A settlement plate floats close to the shores of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020 - A settlement plate floats close to the shores of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. This device is used to gather data along the Neuse River for the Cherry Point Environmental Affairs Department, in partnership with Duke University, for the potential restoration of oysters in the area. Oysters are filter-feeders and can help improve water quality by filtering out contaminants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)

201117-M-KY087-1171.JPG - U.S. Marine and civilian police officers with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Provost Marshals Office (PMO) clear a room during an active shooter training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2020. This type of training enables Cherry Point’s PMO to be ready to respond to a wide variety of threats that may occur on the installation. MCAS Cherry Point facilitates a wide spectrum of training grounds, to include special air space and coastal areas, allowing for a multitude of training conditions useful for supporting almost any training scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

201105-M-CJ305-1031.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nubari Kogbara, left, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 21, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Anthony Romlogan, right, a distribution management specialist with CLC-21, brief Marines from the newly activated 2nd Landing Support Battalion about the functions of CLC-21’s Aerial Port of Embarkation/Debarkation (APOE/D) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2020. CLC-21 is responsible for intermediate supply support and intermediate motor transport and engineer ground equipment maintenance for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; operating the APOE/D under the guidance of II MEF; and providing personnel to the Fleet Assistance Program (FAP) in support of legal, postal, exchange, security (military police), personnel administration, freight and passenger transportation (TMO) and bulk fuel support for MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)