MCAS Cherry Point News

Cpl. Michael D. Dyer and Pfc. Cody J. Mathias work on the refurbishment of an F-11 aircraft at Fleet Readiness Center-East Aug. 11. The aircraft was exhibited in the city of New Bern, N.C., for decades but had become corroded and was disgraced by vandals. Dyer and Mathias are aircraft intermediate level structures mechanics with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14. - Cpl. Michael D. Dyer and Pfc. Cody J. Mathias work on the refurbishment of an F-11 aircraft at Fleet Readiness Center-East Aug. 11. The aircraft was exhibited in the city of New Bern, N.C., for decades but had become corroded and was disgraced by vandals. Dyer and Mathias are aircraft intermediate level structures mechanics with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14.

A UH-1N helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 flies over the Marine Air Support Squadron 1 compound here Aug. 26. Through satellite technology, MASS-1 Marines can set up tactical data link networks between air, sea and ground assets from across all branches of the military. - A UH-1N helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 flies over the Marine Air Support Squadron 1 compound here Aug. 26. Through satellite technology, MASS-1 Marines can set up tactical data link networks between air, sea and ground assets from across all branches of the military.

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Pfc. Weston R. Britt and and Lance Cpl. Alex K. Arnston monitor communications activity during Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28’s field exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, N.C., Aug. 24. Britt is a lightweight multiband satellite terminal operator and Arnston is a ground mobile forces operator for MWCS-28. - Pfc. Weston R. Britt and and Lance Cpl. Alex K. Arnston monitor communications activity during Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28’s field exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, N.C., Aug. 24. Britt is a lightweight multiband satellite terminal operator and Arnston is a ground mobile forces operator for MWCS-28.

::r::::n::Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, a Harrier pilot by trade, has flown every aircraft in the Marine Corps arsenal. ::r::::n::“I’ll fly with all the units here,” Davis said. “My big thing when I fly is I’m going to get into the hangars and go see the Marines.”::r::::n:: - ::r::::n::Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, a Harrier pilot by trade, has flown every aircraft in the Marine Corps arsenal. ::r::::n::“I’ll fly with all the units here,” Davis said. “My big thing when I fly is I’m going to get into the hangars and go see the Marines.”::r::::n::

Capt. Trevor J. Felter, AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 223, hugs his son and daughter, Aug. 10. VMA-223 was deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit for seven months. ::r::::n::“Every moment of this is wonderful,” said Felters wife Jessica of her husband’s return.::r::::n:: - Capt. Trevor J. Felter, AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 223, hugs his son and daughter, Aug. 10. VMA-223 was deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit for seven months. ::r::::n::“Every moment of this is wonderful,” said Felters wife Jessica of her husband’s return.::r::::n::

Sgt. Elizabeth A. Plaia and Lance Cpl. Brian C. Knowles, individual material readiness list asset managers with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3, inventory a wire repair kit at VMAQ-3’s hangar Aug. 5. Plaia was recently announced as the 2010 winner of the Sgt. Maj. Bertha L. Peters award, an award to recognize an enlisted female Marine’s significant contribution to increased combat readiness in her organization. - Sgt. Elizabeth A. Plaia and Lance Cpl. Brian C. Knowles, individual material readiness list asset managers with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3, inventory a wire repair kit at VMAQ-3’s hangar Aug. 5. Plaia was recently announced as the 2010 winner of the Sgt. Maj. Bertha L. Peters award, an award to recognize an enlisted female Marine’s significant contribution to increased combat readiness in her organization.

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:: - 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::

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Larry Earl, the motorcycle club president for Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, leads a pack of motorcyclists around the motorcycle safety course aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue after a MWSS-271 motorcycle ride Aug. 12. The riders left MCALF Bogue around 8 a.m. and returned around 4 p.m. - Chief Warrant Officer 2 Larry Earl, the motorcycle club president for Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, leads a pack of motorcyclists around the motorcycle safety course aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue after a MWSS-271 motorcycle ride Aug. 12. The riders left MCALF Bogue around 8 a.m. and returned around 4 p.m.

Bob Dubois, a rider coach for the Marine Corps Motorcycle Safety Program, gives advice to Cpl. Caitlin N. Liberson, a line mechanic out of New River’s Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, at the Advanced Rider Track Day at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Aug. 14. - Bob Dubois, a rider coach for the Marine Corps Motorcycle Safety Program, gives advice to Cpl. Caitlin N. Liberson, a line mechanic out of New River’s Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, at the Advanced Rider Track Day at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Aug. 14.