MCAS Cherry Point News

Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point sergeant major, thanks Johnnie Thompkins Jr. for his military service after a ceremony celebrating the legacy of the Montford Point Marines Friday. - Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point sergeant major, thanks Johnnie Thompkins Jr. for his military service after a ceremony celebrating the legacy of the Montford Point Marines Friday.

Lance Cpl. Dakota Fields, a flight engine technician with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203. - Lance Cpl. Dakota Fields, a flight engine technician with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.

Sgt. Maj. Timothy King, Marine Air Control Group 28, leads Corporals Course Class 13-1 in a motivational run Jan. 31. “The best part about this class is these instructors, who are guiding the future of our Marine Corps,” said King. The group’s Corporals Course has been operating for more than a year and conducts one class each quarter. - Sgt. Maj. Timothy King, Marine Air Control Group 28, leads Corporals Course Class 13-1 in a motivational run Jan. 31. “The best part about this class is these instructors, who are guiding the future of our Marine Corps,” said King. The group’s Corporals Course has been operating for more than a year and conducts one class each quarter.

Cpl. Corey Oncken, a gunner with 2nd LAAD, watches as a Stinger missile simulator is loaded for him to fire during the battalion team and section leaders course Feb. 8. Oncken was one of several Marines to fire the Stinger dummy round as a final test before graduating the course. - Cpl. Corey Oncken, a gunner with 2nd LAAD, watches as a Stinger missile simulator is loaded for him to fire during the battalion team and section leaders course Feb. 8. Oncken was one of several Marines to fire the Stinger dummy round as a final test before graduating the course.

Staff Sgt. Terri L. Kopetzki, a clarinet instrumentalist with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, spent several months wearing a revised version of the female dress cover, as well as the current male dress cover, as part of an initiative to change the female covers started more than 11 years ago by General James T. Conway, the 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps. - Staff Sgt. Terri L. Kopetzki, a clarinet instrumentalist with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, spent several months wearing a revised version of the female dress cover, as well as the current male dress cover, as part of an initiative to change the female covers started more than 11 years ago by General James T. Conway, the 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps.