Victim and Witness Assistance Coordinators (VWACS)
The VWAC is the commands primary point of contact for victim witness assistance matters. The VWAC is responsible for obtaining and distributing VWAP materials and for providing VWAP training to the members of the command.
Victims and witnesses should reach out to their respective command VWAC for assistance in exercising their rights and learning more about available services. Below is a list of all POC's aboard MCAS Cherry Point:
CWO2 Jonathon E. Starks
Installation Victim Witness Liaison Officer, MCAS Cherry Point
(252) 466-6432
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Starks is the Installation Victim and Witness Liaison Officer (IVWLO) for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and acts as the Installation Commanding Officer’s subject matter expert and manager for the Victim-Witness Assistance Program (VWAP) aboard the installation. In that capacity, the IVWLO chairs the VWAP Council, manages and maintains a list of all unit Victim Witness Assistance Coordinators (VWAC) and other base Victim Witness Representatives, provides liaison with local civilian services for victims of crime, tracks all services provided and is the central point of contact for the base program.
Pursuant to Marine Corps Directives, each office or agency which provides services to victims and witnesses appoints a Victim Witness Assistance Representative/coordinator and each unit (battalion and squadron level and above) appoints a Victim Witness Assistance Coordinator (VWAC). The VWAC and other representatives are responsible for that unit or office’s part of the station VWAP.