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U.S. Marines focus on the instructions given before beginning their underwater gear shed event at the Mainside Pool, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 22,2023. The Marines participated in a total of five events to ensure combat readiness for surviving any waterborne accident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

U.S. Marines focus on the instructions given before beginning their underwater gear shed event at the Mainside Pool, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 22,2023. The Marines participated in a total of five events to ensure combat readiness for surviving any waterborne accident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marines focus on the instructions given before beginning their underwater gear shed event at the Mainside Pool, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 22,2023. The Marines participated in a total of five events to ensure combat readiness for surviving any waterborne accident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

U.S. Marines focus on the instructions given before beginning their underwater gear shed event at the Mainside Pool, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 22,2023. The Marines participated in a total of five events to ensure combat readiness for surviving any waterborne accident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

A participant in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) North Carolina Region Autocross event prepares to drive through the obstacle course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 25, 2023. The SCCA teams up with the MCAS Cherry Point Single Marine Program semiannually to provide a timed obstacle course to improve driving skills, car control, and overall driving safety for U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilians in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

A participant in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) North Carolina Region Autocross event prepares to drive through the obstacle course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 25, 2023. The SCCA teams up with the MCAS Cherry Point Single Marine Program semiannually to provide a timed obstacle course to improve driving skills, car control, and overall driving safety for U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilians in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

A participant in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) North Carolina Region Autocross event maneuvers through the obstacle course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 25, 2023. The SCCA teams up with the MCAS Cherry Point Single Marine Program semiannually to provide a timed obstacle course to improve driving skills, car control, and overall driving safety for U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilians in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

A participant in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) North Carolina Region Autocross event maneuvers through the obstacle course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 25, 2023. The SCCA teams up with the MCAS Cherry Point Single Marine Program semiannually to provide a timed obstacle course to improve driving skills, car control, and overall driving safety for U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilians in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Schonefeld, Facilities director for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and his son, play on the new swing set after the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Nugent Cove housing community, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The swing set will provide closer and more suitable recreation areas for children and families within the community, making safer and easier routes to access nearby facilities in their community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Schonefeld, Facilities director for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and his son, play on the new swing set after the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Nugent Cove housing community, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The swing set will provide closer and more suitable recreation areas for children and families within the community, making safer and easier routes to access nearby facilities in their community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Schonefeld, Facilities director for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, cuts the ribbon to officially open a new swing set in the Nugent Cove community, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The swing set will provide closer and more suitable recreation areas for children and families within the community, making safer and easier routes to access nearby facilities in their community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Schonefeld, Facilities director for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, cuts the ribbon to officially open a new swing set in the Nugent Cove community, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The swing set will provide closer and more suitable recreation areas for children and families within the community, making safer and easier routes to access nearby facilities in their community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, is guided onto a ramp during Exercise Agile Cub 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, is guided onto a ramp during Exercise Agile Cub 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell

U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in Agile Cub 4 walk to the Wing Operations Center and discuss the day’s schedule at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in Agile Cub 4 walk to the Wing Operations Center and discuss the day’s schedule at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Cardarelli, an airfield manager assigned to the 4th Operations Support Squardon, 4th Operations Group, 4th Figher Wing, measures distance to maintain proper spacing for landing F-15E Strike Eagles at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Cardarelli, an airfield manager assigned to the 4th Operations Support Squardon, 4th Operations Group, 4th Figher Wing, measures distance to maintain proper spacing for landing F-15E Strike Eagles at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point's customer service, facilities for training, and restricted airspace and ranges at Bombing Targets 9 and 11, and its proximity to Air Force training sites facilitated readiness training for the 4th Fighter Wing and strengthened relationships between its mission partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Braswell

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tom Braaten with the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee welcomes guests to the Service Person of the Quarter ceremony at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The Service Person of the Quarter ceremony honored Cpl. Rachael Alboucq for her volunteer service on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tom Braaten with the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee welcomes guests to the Service Person of the Quarter ceremony at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The Service Person of the Quarter ceremony honored Cpl. Rachael Alboucq for her volunteer service on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rachael Alboucq, a mobile facility technician assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, shakes hands with Scott Wilson, senior vice president at First Citizens Bank, at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The Service Person of the Quarter ceremony honored Cpl. Rachael Alboucq for her volunteer service on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rachael Alboucq, a mobile facility technician assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, shakes hands with Scott Wilson, senior vice president at First Citizens Bank, at the New Bern Golf and Country Club, North Carolina, March 9, 2023. The Service Person of the Quarter ceremony honored Cpl. Rachael Alboucq for her volunteer service on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Attendees watch as the final beam is lifted to its place during the topping out ceremony for the future auditorium on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2023. The auditorium is part of the construction to rebuild and modernize structures damaged by Hurricane Florence. The topping out ceremony is a celebration of the facility structure being completed and the next stage of construction beginning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Attendees watch as the final beam is lifted to its place during the topping out ceremony for the future auditorium on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2023. The auditorium is part of the construction to rebuild and modernize structures damaged by Hurricane Florence. The topping out ceremony is a celebration of the facility structure being completed and the next stage of construction beginning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Lt. Cmdr. David Dreyer, Resident Officer In-Charge of Construction Cherry Point, signs the final steel structural beam during the topping out ceremony for the future auditorium on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2023. The auditorium is part of the recovery construction to rebuild and modernize structures damaged by Hurricane Florence. The topping out ceremony is a celebration of the facility structure being completed and the next stage of construction beginning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Lt. Cmdr. David Dreyer, Resident Officer In-Charge of Construction Cherry Point, signs the final steel structural beam during the topping out ceremony for the future auditorium on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2023. The auditorium is part of the recovery construction to rebuild and modernize structures damaged by Hurricane Florence. The topping out ceremony is a celebration of the facility structure being completed and the next stage of construction beginning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Commanding Officer U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Burks, left, congratulates U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Romero, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, right, at the Air Traffic Control Tower, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2023. Romero, a Faribault, Minnesota native, was recognized as the Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his volunteer work in the local community and on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Commanding Officer U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Burks, left, congratulates U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Romero, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, right, at the Air Traffic Control Tower, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2023. Romero, a Faribault, Minnesota native, was recognized as the Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his volunteer work in the local community and on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Commanding Officer U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Burks, left, congratulates U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Romero, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, right, at the Air Traffic Control Tower, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2023. Romero, a Faribault, Minnesota native, was recognized as the Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his volunteer work in the local community and on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Commanding Officer U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Burks, left, congratulates U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Romero, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, right, at the Air Traffic Control Tower, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2023. Romero, a Faribault, Minnesota native, was recognized as the Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his volunteer work in the local community and on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

Members of American Legion Post 539 watch the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing band play during a colors ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2023. The tour allowed participants an inside look at some installation assets and the daily responsibilities of service members at Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Members of American Legion Post 539 watch the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing band play during a colors ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2023. The tour allowed participants an inside look at some installation assets and the daily responsibilities of service members at Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Beau Arsenault, a low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, communicates the operations of the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) to the unmanned aerial vehicle pilots during a pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. The training allowed Marines to be hands-on with the LMADIS in preparation for a future deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Beau Arsenault, a low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, communicates the operations of the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) to the unmanned aerial vehicle pilots during a pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. The training allowed Marines to be hands-on with the LMADIS in preparation for a future deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

Brandon Gabriel, an air vehicle operator from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, launches a Talon fixed wing drone into the air during a pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. Live, unmanned aerial vehicles were flown in order to test the effects the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System had on them in real-time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Brandon Gabriel, an air vehicle operator from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, launches a Talon fixed wing drone into the air during a pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. Live, unmanned aerial vehicles were flown in order to test the effects the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System had on them in real-time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

A Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) driven by Marines with 2d Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point moves into position on the runway at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. The training allowed Marines to be hands-on with the LMADIS in preparation for a future deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

A Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) driven by Marines with 2d Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point moves into position on the runway at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2023. The training allowed Marines to be hands-on with the LMADIS in preparation for a future deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting put out a simulated fire to demonstrate their response time, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2023. The tour allowed American Legion Post 539 members an inside look at some installation operations and resources and the daily responsibilities of service members and civilians at Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting put out a simulated fire to demonstrate their response time, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2023. The tour allowed American Legion Post 539 members an inside look at some installation operations and resources and the daily responsibilities of service members and civilians at Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

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