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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Buck, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, signals to the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, Naval Air Force Atlantic, on the flight line at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 21, 2024. MCAS Cherry Point Station Fuels is responsible for receiving, testing, storing, and dispensing various petroleum products in support of ground and aviation operations on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Buck, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, signals to the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, Naval Air Force Atlantic, on the flight line at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 21, 2024. MCAS Cherry Point Station Fuels is responsible for receiving, testing, storing, and dispensing various petroleum products in support of ground and aviation operations on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes

U.S. Airforce F-15E Strike Eagle pilots from the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, prepare to depart from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 14, 2023. The aircraft were diverted from Seymour Johnson AFB to MCAS Cherry Point due to airfield maintenance and to refuel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

U.S. Airforce F-15E Strike Eagle pilots from the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, prepare to depart from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 14, 2023. The aircraft were diverted from Seymour Johnson AFB to MCAS Cherry Point due to airfield maintenance and to refuel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

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. Soldiers assigned to Battery B and Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are staged near an airfield awaiting a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during exercise Operation Panther Talon at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base allows the execution of expeditionary deployment operations to maintain and ensure mission readiness and strengthen joint service relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery B and Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are staged near an airfield awaiting a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during exercise Operation Panther Talon at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base allows the execution of expeditionary deployment operations to maintain and ensure mission readiness and strengthen joint service relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 21, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina; U.S. Airmen with 16th Airlift Squadron, stationed at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina; and U.S. Soldiers with Battery B and Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, load a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck onto a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Operation Panther Talon at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base allows the execution of expeditionary deployment operations to maintain and ensure mission readiness and strengthen joint service relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 21, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina; U.S. Airmen with 16th Airlift Squadron, stationed at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina; and U.S. Soldiers with Battery B and Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, load a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck onto a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Operation Panther Talon at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point’s training facilities, special-use air space, and proximity to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base allows the execution of expeditionary deployment operations to maintain and ensure mission readiness and strengthen joint service relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

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 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

Key personnel from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point attend the F-35 Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) fourth semi-annual meeting, Cherry Point Inn, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, Sept. 21-22, 2022. The two-day conference allowed stakeholders from the air station, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt and Whitney, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Joint Program Office to assemble and identify site-specific activation requirements to allow the F-35 Lightning II to become operational at the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Key personnel from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point attend the F-35 Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) fourth semi-annual meeting, Cherry Point Inn, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, Sept. 21-22, 2022. The two-day conference allowed stakeholders from the air station, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt and Whitney, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Joint Program Office to assemble and identify site-specific activation requirements to allow the F-35 Lightning II to become operational at the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Guard, a forward air control officer assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and Cpl. Aviel Solomon, a fire support Marine assigned to 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, perform a radio check during Mjolnir Strike, Bombing Target 11, Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2022. Mjolnir Strike, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller training exercise, is designed to instruct individual Marines to coordinate offensive air operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Guard, a forward air control officer assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and Cpl. Aviel Solomon, a fire support Marine assigned to 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, perform a radio check during Mjolnir Strike, Bombing Target 11, Piney Island, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2022. Mjolnir Strike, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller training exercise, is designed to instruct individual Marines to coordinate offensive air operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chosnel Raymond, logistics officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, speaks to his Marines while conducting a joint training exercise with Sailors assigned to the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 2022. The Marines of MWSS-271 conducted this exercise in order to test their redesigned internal structure according to the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl Noah Braswell)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chosnel Raymond, logistics officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, speaks to his Marines while conducting a joint training exercise with Sailors assigned to the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 2022. The Marines of MWSS-271 conducted this exercise in order to test their redesigned internal structure according to the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl Noah Braswell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, deputy commandant for Aviation, listens to an overview briefing from Col. Mikel Huber, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point commanding officer, in the air traffic control tower during a visit to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 9, 2022. This visit gave Wise an in-depth look at the installation as it prepares for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, deputy commandant for Aviation, listens to an overview briefing from Col. Mikel Huber, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point commanding officer, in the air traffic control tower during a visit to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 9, 2022. This visit gave Wise an in-depth look at the installation as it prepares for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates its vertical take-off and landing capabilities at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Jan. 27, 2022. The fighter demonstration was part of an Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations exhibition held for Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who was visiting MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates its vertical take-off and landing capabilities at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Jan. 27, 2022. The fighter demonstration was part of an Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations exhibition held for Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who was visiting MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

A stricken MV-22 Osprey is off-loaded at the Navy Boat Docks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2022. The aircraft will be used as a maintenance and overhaul trainer for Fleet Readiness Center East employees to hone their skills before working on a fleet aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 fly alongside Finnish Air Force Fighter Squadron 31 over Rissala Air Base, near Kuopio, Finland, June 18, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of Squadron Visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of Squadron Visit ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with international allies. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 fly alongside Finnish Air Force Fighter Squadron 31 over Rissala Air Base, near Kuopio, Finland, June 18, 2021. Marines with VMFA-115 are deployed to Kuopio, Finland in support of Squadron Visit ILVES (Finnish for “Lynx”). The purpose of Squadron Visit ILVES is to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground training, improve proficiency in joint and multinational tactics, and enhance partnerships with international allies. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, explains different types of military ordnance to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) during a joint training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges SRT might be likely to encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Frick, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, explains different types of military ordnance to Carteret County Special Forces Response Team (SRT) during a joint training event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The training consisted of classes and demonstrations of the effects of different military ordnance, military explosives and improvised charges SRT might be likely to encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Maxwell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a pipe bomb during a joint training ordnance range with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The pipe bombs were positioned in front of man-shaped targets to simulate the effects the bomb would have on the human body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Maxwell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a pipe bomb during a joint training ordnance range with Carteret County Special Forces Response Team at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 9, 2021. The pipe bombs were positioned in front of man-shaped targets to simulate the effects the bomb would have on the human body. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic

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