Sgt. Maj. Thomas E. Sherwood and an aircraft rescue firefighter attack the exterior fire that has erupted outside of the mobile aircraft fire training device during a training exercise Aug. 10. ::r::::n::“This training gives me a deeper respect for the ARFF Marines and what they do for the air station,” said Sherwood, the squadron sergeant major for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.::r::::n::

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom

Sergeant major extinguishes flames

18 Aug 2010 | Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- Sgt. Maj. Thomas E. Sherwood and an aircraft rescue firefighter attack the exterior fire that has erupted outside of the mobile aircraft fire training device during a training exercise Aug. 10.

“This training gives me a deeper respect for the ARFF Marines and what they do for the air station,” said Sherwood, the squadron sergeant major for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.