MCAS Cherry Point News

200821-M-MH051-1068.JPG - U.S. Marines grieve after the memorial service of Lance Cpl. Devon Foreman at the Cherry Point Base Chapel, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 21, 2020. Foreman represented the future of the Marine Corps, and his tragic loss is deeply felt by those Marines he worked with daily. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

200820-M-CJ305-1015.JPG - Jen Merlo, left, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Single Marine Program (SMP) coordinator, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of MCAS Cherry Point, accept a check donated by the Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Aug. 20, 2020. The Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee donated funds to the SMP, the Disabled American Veterans charity, chapter 26, and the aeronautical technology program at Craven County Community College in lieu of hosting an annual membership event for installation leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Michael Neuenhoff)

200812-M-HI521-1025.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Matthew T. Schulz, a student at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, poses for a photo in front of the schoolhouse at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 31, 2020. His class is due to graduate Sept. 24, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

200812-M-MH051-1022.JPG - U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, right, director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), speaks with Courtney Hayes, left, a clinical social worker at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, about her billet and the care of patients at the outpatient clinic, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 12, 2020. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist has recently approved a 90-day pause in activities to transition military hospitals and clinics to the DHA because of the Department’s focus on Coronavirus response efforts. Leaders will resume transition activities when conditions are right to do so and the pause remains in effect until further notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)

200715-M-ZE543-0043.JPG - Fictional books sit on shelves at the Marine Warrior Library, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 15, 2020. The Marine Warrior Library is determined to ensure that their patrons have the literary and electronic resources they need during these difficult times. Once the materials are returned, they are sanitized and then kept in a 72 hour quarantine room before they are able to be handled again. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Santos Arambulo)

200806-M-KY087-349.JPG - U.S. Navy Sailors and members from the city of Havelock’s waste water treatment plant at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, leave from the Navy Boat Docks to gather water samples for testing at MCAS Cherry Point, Aug. 4, 2020. Havelock’s water treatment plant is an environmental laboratory that’s certified by the North Carolina Department of Water Resources and the Department of Water Quality. The facility tests the samples for a variety of safety concerns to help ensure the health of the installation and the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)