MCAS Cherry Point News

More than 70 Marines from Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 stand in line to be issued their weapons for the squadron’s deployment to Djibouti, the Horn of Africa, Jan. 19. This is the squadron’s first deployment since its re-activation in September 2008. - More than 70 Marines from Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 stand in line to be issued their weapons for the squadron’s deployment to Djibouti, the Horn of Africa, Jan. 19. This is the squadron’s first deployment since its re-activation in September 2008.

Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, gives an informational presentation at the air station’s bachelor officers’ quarters to military spouses and their families. The townhall meeting was held to address the recent redeployment of the 22nd Marine Exepeditionary Unit to the spouses of the Marines and Sailors who are deploying or have already deployed. - Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, gives an informational presentation at the air station’s bachelor officers’ quarters to military spouses and their families. The townhall meeting was held to address the recent redeployment of the 22nd Marine Exepeditionary Unit to the spouses of the Marines and Sailors who are deploying or have already deployed.

Maj. Gen. R. T. Tryon, the former commanding general of Multi-National Force West, and Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler, the former deputy commanding general of MNF-West walk down the Cherry Point flight line with assistant 2nd Marine Division commander Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta after returning from Iraq, Jan. 25. Craparotta is pictured at center, in the woodland uniform; Tryon and Wissler are to his immediate left and right. - Maj. Gen. R. T. Tryon, the former commanding general of Multi-National Force West, and Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler, the former deputy commanding general of MNF-West walk down the Cherry Point flight line with assistant 2nd Marine Division commander Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta after returning from Iraq, Jan. 25. Craparotta is pictured at center, in the woodland uniform; Tryon and Wissler are to his immediate left and right.

Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Wells, a postal clerk with the air station’s post office, sifts through mail to hand to Cpl. Audrey B. Ledbetter, mail clerk with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2. The post office opened for military mail, Jan. 20 and will open for general purposes, Feb. 1. - Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Wells, a postal clerk with the air station’s post office, sifts through mail to hand to Cpl. Audrey B. Ledbetter, mail clerk with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2. The post office opened for military mail, Jan. 20 and will open for general purposes, Feb. 1.

Sgt. William W. Cambron, an HH-46E crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Transport Squadron 1, mans the air station's flight line. - Sgt. William W. Cambron, an HH-46E crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Transport Squadron 1, mans the air station's flight line.