MCAS Cherry Point News

Lance Cpl. Daniel Skora signals Lance Cpl. Aaron Stidham to stop lifting a crate at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, N.C., Feb. 25, 2015. More than 100 Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., participated in exercise Lagoon Breach, an integrated exercise conducted to test Marines ability to operate in an austere environment and practice their field expediency. Skora is an engineer equipment electrical systems technician and Stidham is an engineer equipment operator, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 at Cherry Point. - Lance Cpl. Daniel Skora signals Lance Cpl. Aaron Stidham to stop lifting a crate at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, N.C., Feb. 25, 2015. More than 100 Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., participated in exercise Lagoon Breach, an integrated exercise conducted to test Marines ability to operate in an austere environment and practice their field expediency. Skora is an engineer equipment electrical systems technician and Stidham is an engineer equipment operator, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 at Cherry Point.

Raymond Bane connects a Delsar Life Detector Listening Device to listen for survivors inside the rubble following a simulated vehicle borne IED explosion during the 2015 Crisis Response Drill at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 3, 2015. The annual exercise was designed to test Cherry Point’s emergency preparedness program and response procedures. Bane is a firefighter with Cherry Point’s Fire and Emergency Services Department. - Raymond Bane connects a Delsar Life Detector Listening Device to listen for survivors inside the rubble following a simulated vehicle borne IED explosion during the 2015 Crisis Response Drill at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 3, 2015. The annual exercise was designed to test Cherry Point’s emergency preparedness program and response procedures. Bane is a firefighter with Cherry Point’s Fire and Emergency Services Department.

Sgt. Maj. David G. Eldridge relinquished his post as Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Eric P. Bauer during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 27, 2015. - Sgt. Maj. David G. Eldridge relinquished his post as Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Eric P. Bauer during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 27, 2015.

Cpl. Wesley Overholtzer prepares a meal during the mess hall’s Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 19, 2015. Overholtzer, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, is a two-time winner of the quarterly competition, a native of Westminster, Md. - Cpl. Wesley Overholtzer prepares a meal during the mess hall’s Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 19, 2015. Overholtzer, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, is a two-time winner of the quarterly competition, a native of Westminster, Md.

Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Campbell relinquishes the sword of office as sergeant major of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 to Lt. Col. Ginger E. Beals during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. Sgt. Maj. Jermain L. Jenkins assumed duties as the squadron's senior enlisted advisor during the ceremony. Campbell plans to retire in March 2015. Jenkins joins the squadron after serving as sergeant major of Marine Security Forces Regiment at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. during his preceding tour. Beals is the commanding officer of the squadron. - Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Campbell relinquishes the sword of office as sergeant major of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 to Lt. Col. Ginger E. Beals during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. Sgt. Maj. Jermain L. Jenkins assumed duties as the squadron's senior enlisted advisor during the ceremony. Campbell plans to retire in March 2015. Jenkins joins the squadron after serving as sergeant major of Marine Security Forces Regiment at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. during his preceding tour. Beals is the commanding officer of the squadron.

Capt. William Mahoney received the Air Medal during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015, for his actions during an aircraft malfunction of his front landing gear while flying missions in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces while serving as an AV-8B Harrier pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Bataan, at sea, June 2014. Mahoney is a native of Athens, Ga. - Capt. William Mahoney received the Air Medal during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015, for his actions during an aircraft malfunction of his front landing gear while flying missions in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces while serving as an AV-8B Harrier pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Bataan, at sea, June 2014. Mahoney is a native of Athens, Ga.

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a series of inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle and its launching system minutes before takeoff aboard Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2015. VMU-2 flew the Shadow UAV as part of a training exercise and to provide aerial support to Marines Special Operations Command training in the surrounding area. Using the Shadow, the VMU-2 team is able to relay communications between units, provide reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as laser guide aerial or ground attacks on the objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Olivia McDonald/Released) - Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a series of inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle and its launching system minutes before takeoff aboard Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2015. VMU-2 flew the Shadow UAV as part of a training exercise and to provide aerial support to Marines Special Operations Command training in the surrounding area. Using the Shadow, the VMU-2 team is able to relay communications between units, provide reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as laser guide aerial or ground attacks on the objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Olivia McDonald/Released)

Petty officer 2nd class Patrick Krebs demonstrates proper teeth brushing while Lt. Michelle Romeo teaches a class to students at Graham A. Barden Elementary School in Havelock, N.C., as part of National Children's Dental Health Month, Feb. 12, 2015. Krebs is a dental technician and native of Dallas and Romeo is a dentist and a native of Charleston, W. Va., both with the Naval Health Clinic in Cherry Point. - Petty officer 2nd class Patrick Krebs demonstrates proper teeth brushing while Lt. Michelle Romeo teaches a class to students at Graham A. Barden Elementary School in Havelock, N.C., as part of National Children's Dental Health Month, Feb. 12, 2015. Krebs is a dental technician and native of Dallas and Romeo is a dentist and a native of Charleston, W. Va., both with the Naval Health Clinic in Cherry Point.

Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Pangborn greets Maria Myers during the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 10, 2015. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of more than 60 Marine, Sailor and civilian NMCRS volunteers. Pangborn is the air station sergeant major and Myers is a volunteer with the NMCRS. - Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Pangborn greets Maria Myers during the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 10, 2015. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of more than 60 Marine, Sailor and civilian NMCRS volunteers. Pangborn is the air station sergeant major and Myers is a volunteer with the NMCRS.

Marines conduct a Marine Air Command and Control System Integrated Exercise, from inside Marine Air Support Squadron 1’s Direct Air Support Center at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point N.C., Feb. 3, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to conduct readiness enhancing integrated training to ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing maintains a high state of aviation command and control. - Marines conduct a Marine Air Command and Control System Integrated Exercise, from inside Marine Air Support Squadron 1’s Direct Air Support Center at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point N.C., Feb. 3, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to conduct readiness enhancing integrated training to ensure 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing maintains a high state of aviation command and control.