MCAS Cherry Point News - Year 2013 - Page 5

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Marines

Archive: 2013

VMR-1 C-9s fill multiple missions

Marine Transport Squadron 1 keeps two aces in the hole giving them the advantage of speed when transporting very important passengers.The C-9B Skytrain is a military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; and VMR-1 has the only two in the Marine Corps. The squadron began using the aircraft in 1976 when its primary mission was the transportation

Fly By: Cpl. David Patterson Osborne

Cpl. David P. Osborne joined the Marine Corps as a tropospheric scatter radio multi-channel equipment operator, but after becoming a corporal, he volunteered for a job to challenge himself to the deepest depths of his abilities as a Marine Combat Instructor for Water Survival.Osborne is now the assistant chief instructor at Cherry Point’s combat

MASS-1 updates aviation command, control system

Communications between warfighters on the ground and the wing Marines who support them just got better thanks to a upgrade to Marine Air Support Squadron 1’s Common Aviation Command and Control System earlier this month.“Previously, the equipment that individual units used was not standardized,” said 1st Lt. Andrew W. Estko, Data Platoon

National Teen Driver Safety Week

For most teens, receiving their driver’s license is an exciting and sought after experience. However, for concerned parents it can be a hair-raising and anxiety packed next few years. According to teendriversource.org, teens are four times more likely to get into an accident than older drivers, and the leading cause of death among teens is

Marines compete, crown Chef of Year

Throughout the year, chefs have battled in the Chef of the Quarter competitions for a chance to participate in the annual Cherry Point Chef of the Year competition.The four winners of this year’s quarterly competitions came together Oct. 18 to once again put their skills to the test and try to walk away with the honor of being named Cherry Point’s

Beirut bombing remembered at Lejeune

A remembrance was held Tuesday and Wednesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Memorial Gardens to honor Marines, Sailors and Soldiers who lost their lives during bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Oct. 23, 1983, at approximately 6:20 a.m., 241 Marines, Sailors and Soldiers were killed and hundreds wounded during the devastating

New Bern hosts 23rd annual GhostWalk

The ghosts of New Bern will come to life Oct. 24-26 for the 23rd year in a row to tell their stories and the tales of the city’s rich history to anyone brave enough to listen. The New Bern GhostWalk is an annual event hosted by the New Bern Historical Society. The walk offers patrons the chance to tour 17 locations around the city, at the same time

VMGR-252, HMH-464 go offshore to conduct aerial refueling training

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 conducted aerial refueling of a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 Monday. The aerial refueling was conducted using the extension of hoses from a KC-130J Hercules to which the CH-53 connected through precise aerial maneuvering.The KC-130J is capable of holding

Kissie Sykes haunts Cherry Point

A popular legend among personnel at Cherry Point is the ghost of Kissie Sykes, a woman who was buried here with her two children long before the air station existed. Some believe they now haunt the air station. According to the most popular story, early in the construction of Cherry Point’s flight line Kissie’s gravesite was moved in order to make

MWSS-274 Marines take off to ITX

Approximately 250 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 departed Cherry Point Oct. 15-17 for Integrated Training Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif.The squadron will spend approximately five weeks training for future deployments.“The unit is pushing out a detachment to Operation Enduring Freedom in the early part of next year,” said Lt.