Commandant checks in on Cherry Point: Discusses vision for future

II Marine Expeditionary Force
Story by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken

Date: 04.18.2012
Posted: 04.20.2012 12:38
News ID: 87072
Commandant checks in on Cherry Point: Discusses vision for future

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos visited Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, April 18 along with Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett.

During the visit, the commandant discussed the state of the Corps, his vision for the future and provided guidance for more than 1,500 officers and senior enlisted at the station theater.

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, greeted Amos and Barrett outside the tower on the Cherry Point flight line.

Lt. Gen. John Paxton, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Gorry, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, were also on hand for the visit.