MCAS Cherry Point News

190924-M-WM087-0044.JPG - Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and volunteers with the City of Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee (MAC) pose for a group photograph during the fall Pig Pickin’ event at the air station, Sept. 24, 2019. The event was hosted by the Havelock MAC and included free food and drinks, and allowed service members and their families a chance to get together and relax. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

190915-M-CJ305-1595.JPG - A competitor tees off during the Commanders Cup golf tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sep. 15, 2019. The acronym “g.o.l.f.” meaning “Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden” is a joke derived from the mid-19th century when there were many no-women-allowed golf clubs. The Commanders Cup golf tournament has been hosted annually at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point for the past 31 years, and is one of the oldest golfing tournaments in the area (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

190923-M-CJ305-1125.JPG - Mike Largent, CEO of Marine Corps Community Services Cherry Point, discusses installation damage and funding with Maj. Gen. Julian Alford, Marine Corps Installations East commanding general, and Col. Mikel Huber, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point commanding officer, during a visit to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2019. Massive construction is in progress at MCAS Cherry Point to repair damages from Hurricanes Florence and Dorian, and to ready the installation for fielding the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff).

190919-M-KY087-1004.JPG - Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Commanding Officer Col. Mikel Huber steps down out of the cabin of a UC-35D jet during the preflight check phase of a sortie at MCAS Cherry Point, Sept. 19, 2019. The UC-35D is Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s only aircraft. This flight was to help Huber build proficiency in flying the UC-35D after flying the AV-8B Harrier for the majority of his career. Huber was designated a naval aviator in March 1996. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

190916-M-MO237-1001.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elbo Lokebol, an administrative specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, poses for a photo with his siblings at Hilo, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2019. Lokebol, a citizen of the Marshall Islands, is currently waiting to gain his U.S. citizenship at a ceremony later this year. Lokebol joined the Marines at 18 after high school. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

190615-M-WM087-0013.JPG - An alligator swims in a pond on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 15, 2019. MCAS Cherry Point is home to a plethora of different animals, some that can kill you in incredibly painful ways like deer, alligators, tiger sharks, multiple types of venomous snakes and, while rare, bears; and others who can cause you serious harm like spiders, wild turkeys, hawks, foxes and jellyfish. Areas with high amounts of wildlife on base are dense wooded areas, wet marshy areas and near bodies of water such as the ponds and creeks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)