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Marines

MCAS Cherry Point News

Tag: attack

Schnelle assumes command of VMA-542, Perez bids farewell

Lt. Col. Michael J. Perez relinquished command of Marine Attack Squadron 542 to Lt. Col. Jay Schnelle during a change of command ceremony aboard the air station Friday.Perez will serve on the Marine Aircraft Group 14 staff until his summer departure to attend the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. “Though I will miss it dearly, I know it is for the

Harrier pilot recognized for ‘challenging conventional wisdom’

Lt. Col. Mark Elfers, executive officer of Marine Attack Squadron 223, received the 2nd place 2012 Maj. Gen. Harold W. Chase Essay Contest Award from the Marine Corps Gazette Dec. 10 at Cherry Point.Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, presented the award to Elfers.. The essay, “Don’t Accomplish Your Plan;

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point