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Cherry Point Prowler Marines depart for aerial combat exercise in Alaska

Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 10.10.2012

A detachment of more than 220 Marines and six EA-6B Prowlers departed the humid skies of eastern North Carolina Sept. 27, heading north for the colder, thinner air of Alaska for a few weeks of aerial combat... Read More

Marines host youngsters' field trip to Cherry Point flight line

Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 10.03.2012

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 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Sept. 26. Read More

Flight line factory: Dedicated artisans keep warbirds in flight

Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 10.02.2012

This article is the fifth and final installment in a series that explains the many facets of MCAS Cherry Point and its role in supporting the warfighter while existing as a responsible member of the eastern... Read More

Eastern NC, Marine Corps land partnership thrives through years of shared support

Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 09.07.2012

When Cherry Point was first constructed adjacent to the budding community of Havelock, it probably never occurred to the farmers, fishermen, hunters or other local residents, nor to the Marines who began... Read More

24/7: Cherry Point’s airfield facilitates flight line operations round-the-clock

Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 08.24.2012

Every city has its heart, its purpose for being, the thing that it was created for in the first place. Here at Cherry Point, that heart is the airfield. And like the cogs on the wheels in the belly of an antique... Read More