MCAS Cherry Point News

Cpl. Javade Smith and his family received the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance Military Family of the Quarter Award during a ceremony in New Bern, N.C., March 12, 2015 - Cpl. Javade Smith and his family received the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance Military Family of the Quarter Award during a ceremony in New Bern, N.C., March 12, 2015

Raymond Bane connects a Delsar Life Detector Listening Device to listen for survivors inside the rubble following a simulated vehicle borne IED explosion during the 2015 Crisis Response Drill at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 3, 2015. The annual exercise was designed to test Cherry Point’s emergency preparedness program and response procedures. Bane is a firefighter with Cherry Point’s Fire and Emergency Services Department. - Raymond Bane connects a Delsar Life Detector Listening Device to listen for survivors inside the rubble following a simulated vehicle borne IED explosion during the 2015 Crisis Response Drill at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 3, 2015. The annual exercise was designed to test Cherry Point’s emergency preparedness program and response procedures. Bane is a firefighter with Cherry Point’s Fire and Emergency Services Department.

Second Lt. Elias M. Cabrera, left, listens to medical advice from Navy Lt. Tayler B. Eldridge during a routine appointment at the Naval Health Clinic, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 23, 2014. NHCCP reorganized treatment systems recently to better provide for Marines, Sailors, military dependents and retirees who seek medical care at the facility. The new Medical Homeport streamlines appointment scheduling and healthcare services, and ensures individuals and family units receive the highest quality care available through a comprehensive appointment based system.Cabrera is an air traffic control officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a native of Orlando, Fla. Eldridge is a naval flight surgeon assigned to NHCCP and is a native of Santa Cruz, Calif. - Second Lt. Elias M. Cabrera, left, listens to medical advice from Navy Lt. Tayler B. Eldridge during a routine appointment at the Naval Health Clinic, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 23, 2014. NHCCP reorganized treatment systems recently to better provide for Marines, Sailors, military dependents and retirees who seek medical care at the facility. The new Medical Homeport streamlines appointment scheduling and healthcare services, and ensures individuals and family units receive the highest quality care available through a comprehensive appointment based system. Cabrera is an air traffic control officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a native of Orlando, Fla. Eldridge is a naval flight surgeon assigned to NHCCP and is a native of Santa Cruz, Calif.

Capt. Andrew R. Christ secures a safety harness during a pre-flight safety check in the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 223 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014.VMA-223 conducted the first East Coast Harrier squadron AIM-120A advanced medium-range air-to-air missile firing exercise off the coast of Oceana, Va., to help the squadron enhance its mission readiness.While the primary mission of VMA-223 is air-to-ground attack support for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from the sea or land, the squadron's AV-8B pilots train to engage airborne enemies beyond visual range with radar guided air-to-air missiles. Christ is a quality assurance officer and naval aviator with VMA-223. - Capt. Andrew R. Christ secures a safety harness during a pre-flight safety check in the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 223 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 7, 2014. VMA-223 conducted the first East Coast Harrier squadron AIM-120A advanced medium-range air-to-air missile firing exercise off the coast of Oceana, Va., to help the squadron enhance its mission readiness. While the primary mission of VMA-223 is air-to-ground attack support for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from the sea or land, the squadron's AV-8B pilots train to engage airborne enemies beyond visual range with radar guided air-to-air missiles. Christ is a quality assurance officer and naval aviator with VMA-223.

Chief Warrant Officer Frank G. McKain Jr. was a single sergeant stationed in Washington, D.C., when a bank error motivated him to seek help from the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. McKain is a personnel officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s Installation Personnel Administration Center and the H&HS fund drive leader during this year’s NMCRS annual active duty fund drive. - Chief Warrant Officer Frank G. McKain Jr. was a single sergeant stationed in Washington, D.C., when a bank error motivated him to seek help from the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. McKain is a personnel officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s Installation Personnel Administration Center and the H&HS fund drive leader during this year’s NMCRS annual active duty fund drive.

Sgt. Tino Garcia embraces his children Feb. 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point after returning from a six-month deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of a Unit Deployment Program rotation with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2. More than 200 Marines and Sailors with VMAQ-2 and Marine Air Logistics Squadron 14 returned from the deployment. Garcia is a power-line mechanic with VMAQ-2. - Sgt. Tino Garcia embraces his children Feb. 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point after returning from a six-month deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of a Unit Deployment Program rotation with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2. More than 200 Marines and Sailors with VMAQ-2 and Marine Air Logistics Squadron 14 returned from the deployment. Garcia is a power-line mechanic with VMAQ-2.