2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Hometown: Cherry Point, NC, US
![2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/units/485.jpg)
Current Personnel:
Featured Photo
![HMH-366 detachment returns after demonstrating heavy lifting capabilities HMH-366 detachment returns after demonstrating heavy lifting capabilities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/486x324/photos/1208/650304_q75.jpg)
HMH-366 detachment returns after demonstrating heavy lifting capabilities
Cpl. Jacob L. Nichols, a communications and data chief at Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, holds his two-month-old son Julian for the first time after reuniting with his family in the squadron's hangar Aug. 21. More than 100 Marines with HMH-366 returned home to their hangar Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, after a 7-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Courtesy Photo | MCAS-CP | 08.21.2012
Featured Story
Military working dog bids Marine Corps farewell
08.22.2012 | CHERRY POINT, NC, USStory by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart
![Military working dog bids Marine Corps farewell Military working dog bids Marine Corps farewell](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/250x350/photos/1208/650295_q75.jpg)
Rambo was forced to retire after he injured his left shoulder during bite training, an exercise conducted to teach the dog how to take down a fleeing enemy by biting their arm.
“Even after he hurt himself during the training, he still didn’t let go of my arm until I told him,” said Moyer. “He never quit on me, not even once.”
During the ceremony, Moyer handed Rambo’s leash to his new owner, Lisa P. Phillips, the chief executive officer of the Retired Military Working Dog Assistance Organization.
The organization, based out of Texas, adopts retired military working dogs to help provide medical assistance and permanent homes.
“The organization is great for these dogs,” said Moyer. “They treat the dogs as military members and not just like a piece of equipment.”
The military working dogs at Cherry Point help provide security for the station by conducting anti-terrorism searches, patrolling the air station, and working closely with local law enforcement.
During Rambo’s tenure, he conducted 169 random anti-terrorism vehicle searches, 160 walking patrols, 35 searches of buildings and property, and five public demonstrations exhibiting the capabilities of military working dogs.
Featured Video
Capt. Brandt Flies Harrier demo at Duluth Air Show
Capt. Christopher E. Brandt, a pilot training officer with Marine Attack Squadron 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, rehearses an AV-8B Harrier level III flight demonstration Sept. 12 which he will perform at the Duluth Air Show in Duluth, Minn., Sept. 22-23. Also available in high definition.
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 09.12.2012
Recent News Stories
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
(794 votes; 3.28)
![MAG-14 welcomes new commanding officer, sergeant major](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/80x100/photos/1210/676609_q75.jpg)
Marine Aircraft Group 14 at Cherry Point experienced a complete change in senior leadership over a two-day period. Sgt. Maj. David L. Bradford took over as the senior...
Story by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart | MCAS-CP | 10.05.2012
![Marines volunteer free time to coaching youth football team](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/676598_q75.jpg)
It is officially fall, and each week just outside the front gate of Cherry Point, three Marines carve time from their busy schedules at the air station to spend time...
Story by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart | MCAS-CP | 10.05.2012
![Operation Homelink donation helps deployed service members keep in touch](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/676495_q75.jpg)
Families around Cherry Point and in hometowns across the nation are going to have an easier time staying connected with their service members during deployments after...
Story by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | MCAS-CP | 10.05.2012
Federal Impact Aid closes gaps in local education budget
The Federal Impact Aid program, a Department of Education initiative designed to close the funding gap for communities with large populations on federal land,...
Story by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | MCAS-CP | 10.04.2012
The Federal Impact Aid program, a Department of Education initiative designed to close the funding gap for communities with large populations on federal land,...
Story by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | MCAS-CP | 10.04.2012
![Marines host youngsters' field trip to Cherry Point flight line](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/675677_q75.jpg)
Twenty-eight elementary school students, from St. Paul Catholic School in nearby New Bern, N.C., visited Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 and Marine...
Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | MCAS-CP | 10.03.2012
![Fly By: Cpl. Jerel McKenzie](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/67x100/photos/1210/675570_q75.jpg)
Cpl. Jerel McKenzie’s position as a plane captain with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 is one of four supervisory qualifications in the squadron.
Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | MCAS-CP | 10.03.2012
Recent Publications
The Windsock - 04.10.2012
Marine Corps F-35 conducts first aerial refuel; Federal Impact Aid closes gaps in local education budget; Flight line factory: Dedicated artisans keep warbirds in flight;...
Marine Corps F-35 conducts first aerial refuel; Federal Impact Aid closes gaps in local education budget; Flight line factory: Dedicated artisans keep warbirds in flight;...
The Windsock - 27.09.2012
MCX celebrates 115 years; ‘Workhorses’ refresh capabilities with field training; VMAQ-3 ‘Moondogs’ bid farewell to families; Senior enlisted gather for leadership...
MCX celebrates 115 years; ‘Workhorses’ refresh capabilities with field training; VMAQ-3 ‘Moondogs’ bid farewell to families; Senior enlisted gather for leadership...
The Windsock - 20.09.2012
MWSS-271 field exercise wraps up; ‘Night Owls’ return from Afghanistan; CG kicks off vaccination efforts; VMR-1 improves readiness, performanceduring process...
MWSS-271 field exercise wraps up; ‘Night Owls’ return from Afghanistan; CG kicks off vaccination efforts; VMR-1 improves readiness, performanceduring process...
The Windsock - 13.09.2012
9/11 Tribute; Cherry Point fosters spirit of cooperation with local community; MWCS-28 makes operations possible for other units during Exercise Spartan Dinami; Golfers...
9/11 Tribute; Cherry Point fosters spirit of cooperation with local community; MWCS-28 makes operations possible for other units during Exercise Spartan Dinami; Golfers...
The Windsock - 06.09.2012
Eastern North Carolina, USMC anti-encroachment partnership thrives through years of cooperation; Feds Feed Families campaign concludes; Marines battle to settle squadron...
Eastern North Carolina, USMC anti-encroachment partnership thrives through years of cooperation; Feds Feed Families campaign concludes; Marines battle to settle squadron...
The Windsock - 30.08.2012
MCAS, Marine, Corps, Air, Station, Cherry, Point, NC, N.C., North, Carolina, 2nd, 2d, Second, MAW, Aircraft, Wing, Windsock, fly, aviation, planes, helicopters, Crystal,...
MCAS, Marine, Corps, Air, Station, Cherry, Point, NC, N.C., North, Carolina, 2nd, 2d, Second, MAW, Aircraft, Wing, Windsock, fly, aviation, planes, helicopters, Crystal,...
Recent Video
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
(84 votes; 3.33)
![Capt. Brandt Flies Harrier demo at Duluth Air Show](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x56/frames/video/1209/154993_q75.jpg)
Capt. Christopher E. Brandt, a pilot training officer with Marine Attack Squadron 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, rehearses an AV-8B Harrier...
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 09.12.2012
![1st Lt. Hector Alejandro - University of Central Florida Shout Out](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x56/frames/video/1208/153347_q75.jpg)
1st Lt. Hector Alejandro, the operations officer for the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Joint Public Affairs Office, sends a shout out to University of Central...
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 08.29.2012
![Master Sgt. Dustin Garig Baton Rouge and LSU shout out](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x56/frames/video/1208/153296_q75.jpg)
Master Sgt. Dustin F. Garig, the administrative chief at the Installation Personnel Administrative Center for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, sends a shout out...
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 08.29.2012
![Master Sgt. Garig 2012 Marine Corps Birthday shout out](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x56/frames/video/1208/153297_q75.jpg)
Master Sgt. Dustin F. Garig, the administrative chief at the Installation Personnel Administrative Center for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, sends a Happy...
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 08.29.2012
![1st Lt. Hector Alejandro shout out to Georgia Tech](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x56/frames/video/1208/153302_q75.jpg)
1st Lt. Hector Alejandro, the operations officer for the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Joint Public Affairs Office, sends a shout out to Georgia Tech...
Courtesy Video | MCAS-CP | 08.29.2012
![Impress Me! Talent Competition Commercial #2](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x68/frames/video/1208/151961_q75.jpg)
A commercial promoting the Impress Me! talent competition. Impress Me! Talent Competition is accepting registration at...
Courtesy Video | MCAS-CP | 08.15.2012
Recent Photos
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
(3154 votes; 2.85)
![Marine Dome to reopen](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/67x100/photos/1210/676040_q75.jpg)
The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Dome reopens following a floor resurfacing project Oct. 8. The Marine Dome is used by more than 700 Marines, Sailors...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington | MCAS-CP | 10.03.2012
![Web Books handed out Operation Homelink donation helps deployed service members keep in touch](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/67x100/photos/1210/676493_q75.jpg)
Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, right, the commanding officer of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, hands a web book to Lance Cpl. Sha'ron M. Barron, an individual material...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | MCAS-CP | 10.03.2012
![VMAQ-2 Marines return from Afghanistan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/675531_q75.jpg)
Children hold up welcome home signs for Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan Oct. 2. The...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart | MCAS-CP | 10.02.2012
![Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter conducts first aerial refuel](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/675644_q75.jpg)
An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter conducts the first aerial refueling of its kind with a KC-130J Hercules in the sky above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 2. Previous...
Photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia | MCAS-CP | 10.02.2012
![4th Annual Operation Ball Gown](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/675508_q75.jpg)
Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness, the station sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, addresses a question by a spouses in attendance of the 4th Annual...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | MCAS-CP | 09.28.2012
![Cherry Point Marines, Sailors: HH-46 Sea Knight is the helicopter for the job](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100x67/photos/1210/675520_q75.jpg)
A HH-46 Sea Knight with Marine Transport Squadron 1 sits on the flightline outside the squadron’s hangar on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 27....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart | MCAS-CP | 09.27.2012
Commanding Unit
II Marine Expeditionary Force
MCB Camp Lejeune, NC, US
Recent Audio
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_active.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://www.dvidshub.net/images/rating_star_inactive.gif)
(13 votes; 3.31)
Marine Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff
Marine Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff talks to a Hardin County News reporter about his extensive military career and plans for retirement.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 09.26.2012
Marine Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff talks to a Hardin County News reporter about his extensive military career and plans for retirement.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 09.26.2012
Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff
Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff, talks to a Silsbee Bee reporter in N.C., about his three tours during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, his work as a...
Audio by 1st Lt. Alejandro Aguilera | MCAS-CP | 09.26.2012
Col. Tyson B. Geisendorff, talks to a Silsbee Bee reporter in N.C., about his three tours during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, his work as a...
Audio by 1st Lt. Alejandro Aguilera | MCAS-CP | 09.26.2012
Sgt. Vanessa Young
Sgt. Vanessa Young, San Angelo, Texas, talks to a San Angelo Standard-Times reporter about finding her father on Facebook. Audio only.
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 07.19.2012
Sgt. Vanessa Young, San Angelo, Texas, talks to a San Angelo Standard-Times reporter about finding her father on Facebook. Audio only.
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 07.19.2012
Maj. J. Eric Grunke
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, Weiser, Idaho, talks to an Idaho Statesman about being named Aviator of the Year and the rescue mission he was part. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 04.27.2012
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, Weiser, Idaho, talks to an Idaho Statesman about being named Aviator of the Year and the rescue mission he was part. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 04.27.2012
Maj. J. Eric Grunke
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, Weiser, Idaho, talks to a KTVB reporter about being named Aviator of the Year and the rescue mission he was part. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 04.27.2012
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, Weiser, Idaho, talks to a KTVB reporter about being named Aviator of the Year and the rescue mission he was part. Audio only.
Courtesy Audio | MCAS-CP | 04.27.2012
Cpl. Francisco Rodriguez Hernandez Jr.
Cpl. Francisco Rodriguez Hernandez, Jr., Aurora, IL, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job as an airframe mechanic in Hydraulics, working on a...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 04.05.2012
Cpl. Francisco Rodriguez Hernandez, Jr., Aurora, IL, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job as an airframe mechanic in Hydraulics, working on a...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 04.05.2012
Subordinate Units
Recent Greetings
![Sgt. Mathieu Johnson](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100w/thumbs/vid/F120/DOD_HF1200020_q75.jpg)
Sgt. Mathieu Johnson sends a greeting from Bagram, Afghanistan for Father's Day 2012
![Staff Sgt. Joseph Linnus](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100w/thumbs/vid/F120/DOD_HF1205001_q75.jpg)
Staff Sgt. Joseph Linnus sends a greeting from Bagram, Afghanistan for Father's Day 2012
![Lance Cpl. Andrea Dickerson](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d2.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100w/thumbs/vid/M120/DOD_HM1205009_q75.jpg)
Lance Cpl. Andrea Dickerson sends a greeting from Marine Corps Air Station-Cherry Point, N.C. for Mother's Day 2012
![Sgt. Ernice Galashaw](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d3.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100w/thumbs/vid/M120/DOD_HM1205010_q75.jpg)
Sgt. Ernice Galashaw sends a greeting from Marine Corps Air Station-Cherry Point, N.C. for Mother's Day 2012
![Lance Cpl. Alicia Pickett](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010093002im_/http://d1.static.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/100w/thumbs/vid/M120/DOD_HM1205011_q75.jpg)
Lance Cpl. Alicia Pickett sends a greeting from Marine Corps Air Station-Cherry Point, N.C. for Mother's Day 2012