Marine Corps Commandant checks in on Cherry Point

By Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | April 19, 2012

(Left to Right) Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos catch up and discuss the status of the wing on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line April 18, 2012. Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett accompanied Amos on the trip, during which they discussed the future vision of the Corps with officers and senior enlisted.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (April 18, 2012) -- Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos visited Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point April 18 with Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett.

During the visit, the commandant discussed the state of the Corps, his vision for the future and provided guidance to more than 1,500 officers and senior enlisted at the station theater.

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, greeted Amos and Barrett outside the tower on the Cherry Point flight line.

Lt. Gen. John Paxton, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Gorry, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, were also on hand for the visit.