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A 70mm rocket shot from a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter hits a stationary water target off shore of the Bombing Target 11 (BT-11) Range on Piney Island, North Carolina, during Operation Razor Talon, Nov. 17, 2021. The BT-11 range, a satellite facility of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, was used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

A 70mm rocket shot from a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter hits a stationary water target off shore of the Bombing Target 11 (BT-11) Range on Piney Island, North Carolina, during Operation Razor Talon, Nov. 17, 2021. The BT-11 range, a satellite facility of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, was used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter flies over the Bombing Target 11 (BT-11) range on Piney Island, North Carolina, during Operation Razor Talon, Nov. 17, 2021. The BT-11 range, a satellite facility of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, was used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter flies over the Bombing Target 11 (BT-11) range on Piney Island, North Carolina, during Operation Razor Talon, Nov. 17, 2021. The BT-11 range, a satellite facility of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, was used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Army Soldiers perform post flight checks on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Army Soldiers perform post flight checks on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Army pilots prepare to disembark their AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Army pilots prepare to disembark their AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Army Soldiers perform post flight maintenance on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Army Soldiers perform post flight maintenance on an AH-64E Apache helicopter during Operation Razor Talon at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 17, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s satellite facilities such as MCOLF Atlantic and Bombing Target 11, were used by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Expect No Mercy", 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to improve mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

Service members and their families decorate crafts during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Service members and their families decorate crafts during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, watches as the Christmas tree is flipped on during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, watches as the Christmas tree is flipped on during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, speaks to service members and their family members before beginning the countdown during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, speaks to service members and their family members before beginning the countdown during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

Service members and families line up to get their picture taken with Santa Claus during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Service members and families line up to get their picture taken with Santa Claus during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2021. This event featured live music from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, a holiday selfie station, and free cookies and hot cocoa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bertram

A stream in the process of being restored in the Grant’s Landing residential housing area, filters water that runs off into the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. The Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) responded to concrete lined ditched carrying contaminants to the Neuse River by removing the concrete ditches, restoring the natural curves in the streamline. They put down coconut fiber matting to give the banks steadiness for the planted shrubbery, grasslands and trees to filter water from the storm drains before making it to the streamline.

(U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo by: Jessica Guilianelli)

A stream in the process of being restored in the Grant’s Landing residential housing area, filters water that runs off into the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. The Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) responded to concrete lined ditched carrying contaminants to the Neuse River by removing the concrete ditches, restoring the natural curves in the streamline. They put down coconut fiber matting to give the banks steadiness for the planted shrubbery, grasslands and trees to filter water from the storm drains before making it to the streamline. (U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo by: Jessica Guilianelli)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

A restored stream named Sandy Branch-Tributary Two, runs off and provides filtered water for the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 17, 2021. The stream aides in reducing the amount of contaminants polluting the river. The Neuse River has been enduring devastating conditions for more than 40 years from man-made contaminants, pollution and animal waste.

(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

A restored stream named Sandy Branch-Tributary Two, runs off and provides filtered water for the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 17, 2021. The stream aides in reducing the amount of contaminants polluting the river. The Neuse River has been enduring devastating conditions for more than 40 years from man-made contaminants, pollution and animal waste. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

A restored stream in the Grant’s Landing residential housing, filters water that runs off into the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 17, 2021. MCAS Cherry Point EAD has restored two major creeks; Sandy Branch-Tributary Two in 2008, and Grant’s Landing waterway in 2015 it is currently restoring the living shoreline along the coast of MCAS Cherry Point and plans to begin construction by fall of 2021 to reinstate the native oyster population.

(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

A restored stream in the Grant’s Landing residential housing, filters water that runs off into the Neuse River at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 17, 2021. MCAS Cherry Point EAD has restored two major creeks; Sandy Branch-Tributary Two in 2008, and Grant’s Landing waterway in 2015 it is currently restoring the living shoreline along the coast of MCAS Cherry Point and plans to begin construction by fall of 2021 to reinstate the native oyster population. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

Recipients of the 30 scholarships stands with Col. Mikel R. Huber, the Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and hosts during the scholarship and assistance award program at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina June 3, 2021. The scholarships are fully merit based awards. Applicants were evaluated on GPA, resumes show casing volunteer work in their community and leadership qualities, as well as essays submitted by the applicants expanding on their experiences with resiliency and adapting to the pandemic impacted school year.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by: Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Recipients of the 30 scholarships stands with Col. Mikel R. Huber, the Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and hosts during the scholarship and assistance award program at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina June 3, 2021. The scholarships are fully merit based awards. Applicants were evaluated on GPA, resumes show casing volunteer work in their community and leadership qualities, as well as essays submitted by the applicants expanding on their experiences with resiliency and adapting to the pandemic impacted school year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by: Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

Recent high school graduate, Mekeila Santiago, talks to Becky Cedarholm, honorary president of the Cherry Point Spouses Club, about her academic plans after receiving a scholarship during the scholarship and assistance award program at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3, 2021. Santiago plans to go to Brinson Honors College at Western Carolina University to major in Criminal Justice. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community.

(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Recent high school graduate, Mekeila Santiago, talks to Becky Cedarholm, honorary president of the Cherry Point Spouses Club, about her academic plans after receiving a scholarship during the scholarship and assistance award program at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3, 2021. Santiago plans to go to Brinson Honors College at Western Carolina University to major in Criminal Justice. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

Recent high school graduate, Emmanuel Cantey, tells the audience his academic plans for college a during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, June 3, 2021. Cantey received a scholarship in the amount of $500. He plans to go to North Carolina State University and study Statistics. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community.

(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Recent high school graduate, Emmanuel Cantey, tells the audience his academic plans for college a during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, June 3, 2021. Cantey received a scholarship in the amount of $500. He plans to go to North Carolina State University and study Statistics. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

Ken Jones, a Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) representative, receives a grant for $1000, from Katie Walker, the Cherry Point Spouses Club chairwoman of the assistance committee at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3, 2021. The grant will allow Jones to offer up to 5 survivors with a year of services. According to TAPS, they provides services through a peer support network. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community.

(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Ken Jones, a Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) representative, receives a grant for $1000, from Katie Walker, the Cherry Point Spouses Club chairwoman of the assistance committee at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3, 2021. The grant will allow Jones to offer up to 5 survivors with a year of services. According to TAPS, they provides services through a peer support network. For more than four decades the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop on MCAS Cherry Point has enabled the Cherry Point Spouses Club to donate a significant monetary value for scholarships and assistance awards to the MCAS Cherry Point community. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah T. Bartok)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Casey, an ordnance technician, currently serves as the maintenance chief at Station Ordnance with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 26, 2021. Casey oversees day to day operations and issues tasks that need to be completed, as well as supervising to ensure things get done quickly and safely. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Casey, an ordnance technician, currently serves as the maintenance chief at Station Ordnance with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 26, 2021. Casey oversees day to day operations and issues tasks that need to be completed, as well as supervising to ensure things get done quickly and safely. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Michael Casey, the maintenance chief at Station Ordnance, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, takes inventory of different ordnance assets at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2021. Station Ordnance stores all ordnance, ammunition, and assets for the Air Station, and supplies Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 14, the supply source for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Michael Casey, the maintenance chief at Station Ordnance, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, takes inventory of different ordnance assets at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 9, 2021. Station Ordnance stores all ordnance, ammunition, and assets for the Air Station, and supplies Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 14, the supply source for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Rodriguez, left, an ordnance technician with Station Ordnance at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, operates a forklift under the guidance and supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Moore, center, and U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Michael Casey, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 26, 2021. Station Ordnance is responsible for the import, export, storage, and issuing of all ordnance, ammunition, armaments, explosives, and etcetera at the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Rodriguez, left, an ordnance technician with Station Ordnance at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, operates a forklift under the guidance and supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Moore, center, and U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Michael Casey, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 26, 2021. Station Ordnance is responsible for the import, export, storage, and issuing of all ordnance, ammunition, armaments, explosives, and etcetera at the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff)

Photo by Pfc. Michael Neuenhoff

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Special Reaction Team (SRT), learn about a hydraulic press during a forced entry training event at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 8, 2021. Joint forced entry training allows SRT to familiarize themselves using different tools to breach a home. This is useful when responding to calls where a possible threat may be looming on the other side.

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Special Reaction Team (SRT), learn about a hydraulic press during a forced entry training event at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 8, 2021. Joint forced entry training allows SRT to familiarize themselves using different tools to breach a home. This is useful when responding to calls where a possible threat may be looming on the other side.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aliannah Bartok

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