MCAS Cherry Point News

U.S. Army Sgt. George Hunziker, left, an Army infantryman with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and his sister Judy, a maintenance administration clerk with Marine Attack Squadron 513, trade covers at the boardwalk on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 1. The last time the two saw each other was on pre-deployment leave in Colorado Springs, Co., April 16. The two were to meet at Kandahar a month and a half later. “I’ve always joked that if I saw my brother here, that I didn’t care who was in front of me, I’d push them out of my way,” she said. “It was overwhelming, seeing a face I saw every day growing up, in a country a world away. It felt like a piece of home.” - U.S. Army Sgt. George Hunziker, left, an Army infantryman with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and his sister Judy, a maintenance administration clerk with Marine Attack Squadron 513, trade covers at the boardwalk on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 1. The last time the two saw each other was on pre-deployment leave in Colorado Springs, Co., April 16. The two were to meet at Kandahar a month and a half later. “I’ve always joked that if I saw my brother here, that I didn’t care who was in front of me, I’d push them out of my way,” she said. “It was overwhelming, seeing a face I saw every day growing up, in a country a world away. It felt like a piece of home.”

Col. L. Scott Loch passes on the command colors of Fleet Readiness Center East to Col. Mitchell A. Bauman during the change of command ceremony inside one of the FRC East hangars May 27. - Col. L. Scott Loch passes on the command colors of Fleet Readiness Center East to Col. Mitchell A. Bauman during the change of command ceremony inside one of the FRC East hangars May 27.

From left to right, 2nd Lts. Charles M. Felps, Brian C. Neri, James D. Glover and Kathryn M. Wichard review their notes and create a plan of action for calling in practice airstrikes against targets on a terrain model of a Camp Lejeune bombing range, behind the headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point May 12. The training helped them prepare for an upcoming exercise where they would call in for aircraft to practice airstrikes at Camp Lejeune. - From left to right, 2nd Lts. Charles M. Felps, Brian C. Neri, James D. Glover and Kathryn M. Wichard review their notes and create a plan of action for calling in practice airstrikes against targets on a terrain model of a Camp Lejeune bombing range, behind the headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point May 12. The training helped them prepare for an upcoming exercise where they would call in for aircraft to practice airstrikes at Camp Lejeune.

Corey L. Homa tags the runner Shane E. Santarsiero out at home during the 2011 Cherry Point Intramural Softball Championship Game May 18. Homa and the rest of the Avi Silverbacks celebrated a bottom of the seventh walk-off win to finish the game 11-10 against Can Do Easy. Homa is the catcher for the Avi Silverbacks; Santarsiero is the second baseman for Can Do Easy. - Corey L. Homa tags the runner Shane E. Santarsiero out at home during the 2011 Cherry Point Intramural Softball Championship Game May 18. Homa and the rest of the Avi Silverbacks celebrated a bottom of the seventh walk-off win to finish the game 11-10 against Can Do Easy. Homa is the catcher for the Avi Silverbacks; Santarsiero is the second baseman for Can Do Easy.

Bill Gentry sings a melody to the crowd during the 2011 WRNS Military Appreciation Concert that featured Heidi Newfield and him at the air station theater May 25. Newfield and Gentry rocked the free concert as they paid tribute to the Marines, Sailors and their families and the sacrifice they make every day. - Bill Gentry sings a melody to the crowd during the 2011 WRNS Military Appreciation Concert that featured Heidi Newfield and him at the air station theater May 25. Newfield and Gentry rocked the free concert as they paid tribute to the Marines, Sailors and their families and the sacrifice they make every day.

This marquee stands near the intersection of Slocum Road and Roosevelt Boulevard welcoming people aboard MCAS Cherry Point May 27. The marquees are one method the Joint Public Affairs uses to inform the public about emergencies, weather and flag conditions. The new marquees are more effective at sending messages to people aboard the air station and are more energy efficient at the same time. - This marquee stands near the intersection of Slocum Road and Roosevelt Boulevard welcoming people aboard MCAS Cherry Point May 27. The marquees are one method the Joint Public Affairs uses to inform the public about emergencies, weather and flag conditions. The new marquees are more effective at sending messages to people aboard the air station and are more energy efficient at the same time.

Cpl. Michael S. Hall taking part in one of many 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion training exercises. - Cpl. Michael S. Hall taking part in one of many 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion training exercises.

An F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 and an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 513 fly together after both completed aerial refueling in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. VMFA-122 flew with VMA-513 during the first three days of the latter’s combat operations to help familiarize the Harrier squadron with the area of operations they would be flying over for the next several months. - An F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 and an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 513 fly together after both completed aerial refueling in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. VMFA-122 flew with VMA-513 during the first three days of the latter’s combat operations to help familiarize the Harrier squadron with the area of operations they would be flying over for the next several months.

Navy Lieutenant James C. Ragain is the chaplain for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, currently deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. He has served as a Chaplain with 2nd Marine Aircraft since 2009 and is serving is first deployment in Afghanistan. - Navy Lieutenant James C. Ragain is the chaplain for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, currently deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. He has served as a Chaplain with 2nd Marine Aircraft since 2009 and is serving is first deployment in Afghanistan.