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U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted aerial resupply training at Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove, North Carolina, to improve proficiency and tactics in an expeditionary environment, Feb. 28, 2024. Due to the unique training environments Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s outlying fields offer, organizations across the Department of Defense and local law enforcement frequently utilize the facilities, ranges and spaces to conduct training exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Braswell)

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)