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MCAS Cherry Point News

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Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, right, commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, presents Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, left, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, with tokens of appreciation for nearly two years of leadership at a picnic aboard MCAS Cherry Point, May 8. - Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, right, commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, presents Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, left, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, with tokens of appreciation for nearly two years of leadership at a picnic aboard MCAS Cherry Point, May 8.

Davis says farewell to his Marines

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 unofficially marked the end of Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis' two-year tour as commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing with a barbecue in his honor aboard Cherry Point, N.C., May 8.Davis is scheduled to relinquish command to Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, May 24, and transition to U.S. Cyber Command as the

Looking back: Different missions set standard for MAGTF use

Interventions in Panama and Grenada during the 1980s highlighted the conditions when Marine Air-Ground Task Forces should be used and when other methods are preferred. Though they had nearly identical objectives, one solution was not fit for both.Urgent Fury took place in Grenada in 1983, and Just Cause occurred in Panama in 1989. Both were

Senate seeks officer’s assistance

The United States Marine Corps plans to nominate eight officers to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs to participate in The United States Senate Youth Program’s upcoming event in March 2012. The program is in search of 17 officers from all branches of the military to serve as military mentors to high school students participating

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point