MCAS Cherry Point News

Sgt. Daniel Rhodes is a legal services specialist with the Cherry Point legal services support team. - Sgt. Daniel Rhodes is a legal services specialist with the Cherry Point legal services support team.

Fly By: Sgt. Daniel Rhodes

Sgt. Daniel Rhodes is a legal services specialist with the Cherry Point legal services support team.Job Title: Administrative SpecialistUnit: Headquarters and Headquarters SquadronAge: 24Hometown: Riverside Calif.,Date Joined: Aug. 15, 2006Rhodes’ mission is to file all wills and powers of attorney cases for Marines deploying, changing duty

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Lance Cpl. Anthony J. DiCola, a crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, hoists Cpl. Kyle A. Alessandro, a rescue swimmer in training, into an HH-46E Sea Knight, during search and rescue training May 10. - Lance Cpl. Anthony J. DiCola, a crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, hoists Cpl. Kyle A. Alessandro, a rescue swimmer in training, into an HH-46E Sea Knight, during search and rescue training May 10.

Rescue training embodies air, land, sea ethos

As they approach a dense forest, the search and rescue crew realizes they do not have enough room to land their aircraft. As dehydrated, exhausted children on the ground wave their arms at the crew to signal for help, the crew realizes they must rappel from the aircraft in order to save the children's lives.A scenario like this can happen during

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Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 Marines depart from the station theater aboard Cherry Point during the start of the unit’s quarterly motorcycle ride promoting rider safety March 22. - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 Marines depart from the station theater aboard Cherry Point during the start of the unit’s quarterly motorcycle ride promoting rider safety March 22.

Rider skills help save lives

As gas prices increase and temperatures rise, Marines are hitting the streets on their motorcycles. Steven Lawson, Cherry Point’s traffic safety specialist and motorcycle instructor, stresses the importance of motorcycle training and safety.“We’ve lost more Marines to motorcycle fatalities than we did in Iraq,” he said.Motorcycle riders across the

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An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 departs from the flightline during night systems instructor training Monday. - An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 departs from the flightline during night systems instructor training Monday.

Two target barges at BT-9 float in ruins in South Bay of Piney Island May 1. The bombing range helps pilots hone their skill in attacking various types of targets, including ships. - Two target barges at BT-9 float in ruins in South Bay of Piney Island May 1. The bombing range helps pilots hone their skill in attacking various types of targets, including ships.

Use it or lose it: Business booming at Cherry Point ranges

Use it or lose it. Marines practice their warfighting skills on a nearly daily basis with that basic tenet in mind. One way 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing pilots, and those of every military branch, keep their shooting and bombing skills sharp is on two bombing targets east of Cherry Point.The ranges, known as BT-9 and BT-11, fall under the

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A VMA-542 plane captain guides an AV-8B Harrier in for parking after completing a training mission the night of May 9. - A VMA-542 plane captain guides an AV-8B Harrier in for parking after completing a training mission the night of May 9.

Night crews burn the midnight oil

War is a 24-hour activity. Accordingly, Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 542 work around the clock to keep their aircraft up and running and their pilots trained.In garrison, all operations revolve around the flight schedule. It dictates who flies, when, in which aircraft and what training the pilots will perform. Maintenance departments make

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EOD Marines train to disarm from distance

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducted hands-on training with high-tech devices used to safely disarm or dispose of unexploded ordnance or roadside bombs at the EOD range May 16. EOD Marines began training with the MK 40 Mod 0 Unexploded Ordnance Standoff Disrupter. The MK 40 allows the Marines to

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Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, right, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, salutes the colors alongside Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters and other former commanding generals of the wing during a change of command ceremony at Cherry Point May 22. - Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, right, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, salutes the colors alongside Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters and other former commanding generals of the wing during a change of command ceremony at Cherry Point May 22.