MCAS Cherry Point News

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.

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform an inverted demonstration in 2007. The Blue Angels are scheduled to headline Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's air show, May 21-23. - The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform an inverted demonstration in 2007. The Blue Angels are scheduled to headline Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's air show, May 21-23.

Cpl. Gregorio Izquierdo is a KC-130J crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. - Cpl. Gregorio Izquierdo is a KC-130J crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252.

The Pedro team trains for medical evacuation situations at Atlantic field, Jan. 21. “The ground team must simulate what they will do to airlift a person to a safe zone or hospital without a body, due to rules against using a real person for the situation,” said Sgt. Phillip W. Cambron a search and rescue crew chief for VMR-1. - The Pedro team trains for medical evacuation situations at Atlantic field, Jan. 21. “The ground team must simulate what they will do to airlift a person to a safe zone or hospital without a body, due to rules against using a real person for the situation,” said Sgt. Phillip W. Cambron a search and rescue crew chief for VMR-1.

Mark Anderson, a physical science technician at Cherry Point’s water treatment plant, tests a water sample for iron. Technicians test the water hourly to make sure that it is in keeping with North Carolina’s Environmental Protection Agency regulations. - Mark Anderson, a physical science technician at Cherry Point’s water treatment plant, tests a water sample for iron. Technicians test the water hourly to make sure that it is in keeping with North Carolina’s Environmental Protection Agency regulations.