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A video summary detailing work conducted by Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point under a Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC), initiated in 2017 with preliminary assessments, followed by an industrial-grade audit, awarded in 2020 and completed in 2023. It features appearances by MCAS Cherry Point Commanding Officer Col. Brendan Burks, MCAS Cherry Point Facilities Director Cmdr. Brian Schonefeld, and MCAS Cherry Point Installation Energy Manager Gary W. Jackson.

Members of the Carteret County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team conduct an insertion training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, December 18, 2024. MCOLF Atlantic, one of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Points’ training areas, plays a vital role in providing Carteret County SRT with needed facilities and infrastructure to safely conduct insertion and live fire close quarters battles training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Ornelas)

A Man Transportable Robot System, a robot used by explosive ordnance disposal to remotely diffuse ordnance, makes assessments during the Sudden Crisis 2024 training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 10, 2024. The Sudden Crisis exercise is an annual training event to evaluate command and control, reporting, and collaboration with external organizations while also validating tactics, techniques, and procedures and improve the emergency response capabilities of the installation’s personnel through various scenarios to ensure the air station’s readiness to respond effectively during elevated force protection conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Casey Ornelas)