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Command Members

AIR STATION

Portrait of Colonel Brendan C. Burks
Colonel Brendan C. Burks
Cherry Point Commanding Officer

Brendan Burks is a native of Alabama. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves in May 1992 and

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Richard I. Gough
Lieutenant Colonel Richard I. Gough
Cherry Point Executive Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Richard “Paris” Gough is a native of Virginia and lived in multiple locations as

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Portrait of Sergeant Major Jay D. Heitink
Sergeant Major Jay D. Heitink
Cherry Point Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major Jay D. Heitink is a native of Iowa. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 1997 and

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point