MCAS Cherry Point News - Year 2013 - Page 32

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Marines

Archive: 2013

Marines help care for homeless animals

Marines stationed aboard Cherry Point spent Saturday morning helping care for homeless animals at the Carteret County Humane Society in Newport.The Marines were split into three groups when they arrived at the animal shelter. They spent the morning cleaning cages and kennels, doing dishes, feeding the animals and walking the dogs.“Having volunteers

Whistle Stop sales help community

The Whistle Stop Thrift Shop has been serving Cherry Point patrons since 1974 and is staffed by volunteers, many of whom are retirees, military spouses and Department of Defense employees.“The Whistle Stop is a great place to get household items, clothing and military accessories for very cheap prices,” said Sandy A. Arturi, a manager at the thrift

Tax center opens on Cherry Point

The Cherry Point Tax Center is set to open Wednesday.The tax center is operated by the Cherry Point Legal Services Support Team and is sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, said 1st Lt. Luke Huisenga, the officer in charge of the tax center. Last year, the tax center helped file more than 1,400 returns for refunds totalling more than $3

Marine chef stirs up a victory

Three Marine chefs chopped, sautéed and baked their way toward the title of Chef of the Quarter at the Cherry Point mess hall Jan. 10.With stuffed chicken breast, potatoes au gratin and a frozen berry and fruit coulis, Lance Cpl. Zachery Schram, a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, proved himself to be the top chef at

Fly By: Sgt. Chas Martinetz

Sgt. Chas MartinetzJob Title: Aircraft traffic controllerUnit: Headquarters and Headquarters SquadronHometown: Rockford, Ill. Age: 23Date Joined: April 2, 2007 Aircraft flight patterns over the air station form an intricate web. Sgt. Chas Martinetz helps weave that web and keep the aircraft safe. As a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron air

Harvest HAWK Marines ready for Afghan war

More than 80 Marines and four KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan within the next month.The unit shares Marine Corps C-130 operational responsibilities with its sister unit from the West Coast, VMGR-352. The units rotate each year. VMGR-252 will split its deployment

Recycled Christmas trees help reinforce dunes at Fort Macon

With 2013 underway, Atlantic Marine Corps Community residents aboard Cherry point recycled their Christmas trees to benefit the Crystal Coast environment.On Jan. 7, AMCC teamed up with Cherry Point’s environmental affairs office to collect more than 70 recycled Christmas trees from two drop-off locations aboard the air station and delivered them

Commissary hosts Special Olympics

More than 30 Special Olympians competed in the Cherry Point Commissary’s 6th Annual Special Olympics competition here Jan 8.The event was designed to give the Olympians a new mix of games and events based on things found at your local commissary, such as toilet paper and frozen turkeys, said Phyllis Black, the store director for the Cherry Point

69 years ago today, legendary WWII ace makes final flight

On this day in 1944, Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, World War II ace and leader of Marine Fighter Squadron 214, the infamous “Black Sheep,” downed three Japanese aircraft during his final combat mission of WWII. This feat brought his total number of downed enemy planes to 26, tying the mark in aviation history set by Army Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker,