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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery B and Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are staged near an airfield awaiting a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during exercise Operation Panther Talon at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base allows the execution of expeditionary deployment operations to maintain and ensure mission readiness and strengthen joint service relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Facilitates Joint Army-Air Force Operation

7 Apr 2023 | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point lent its outlying fields and ranges to facilitate expeditionary deployment operations to ready Soldiers and Airmen during the joint exercise Operation Panther Talon, March 27-31, 2023. Operation Panther Talon enabled the services to practice critical mission-essential tasks while integrated with joint partners. 

MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Army and Air Force training areas allowed the execution of timely expeditionary deployment operations strengthening joint services relationships and enhancing the units’ mission ready capabilities. 


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