190924-M-WM087-0036.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tim King, an aviation mechanic assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, recives a plate of food from a volunteer with the City of Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee (MAC) during the fall Pig Pickin’ event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 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-CJ305-1029.JPG - A competitor tees off during the Commanders Cup golf tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sep. 15, 2019. Before the use of tees, golfers would often times tee off from a pile of sand. Tees didn’t become popular until the 1920’s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

190923-M-CJ305-1007.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Julian Alford, Marine Corps Installations East commanding general, discusses future construction plans to accommodate the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter while in the Air Traffic Control tower at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2019. The F-35B is the world's only short take-off and vertical landing stealth airplane. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff).

190919-M-KY087-1001.JPG - Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Commanding Officer Col. Mikel Huber performs a preflight check on a UC-35D jet at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina Sept. 19, 2019. The UC-35D is Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s only type of aircraft. Preflight checks help prevent any problems that could occur during flight. (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)

190708-M-WM087-0004.JPG - A warning sign at a fishing pier on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, warns patrons of the presence of alligators in the water. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)