Senator of North Carolina breaks bread with MCAS Cherry Point Marines

By Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | June 3, 2016

Col. Chris Pappas III, left, shakes hands with Sen. Thom Tillis at the mess hall during a visit at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 1, 2016. Tillis visited the air station to address the needs and priorities of the base, and assess the Marine Corps’ presence in North Carolina. Tillis also toured Fleet Readiness Center East. Pappas is the commanding officer of MCAS Cherry Point, and Tillis is a North Carolina senator. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)