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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jay D. Heitink, outgoing senior enlisted leader for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, relinquishes his duties to incoming senior enlisted leader Sgt. Maj. Nickie O. Bautista during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 24, 2025. The ceremony serves as the official transfer of responsibilities for the command’s senior enlisted leader, honoring the outgoing sergeant major’s contributions during his tenure, and introducing the new senior enlisted leader to the command and community. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Naimah Green)

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)