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An aerial picture of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, taken from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, July 11, 2023. Historical aerial photographs of MCAS Cherry Point are captured to showcase the development and expansion of the installation over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

An aerial picture of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, taken from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, July 11, 2023. Historical aerial photographs of MCAS Cherry Point are captured to showcase the development and expansion of the installation over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

An aerial photo of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, taken from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a close formation flying exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 11, 2023. Historical aerial photographs of MCAS Cherry Point are captured to showcase the development and expansion of the installation over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

An aerial photo of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, taken from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a close formation flying exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 11, 2023. Historical aerial photographs of MCAS Cherry Point are captured to showcase the development and expansion of the installation over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jade Farrington

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tom Braaten congratulates Cpl. Maria Villa Silva, an administrative specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, at a Service Person of the Quarter ceremony at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2023. Villa Silva was recognized for her efforts of volunteering on the installation and in the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tom Braaten congratulates Cpl. Maria Villa Silva, an administrative specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, at a Service Person of the Quarter ceremony at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2023. Villa Silva was recognized for her efforts of volunteering on the installation and in the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

An AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, provides close air-support during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

An AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, provides close air-support during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Cody Meggs, a helicopter crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, speaks into his headset during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Cody Meggs, a helicopter crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, speaks into his headset during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Cody Meggs, a helicopter crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, loads ammunition for a .50-caliber machine gun during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Cody Meggs, a helicopter crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, loads ammunition for a .50-caliber machine gun during Exercise Mjolnir Strike 4-23, at Bombing Target 11 (BT-11), Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2023. Exercises such as Mjolnir Strike require multiple facets of coordination and planning to become whole. MCAS Cherry Point and its outlying ranges provide the support needed to effectively test and train, bringing out the full realization of Mjolnir Strike and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, establish a barbed-wire perimeter around the unit's assets as a part of Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, establish a barbed-wire perimeter around the unit's assets as a part of Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

A U.S. Airman with Dover Air Mobility Command guides a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

A U.S. Airman with Dover Air Mobility Command guides a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot Missile Systems are set up for Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot Missile Systems are set up for Exercise Razor Talon on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 25, 2023. During this exercise, fighter jets, mobility aircraft, and contingency response assets from the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force join forces to defend MCAS Cherry Point against simulated airborne threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington

Ordnance is detonated utilizing sandbags to absorb shrapnel and other hazards at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 29, 2023. Explosive Ordnance Disposal conducted a training event to maintain their proficiency on protective works, a technique utilized to detonate unexploded ordnance while mitigating collateral damage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Ordnance is detonated utilizing sandbags to absorb shrapnel and other hazards at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 29, 2023. Explosive Ordnance Disposal conducted a training event to maintain their proficiency on protective works, a technique utilized to detonate unexploded ordnance while mitigating collateral damage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexis Sepulveda, an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, was recognized and celebrated as the Service Person of the Quarter by the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern, North Carolina, June 8, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Photo by Cpl Noah Braswell

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Photo by Cpl Noah Braswell

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Photo by Cpl Noah Braswell

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Photo by Cpl Noah Braswell

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Representatives from the Office in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Military Construction Project 142, the construction of a replacement fire station and satellite station, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, May 31, 2023.

Photo by Cpl Noah Braswell

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point