MCAS Cherry Point News

The event, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, kicked off a series of holiday activities aimed at boosting morale and spreading holiday cheer among service members, civilian personnel, and their families. Highlights included a holiday selfie station, a Letters to Santa station, a Santa Claus meet-and-greet, and complimentary cookies and hot cocoa. - The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Christmas tree is lit outside the Marine Corps Exchange after the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2024. The event, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, kicked off a series of holiday activities aimed at boosting morale and spreading holiday cheer among service members, civilian personnel, and their families. Highlights included a holiday selfie station, a Letters to Santa station, a Santa Claus meet-and-greet, and complimentary cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes)

The holiday icon came bearing approximately 500 stockings full of gifts for junior Marines, which were intended to build comradery and boost morale during the holiday season. - Marine writes a Christmas letter home at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina on Dec. 18 2021 Marines and Sailors were invited to the MCAS Cherry Point Mess Hall for brunch and photographs with Mrs. Claus on Dec. 18, 2021. The holiday icon came bearing approximately 500 stockings full of gifts for junior Marines, which were intended to build comradery and boost morale during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T Bartok)

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Christmas tree shines bright after the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram) - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Christmas tree shines bright after the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

As you deck the halls this holiday season, make sure to be aware of the potential fire hazards. - As you deck the halls this holiday season, make sure to be aware of the potential fire hazards.

191216-M-MH051-1033.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Teresa Rigby, a legal services specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, takes boxes of baked goods back to her unit with other Marines during the annual cookie drop event at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 16, 2019. The cookie drop organized by Carteret County’s Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee, donates baked goods to the Marines and Sailors on duty at the air station. Elementary school students from Carteret County made unique Christmas cards in the boxes to wish the service members a happy holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

191207-M-CJ305-1016.JPG - Marine Corps Community Services Cherry Point hosted a breakfast with Santa Claus event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2019. The event featured a free, all you can eat breakfast buffet, a letters to Santa mailbox, free toys, an open bar for adults, and gave children the opportunity to tell Santa what they want for Christmas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

191206-M-ZE543-1033.JPG - Families lined the streets of Cherry Point to pickup their free Christmas tree during the 14th annual Trees for Troops event Dec. 6, 2019. The event is hosted by MCCS Cherry Point and is a symbol of brotherhood and appreciation for the community during the holiday season.

Children gather to meet Santa Claus during the annual 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band Christmas concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Audience members shared laughs and cheers with other members of the community while also getting the opportunity to donate to the Toys for Tots foundation. The 2nd MAW band has held the traditional concert at the air station as a way to bring both the military and local community together to unwind and share in the holiday spirit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released) - Children gather to meet Santa Claus during the annual 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band Christmas concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. Audience members shared laughs and cheers with other members of the community while also getting the opportunity to donate to the Toys for Tots foundation. The 2nd MAW band has held the traditional concert at the air station as a way to bring both the military and local community together to unwind and share in the holiday spirit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Benjamin Bartholomew leads the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band through a song at the concert Dec. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Bartholomew said the concert was the band’s largest performance for the local community, and they relished the opportunity to share in the holiday spirit with a community that has enjoyed a proud partnership with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing for more than 70 years. - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Benjamin Bartholomew leads the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band through a song at the concert Dec. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Bartholomew said the concert was the band’s largest performance for the local community, and they relished the opportunity to share in the holiday spirit with a community that has enjoyed a proud partnership with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing for more than 70 years.