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Pamlico County residents find Cobra pilot's long lost helmet

Story by Lance Cpl. Andrea Dickerson | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.19.2012

During a routine pre-deployment exercise on Feb. 10, 1999, an AH-1W Super Cobra crashed near the Pamlico Sound, about 10 miles from Piney Island, N.C. Read More

Battlefield bagpipes bringing people together: Sergeant connects people with unique music

Story by Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.12.2012

Music has been played on battlefields for centuries. While the fife, drum and bugle have become purely ceremonial, some players maintain the tradition of inspiring comrades and terrifying the enemy with the... Read More

Fly by: Cpl. Jacob Grady

Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.12.2012

Before pilots and aircrew go out on any mission, there’s information they need to know. Read More

Looking back: Different missions set standard for MAGTF use

Story by Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.12.2012

Interventions in Panama and Grenada during the 1980s highlighted the conditions when Marine air-ground task forces should be used and when other methods are preferred. Though they had nearly identical... Read More

Cherry Point hosts Marine Corps Association luncheon

Story by Lance Cpl. Andrea Dickerson | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 01.11.2012

The Marine Corps Association held a luncheon at Miller’s Landing, Jan. 11, to learn about the future of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Read More