MCAS Cherry Point News

Capt. Alexander M. Mellman, the operations officer for Marine Fixed Wing Attack Squadron 223, walks towards his Harrier during a training exercise at Cherry Point on November 28, 2012. Mellman is a weapons training officer who was involved with the training of four new WTOs. - Capt. Alexander M. Mellman, the operations officer for Marine Fixed Wing Attack Squadron 223, walks towards his Harrier during a training exercise at Cherry Point on November 28, 2012. Mellman is a weapons training officer who was involved with the training of four new WTOs.

Marines with VMA-223 earn qualification, become certified as weapons tactics officers

Four pilots with Marine Attack Squadron 223 are currently in the midst of an intense five- to seven-week course to become certified as weapons training officers.In order to become a weapons training officer, the pilots must give three lectures, similar to preflight briefs they will give in the future; they must conduct four flights in simulators,

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Nikolai, the 3-year-old son of Capt. Eddie Cardona of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, admires the gift Santa Claus gave him at the air station's annual Christmas tree lighting in front of the Marine Corps Exchange Nov. 30. - Nikolai, the 3-year-old son of Capt. Eddie Cardona of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, admires the gift Santa Claus gave him at the air station's annual Christmas tree lighting in front of the Marine Corps Exchange Nov. 30.

Cherry Point ushers in holiday season with tree lighting

Good tidings were plentiful at the annual Christmas tree lighting held in front of Cherry Point’s Marine Corps Exchange Nov. 30.The event featured Christmas carols, free refreshments, door prizes and even a visit by Santa. As the evening drew to a close, there was an outdoor showing of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”Lt. Col. Eric Weissberger, the

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Maj. Troy D. Callahan, the director of safety and standardization and a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, receives the Bronze Nov. 30 Star for his actions in Afghanistan. - Maj. Troy D. Callahan, the director of safety and standardization and a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, receives the Bronze Nov. 30 Star for his actions in Afghanistan.

Super Stallion pilot earns Bronze Star

Maj. Troy D. Callahan, the director of safety and standardization and a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, was awarded a Bronze Star during a ceremony at the squadron’s hangar Nov. 30.Callahan earned the award for his actions in Afghanistan, which included flying more than 250 combat flight hours and leading a

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‘A date which will live in infamy’ - War that followed infamous attack on Pearl Harbor defined Marine amphibious assault, Marine aviation

Friday marks the 71st anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II. An early morning surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, thrust America headfirst into an all-out war in the Pacific with the Empire of Japan. According to the National Archives, “On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,

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