MCAS Cherry Point News

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.

Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 bulk fuels specialists Sgt. Eric W. Reid and Cpl. James O. Turner, keep watch over a fuel meter to ensure aircraft are being fueled properly. The two Marines, along with other Marines from MWSS-27,1 participated in a forward arming and refueling point training exercise at Landing Zone Bluebird, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 27. - Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 bulk fuels specialists Sgt. Eric W. Reid and Cpl. James O. Turner, keep watch over a fuel meter to ensure aircraft are being fueled properly. The two Marines, along with other Marines from MWSS-27,1 participated in a forward arming and refueling point training exercise at Landing Zone Bluebird, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 27.

Pfc. Zachary Schlueter, a direct air support center network operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 1, donates blood at the Camp Lejeune Blood Donor Center, Jan. 29. The Camp Lejeune Blood Donor Center visited Cherry Point through its host, MASS-1. - Pfc. Zachary Schlueter, a direct air support center network operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 1, donates blood at the Camp Lejeune Blood Donor Center, Jan. 29. The Camp Lejeune Blood Donor Center visited Cherry Point through its host, MASS-1.

Landing support specialists from Camp Lejeune’s 2nd. Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 attempt to connect an 8,000-pound weight to the bottom of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during external lifting exercises aboard Camp Lejeune, Jan. 28. Aboard the helicopter was a crew from Cherry Point’s Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366. - Landing support specialists from Camp Lejeune’s 2nd. Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 attempt to connect an 8,000-pound weight to the bottom of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during external lifting exercises aboard Camp Lejeune, Jan. 28. Aboard the helicopter was a crew from Cherry Point’s Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.

Fred Schimmel, a wastewater treatment plant operator at the wastewater treatment plant aboard Cherry Point, studies bacteriological cultures using a microscope, Jan. 22. Certain bacterium are used in the treatment wastewater process at the plant. - Fred Schimmel, a wastewater treatment plant operator at the wastewater treatment plant aboard Cherry Point, studies bacteriological cultures using a microscope, Jan. 22. Certain bacterium are used in the treatment wastewater process at the plant.

Staff Sgt. Luis A. Lorenzo, an airframes mechanic technician with Marine Attack Squadron 542, inspects the underside of an AV-8B Harrier in the squadron’s hangar. Lorenzo said he and other Marines with his military occupational specialty conduct the final inspection before an aircraft is cleared to fly a mission. - Staff Sgt. Luis A. Lorenzo, an airframes mechanic technician with Marine Attack Squadron 542, inspects the underside of an AV-8B Harrier in the squadron’s hangar. Lorenzo said he and other Marines with his military occupational specialty conduct the final inspection before an aircraft is cleared to fly a mission.

Officers and staff noncommissioned officers greet Marines returning from a three-month deployment to Iraq on the Cherry Point flight line, Feb. 2. - Officers and staff noncommissioned officers greet Marines returning from a three-month deployment to Iraq on the Cherry Point flight line, Feb. 2.