic’s optometry section at the Feb. 1. Miller, who is affectionately known as ‘Chuck’ at the clinic, has volunteered there for almost nine years.

From left to right, Pfc. Jeffrey A. Lawrence, now a corporal, and his father, Maj. Roy E. Lawrence, now a lieutenant colonel, pose for a picture at Roy’s parent’s home in Woodburn, Ky., after Jeffrey’s graduation from boot camp in 2007. Both Marines are currently serving their duties aboard MCAS Cherry Point. - From left to right, Pfc. Jeffrey A. Lawrence, now a corporal, and his father, Maj. Roy E. Lawrence, now a lieutenant colonel, pose for a picture at Roy’s parent’s home in Woodburn, Ky., after Jeffrey’s graduation from boot camp in 2007. Both Marines are currently serving their duties aboard MCAS Cherry Point.

Maintenance Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct preflight inspections on an EA-6B Prowler at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 8. The maintenance Marines have surpassed more than 7,460 direct maintenance man-hours while in Afghanistan. - Maintenance Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct preflight inspections on an EA-6B Prowler at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 8. The maintenance Marines have surpassed more than 7,460 direct maintenance man-hours while in Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Caleb M. Morris, crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, scans the Eastern Carolina sky from a UH-1N Huey during a flight Feb. 3. “I have a six-foot-wide door that allows me to look out on the world like most people won’t ever get to see – It’s pretty cool,” said Morris. - Lance Cpl. Caleb M. Morris, crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, scans the Eastern Carolina sky from a UH-1N Huey during a flight Feb. 3. “I have a six-foot-wide door that allows me to look out on the world like most people won’t ever get to see – It’s pretty cool,” said Morris.