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The Blue Angels’ Fat Albert, a KC-130J Hercules, rests on the flight line outside Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252’s hangar aboard Cherry Point Tuesday. The Blue Angels sent the renowned aircraft to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Hercules squadron to receive scheduled annual maintenance. The Fat Albert team arrived in the first week of August and left the air station Aug 14.

The Blue Angels’ Fat Albert, a KC-130J Hercules, rests on the flight line outside Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252’s hangar aboard Cherry Point Tuesday. The Blue Angels sent the renowned aircraft to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Hercules squadron to receive scheduled annual maintenance. The Fat Albert team arrived in the first week of August and left the air station Aug 14.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Glen E. Santy

The Blue Angels’ Fat Albert, a KC-130J Hercules, rests on the flight line outside Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252’s hangar aboard Cherry Point Tuesday. The Blue Angels sent the renowned aircraft to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Hercules squadron to receive scheduled annual maintenance. The Fat Albert team arrived in the first week of August and left the air station Aug 14.

The Blue Angels’ Fat Albert, a KC-130J Hercules, rests on the flight line outside Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252’s hangar aboard Cherry Point Tuesday. The Blue Angels sent the renowned aircraft to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Hercules squadron to receive scheduled annual maintenance. The Fat Albert team arrived in the first week of August and left the air station Aug 14.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Glen E. Santy

Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and Sgt. Maj. Lisa Nilsson, sergeant major of 2nd MAW (Fwd.), uncase the wing’s colors, signifying the official activation of the unit during a ceremony at Cherry Point Nov. 30. The unit’s mission while deployed is to provide responsive air support to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and Sgt. Maj. Lisa Nilsson, sergeant major of 2nd MAW (Fwd.), uncase the wing’s colors, signifying the official activation of the unit during a ceremony at Cherry Point Nov. 30. The unit’s mission while deployed is to provide responsive air support to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Photo by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart

Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), salutes the colors shortly after uncasing them during a ceremony signifying the official activation of the unit at Cherry Point Nov. 30.

Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), salutes the colors shortly after uncasing them during a ceremony signifying the official activation of the unit at Cherry Point Nov. 30.

Photo by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart

A member of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee presents Sgt. Michael Brawn with an American flag during a ceremony Oct. 26 in Atlantic Beach, N.C., to recognize Brawn as the committee’s Service Person of the Quarter. Brawn is an ordnance instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

A member of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee presents Sgt. Michael Brawn with an American flag during a ceremony Oct. 26 in Atlantic Beach, N.C., to recognize Brawn as the committee’s Service Person of the Quarter. Brawn is an ordnance instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen T. Stewart

Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey V. Dagenhart, right, , speaks about Sgt. Michael Brawn , during a ceremony Friday in Atlantic Beach, N.C. Brawn received the Service Person of the Quarter Award from the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for volunteering more than 300 hours to the local community last year. Brawn is an ordnance instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training; Dagenhart is the unit's sergeant major.

Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey V. Dagenhart, right, , speaks about Sgt. Michael Brawn , during a ceremony Friday in Atlantic Beach, N.C. Brawn received the Service Person of the Quarter Award from the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for volunteering more than 300 hours to the local community last year. Brawn is an ordnance instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training; Dagenhart is the unit's sergeant major.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen T. Stewart

Sgt. Sean A. Walker, a native of Port Lavaca, Texas, is an administration personnel chief at Fleet Readiness Center East aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. He services the more than 40 Marines attached to the Naval command.

Sgt. Sean A. Walker, a native of Port Lavaca, Texas, is an administration personnel chief at Fleet Readiness Center East aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. He services the more than 40 Marines attached to the Naval command.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken

Lance Cpl. Christopher C. Wiegman, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, plays with his dog, Buster, in the squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012 before he departs to Afghanistan. The squadron departed for a seven-month deployment, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Christopher C. Wiegman, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, plays with his dog, Buster, in the squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012 before he departs to Afghanistan. The squadron departed for a seven-month deployment, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson

Lance Cpl. Jaquetta L. Saffo, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, holds her 19-month-old daughter, Sa'maya, Jan. 25, 2012, as they prepare to say goodbye to her husband, Cpl. Houston J. Saffo, before he deploys with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366. Saffo is one of the squadron's aircraft maintenance administration clerks.

Lance Cpl. Jaquetta L. Saffo, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, holds her 19-month-old daughter, Sa'maya, Jan. 25, 2012, as they prepare to say goodbye to her husband, Cpl. Houston J. Saffo, before he deploys with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366. Saffo is one of the squadron's aircraft maintenance administration clerks.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 Marines stand in an accountability formation held in their squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012, before being issued rifles and pistols. HMH-366 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 Marines stand in an accountability formation held in their squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012, before being issued rifles and pistols. HMH-366 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 say goodbye to their families and friends in the squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012. The squadron departed for a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 say goodbye to their families and friends in the squadron's hangar Jan. 25, 2012. The squadron departed for a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson

Lance Cpl. Jacob L. Nichols, an aviation information systems specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, embraces his wife, Brittany, while he kisses his daughter, Kyleigh, goodbye Jan. 25, 2012 before the squadron departs for Afghanistan. The squadron departed on a seven-month deployment, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Jacob L. Nichols, an aviation information systems specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, embraces his wife, Brittany, while he kisses his daughter, Kyleigh, goodbye Jan. 25, 2012 before the squadron departs for Afghanistan. The squadron departed on a seven-month deployment, where they will support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson

Joe and Maureen Williams, center, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 18, 2011. Their four children, left to right, Joseph, Cheryl, Billy and Sharon, arranged for them to come out. ::r::::n::

Joe and Maureen Williams, center, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 18, 2011. Their four children, left to right, Joseph, Cheryl, Billy and Sharon, arranged for them to come out. ::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken

Joe E. Williams, right, escorts his wife of nearly 50 years, Maureen Williams, on a horse carriage ride in New Bern, N.C., Sept. 17, 2011, on its way to drop the couple off for dinner, where they were surprised by their four children. The next the family visited Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, where they had not been since they began their marriage more than 40 years ago.

Joe E. Williams, right, escorts his wife of nearly 50 years, Maureen Williams, on a horse carriage ride in New Bern, N.C., Sept. 17, 2011, on its way to drop the couple off for dinner, where they were surprised by their four children. The next the family visited Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, where they had not been since they began their marriage more than 40 years ago.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken

Cpl. Christopher Jones, an unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, operates the controls of a RQ-7B Shadow UAV, preparing it for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. “I work on the aircraft as a mechanic and technician and launch them,” said Jones, a native of East Hartford, Conn.

Cpl. Christopher Jones, an unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, operates the controls of a RQ-7B Shadow UAV, preparing it for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. “I work on the aircraft as a mechanic and technician and launch them,” said Jones, a native of East Hartford, Conn.

Photo by Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington

Cpl. Christopher Jones and Lance Cpl. Dustin K. Bergerom, both unmanned aerial vehicle technicians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, wait as an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle prepares for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Cpl. Christopher Jones and Lance Cpl. Dustin K. Bergerom, both unmanned aerial vehicle technicians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, wait as an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle prepares for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Photo by Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Photo by Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, deployed out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., took the duties of providing Marine Corps UAV support in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, May 7.

Photo by Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 29, 2006) A P-38F Lightning and an F-35X Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II are displayed at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas for a special ceremony in recognition of the past and present success of the company's production of fighter aircraft. This P-38 is named "Glacier Girl" in commemoration of the recovery and restoration of the aircraft from her icy tomb, more than 250 feet below the surface of a glacier, on the eastern coast of Greenland where she crash landed in July, 1942 with four other P-38s and two B-17s in route to England. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) D. Keith Simmons Released

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 29, 2006) A P-38F Lightning and an F-35X Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II are displayed at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas for a special ceremony in recognition of the past and present success of the company's production of fighter aircraft. This P-38 is named "Glacier Girl" in commemoration of the recovery and restoration of the aircraft from her icy tomb, more than 250 feet below the surface of a glacier, on the eastern coast of Greenland where she crash landed in July, 1942 with four other P-38s and two B-17s in route to England. U.S. Navy photo by MC2(AW) D. Keith Simmons Released

Photo by MC2 D. KEITH SIMMONS, USN

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point