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Marines

MCAS Cherry Point News

Archive: 2011

Marine’s Christmas song offers tribute to family back home

While deployed to Iraq, Robert Allen wrote a song for his wife, Carla. He sent it to her on Christmas Eve.“She said she bawled her eyes out when she heard it,” said Allen, a native of Pawnee, Okla. “My wife can’t stand it at all when I leave, but she understands what I do. She understands being a Marine is not just my job, it’s my passion.”Allen

GI Bill changes ease ability to transfer

Recently, Headquarters Marine Corps changed how it would manage requests to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits from veterans to dependents.“It’s a much more efficient system than it was in the past,” said Ranza Thurman, the personal and professional development program manager. “The benefit will be to the service member and to the dependent

Looking back: Marine aviation vital to victory at Khe Sahn

Every Marine that passes through recruit training learns the Siege of Khe Sahn lasted 77 days. During that time, the 26th Marine Regiment, surrounded by two North Vietnamese Army divisions, was cut off from all land based resupply routes. In this historic battle, Marine aviation provided the supplies and air support vital to keeping the Marines on

Operational Pause: Safety lessons learned, shared

Kelly Narowski, a certified safety teacher, stressed the importance of safe driving habits during her presentation at the Cherry Point theater Nov. 17. Narowski became a paraplegic in her twenties as a result of drinking and driving, and not wearing a seatbelt. She spoke about personal examples and that of others of what can go wrong if people

Keepers of the peace: 2nd MAW Marines instill values of martial arts

From an outsider’s perspective the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program teaches Marines defensive moves to protect themselves in hand-to-hand combat, but the focus is more than just combating an attacker. There are many life lessons Marines learn while attending a martial arts course. “We’re supposed to be fighters.” said Staff Sgt. Timothy Hopkins, a

2nd MAW Band tunes up for Holiday concert

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band will hold its free annual Christmas concert at the Cherry Point Theater Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The band’s performance is open to residents of Cherry Point and the local community. The gates will open to the public at 5 p.m. for patrons with or without an air station decal. The air station will have special event signs

Marine brings infantry experience to aviation intelligence in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Quattlebaum reviews imagery taken by aircraft. The videos and information he compiles as an intelligence analyst help NATO International Security Assistance Force troops mitigate hazards and avoid surprises by enemy forces in southwestern Afghanistan. “I provide the eyes for the ground troops conducting operations,” said

Saluting America's veterans: Cherry Point Marines participate in parade honoring nation’s warriors

Marines and Sailors of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing showed their support for those who fought in our nation’s wars by participating in the 2011 Morehead City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 5.“This parade was hosted to help show our appreciation for the veterans of all the wars,” said John Thompson, a parade official.

The last of its kind: 2nd MAW receives KC-130J, completing its inventory

Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 traveled to the Lockheed-Martin production complex in Marietta, Ga. Nov. 2 to retrieve a fresh-off-the-assembly-line KC-130J Hercules to fill out the squadron’s arsenal. The new Hercules is the last that to be assigned here and is one of the final the Corps needs to complete its overall

VMAQ-4 returns home: ICAP III proves critical to fight in Afghanistan

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 Marines returned to MCAS Cherry Point from Afghanistan Nov. 16 bringing a close to the historic first Marine deployment of the EA-6B Increased Capability III aircraft.“We were the very first ICAP III Prowler squadron to go into Afghanistan,” said Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Bates II, VMAQ-4 sergeant major. “We

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