Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Nelson, a search and rescue medical technician with Marine Transport Squadron 1, evaluates the condition of a dummy during an injured pilot training scenario as one of the squadron’s HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters awaits orders during a search and rescue exercise near Morehead City, N.C., Dec. 6. - Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Nelson, a search and rescue medical technician with Marine Transport Squadron 1, evaluates the condition of a dummy during an injured pilot training scenario as one of the squadron’s HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters awaits orders during a search and rescue exercise near Morehead City, N.C., Dec. 6.
Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, greets North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue and Governor-elect Pat Mc Crory as they step on the air station flight line Friday. Cherry Point was one stop of many the governor and governor-elect made as an effort to foster relationships between local military and government officials. - Col. Philip J. Zimmerman, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, greets North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue and Governor-elect Pat Mc Crory as they step on the air station flight line Friday. Cherry Point was one stop of many the governor and governor-elect made as an effort to foster relationships between local military and government officials.
Cpl. Rashad Ellis, a CH-53E mechanic and aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366. - Cpl. Rashad Ellis, a CH-53E mechanic and aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.
Tourist visit the Vietnam Memorial to pay their respects to the those killed or missing in action from the war in Washington D.C. Nov. 10. More than 58,200 names are carved into the wall. - Tourist visit the Vietnam Memorial to pay their respects to the those killed or missing in action from the war in Washington D.C. Nov. 10. More than 58,200 names are carved into the wall.
Sailors with Naval Riverine Squadron 2 visiting Cherry Point, race down a nearby waterway, Dec. 12. - Sailors with Naval Riverine Squadron 2 visiting Cherry Point, race down a nearby waterway, Dec. 12.
Lance Cpl. Ryan Kuncio, a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, pours chicken into a dish he prepared at the Cherry Point mess hall Dec. 17. “Every day is making sure the mission gets done, making sure Marines get fed,” said Sgt. Aaron Sansaricq, a food service specialist with MWSS-271. - Lance Cpl. Ryan Kuncio, a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, pours chicken into a dish he prepared at the Cherry Point mess hall Dec. 17. “Every day is making sure the mission gets done, making sure Marines get fed,” said Sgt. Aaron Sansaricq, a food service specialist with MWSS-271.
A flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., as the National Wright Brothers Memorial looms in the background on the 109th anniversary of the first powered flight, Dec. 17 at Kitty Hawk, N.C. On that date 109 years ago, aviation became a reality when Orville Wright flew in a machine heavier than air for 12 seconds. - A flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., as the National Wright Brothers Memorial looms in the background on the 109th anniversary of the first powered flight, Dec. 17 at Kitty Hawk, N.C. On that date 109 years ago, aviation became a reality when Orville Wright flew in a machine heavier than air for 12 seconds.