MCAS Cherry Point News

Cpl. Benjamin Alvarez manages a list of active and upcoming missions during a Marine air command and control systems integrated site training exercise at Davis Airfield, south of Jacksonville, N.C., Feb. 9. Alvarez is an air support operator with Cherry Point’s Marine Air Support Squadron 1 - Cpl. Benjamin Alvarez manages a list of active and upcoming missions during a Marine air command and control systems integrated site training exercise at Davis Airfield, south of Jacksonville, N.C., Feb. 9. Alvarez is an air support operator with Cherry Point’s Marine Air Support Squadron 1

Marines perform squats with a weighted bar during a semper fit class at Cherry Point's Fitness Connection, Feb. 2. According to Vicky Lee, the fitness program coordinator for the semper fit program, this class in particular is geared toward preparing Marines for the combat fitness test, a yearly analysis of a devil dog’s ability to withstand the physical rigors of combat. - Marines perform squats with a weighted bar during a semper fit class at Cherry Point's Fitness Connection, Feb. 2. According to Vicky Lee, the fitness program coordinator for the semper fit program, this class in particular is geared toward preparing Marines for the combat fitness test, a yearly analysis of a devil dog’s ability to withstand the physical rigors of combat.

Pilots of a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 get a bird’s-eye view of earthquake-stricken Haiti prior to landing, Feb. 6. The Hercules’ crew transported Marines and much-needed relief supplies to the Caribbean nation. - Pilots of a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 get a bird’s-eye view of earthquake-stricken Haiti prior to landing, Feb. 6. The Hercules’ crew transported Marines and much-needed relief supplies to the Caribbean nation.

New Bern artist, Vicki Vitale-Farrow, painted Semper Fi, a bear who wears the Marine Corps dress blue uniform to honor all service members. The bear was unveiled in the main lobby of the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, N.C., Feb. 9. - New Bern artist, Vicki Vitale-Farrow, painted Semper Fi, a bear who wears the Marine Corps dress blue uniform to honor all service members. The bear was unveiled in the main lobby of the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, N.C., Feb. 9.

Turner G. Blount, one of the first African-Americans in the Marine Corps, holds his boot camp graduation photo. Blount was drafted into the Marines in 1943 where he served in three wars: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1969 as a master sergeant and went on to become a councilman for the city of Jacksonville, N.C. - Turner G. Blount, one of the first African-Americans in the Marine Corps, holds his boot camp graduation photo. Blount was drafted into the Marines in 1943 where he served in three wars: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1969 as a master sergeant and went on to become a councilman for the city of Jacksonville, N.C.

A plane captain with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, taxis the Harrier for Lt. Col. David Forrest, VMA-231's commanding officer and AV-8B Harrier pilot, following a flight here Dec. 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso) - A plane captain with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, taxis the Harrier for Lt. Col. David Forrest, VMA-231's commanding officer and AV-8B Harrier pilot, following a flight here Dec. 16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso)

Lt. Col. George Lambert, an electronic countermeasures officer with Marine Tactical Warfare Squadron 3, holds his son on the Cherry Point flight line after returning from a 7-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. VMAQ-3’s Prowlers were the last Marine aircraft to leave Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Lt. Col. George Lambert, an electronic countermeasures officer with Marine Tactical Warfare Squadron 3, holds his son on the Cherry Point flight line after returning from a 7-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. VMAQ-3’s Prowlers were the last Marine aircraft to leave Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The corner of Cherry Point’s 6th Avenue and C Street is the site of a roadwork project that has been delayed due to environmental issues, but should be done by middle to late March. - The corner of Cherry Point’s 6th Avenue and C Street is the site of a roadwork project that has been delayed due to environmental issues, but should be done by middle to late March.