MCAS Cherry Point News

Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Nelson, a search and rescue medical technician with Marine Transport Squadron 1, evaluates the condition of a dummy during an injured pilot training scenario as one of the squadron’s HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters awaits orders during a search and rescue exercise near Morehead City, N.C., Dec. 6. - Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Nelson, a search and rescue medical technician with Marine Transport Squadron 1, evaluates the condition of a dummy during an injured pilot training scenario as one of the squadron’s HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters awaits orders during a search and rescue exercise near Morehead City, N.C., Dec. 6.

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, leads a group of Marines on a 5K run aboard the air station during the Cherry Point 6th Annual Special Olympics event at the air station commissary Jan. 8. - Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, leads a group of Marines on a 5K run aboard the air station during the Cherry Point 6th Annual Special Olympics event at the air station commissary Jan. 8.

Patrons shop around at the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop Jan. 19. - Patrons shop around at the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop Jan. 19.

Lance Cpl. Bradley Bachman, left, and Cpl. Kenneth Storvick, both combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, smooth freshly-laid concrete outside the Marine Attack Squadron 223 hangar here Jan. 9. - Lance Cpl. Bradley Bachman, left, and Cpl. Kenneth Storvick, both combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, smooth freshly-laid concrete outside the Marine Attack Squadron 223 hangar here Jan. 9.

Linda Clifton, principal at Creekside Elementary School in New Bern, and Lt. Col. Alan Solter, the Marine Wing Heaquarters Squadron 2 commanding officer, sign the first Adopt-a-School Program partnership agreement between the squadron and the school Jan. 23 during a brief ceremony in the school’s library. - Linda Clifton, principal at Creekside Elementary School in New Bern, and Lt. Col. Alan Solter, the Marine Wing Heaquarters Squadron 2 commanding officer, sign the first Adopt-a-School Program partnership agreement between the squadron and the school Jan. 23 during a brief ceremony in the school’s library.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Christina Koch sits in an examing room aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point - Petty Officer 2nd Class Christina Koch sits in an examing room aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point