191122-M-WM087-0082.JPG - Marines participate in the annual Marine Corps Birthday Run on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2019. The 3-mile run was held to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday and build unit cohesion. The run concluded with a motivational speech by Maj. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

191121-M-WM087-0143.JPG - U. S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Adam Kerrick, a Blue Angels pilot, receives a brief during the Blue Angels winter visit, Nov. 21, 2019, to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, in preparation for the 2020 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show. During the visit, the Blue Angels discussed plans for logistics and safety with Cherry Point officials. The 2020 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show will be held May 1-3, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

191109-M-MP228-0021.JPG - Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina escort a ceremonial cake during their 244th Marine Corps Birthday Ball held in New Bern, North Carolina, Nov. 9, 2019. Typical events at a Marine Corps birthday ball include watching the commandant’s birthday message, the reading of Gen. John A. Lejeune’s birthday message, a cake cutting ceremony and remarks from the ball’s guest of honor. This year’s guest of honor was Brig. Gen. Eric Austin, the deputy director of joint training for the Joint Staff J7. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

191107-M-HI521-0057.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, talks to North Carolina governor, Governor Roy Cooper, about future plans for the installation Nov. 12, 2019. This visit gave insight on the future projects of MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

191103-M-WM087-0007.JPG - Alan Steinhauer, the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, game warden, poses for a photograph on the air station, Nov. 3, 2019. As a conservation law enforcement officer, Steinhauer is responsible for maintaining the wildlife, giving hunting safety classes, responding and relocating wildlife, and enforcing all applicable conservation laws and regulations on the air station and outlying training ranges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

191105-M-KY087-1040.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and Sgt. Maj. Paul McElearney, sergeant major of MCAS Cherry Point, explain the meaning of the Marine Corps’ birthday ball traditional cake cutting ceremony during a Historic Uniform Pageant at Jones Senior High School in Trenton, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2019. This pageant featured Marines dressed in Marine Corps uniforms from the American Revolutionary War to Operation Desert Storm. This pageant is held annually by MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

191009-M-KY087-0759.JPG - In honor of the Marine Corps 244th Birthday, the station chow hall hosts a birthday lunch for service members, civilians, and their families at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2019. The luncheon offered steak, shrimp and birthday cake along with various other side dishes and desserts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)