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Featured Video
Flight Deck Ops
MV-22B Ospreys takeoff during flight deck operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), sailing off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., Jan. 25, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 are conducting PHIBRON-MEU Integration in preparation for their Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Lance Cpl....
Video by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings | 26MEU | 01.25.2013
Recent News Stories
(55 votes; 3.39)
Marine Corps Base Butler wins 2013 environmental award
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler's environmental program was recognized in April by the Department of Defense as part of the 2013 Secretary of Defense...
Courtesy Story | II-MEF | 05.16.2013
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler's environmental program was recognized in April by the Department of Defense as part of the 2013 Secretary of Defense...
Courtesy Story | II-MEF | 05.16.2013
Rider skills help save livesAs gas prices increase and temperatures rise, Marines are hitting the streets on their motorcycles. Steven Lawson, Cherry Point’s traffic safety specialist and...
Story by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Use it or lose it: Business booming at Cherry Point rangesUse it or lose it. Marines practice their warfighting skills on a nearly daily basis with that basic tenet in mind. One way 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing pilots, and those...
Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Megown takes charge of ‘Hammerheads’
Lt. Col. Charles Megown assumed command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 from Lt. Col. Richard T. Anderson during a ceremony here May 10. Anderson will move...
Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Lt. Col. Charles Megown assumed command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 from Lt. Col. Richard T. Anderson during a ceremony here May 10. Anderson will move...
Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Fly By: Sgt. Daniel RhodesSgt. Daniel Rhodes is a legal services specialist with the Cherry Point legal services support team.
Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Cherry Point Chow Hall scheduled to renovate, modernize
The Cherry Point Mess Hall tentatively plans to start operating from a temporary dining facility June 2, as the current dining facility undergoes renovations to...
Story by 2nd MAW & MCAS Cherry Point Joint Public Affairs | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
The Cherry Point Mess Hall tentatively plans to start operating from a temporary dining facility June 2, as the current dining facility undergoes renovations to...
Story by 2nd MAW & MCAS Cherry Point Joint Public Affairs | MCAS-CP | 05.16.2013
Recent Photos
(510 votes; 2.98)
Cobra pilots gear up for night systems instructor trainingAn AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 departs from the flightline during night systems instructor training Monday.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson | MCAS-CP | 05.13.2013
Fly By: Sgt. Daniel RhodesSgt. Daniel Rhodes is a legal services specialist with the Cherry Point legal services support team.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | MCAS-CP | 05.13.2013
Fort Macon State Park offers free events, historyCannon balls on display serve as a reminder of days gone by when Fort Macon was used as a military facility. The fort was occupied during the Civil War,...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Cayce Nevers | MCAS-CP | 05.12.2013
Cherry Point hosts computer ‘Give-A-Thon’Sharnee Moody’s son, 12, watches as a volunteer teaches him how to use his new computer May 11 at Millers Landing during the computer “Give-a-Thon.” The...
Photo by Pfc. Victor Arriaga | MCAS-CP | 05.11.2013
AABn conducts annual gunnery trainingMarines with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Assault Amphibian Battalion, cross New River with amphibious assault vehicles as part of an annual gunnery training May 10,...
Photo by Pfc. Jose Mendez Jr. | 2MARDIV | 05.10.2013
2nd Recon makes big splash during trainingMarines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division inspect each other’s gear and prepare to jump from a KC-130 and perform static-line jumps during a...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | 2MARDIV | 05.10.2013
Recent Video
(56 votes; 3.61)
Sgt. Juan GarciaSgt. Juan Garcia, an aviation maintenance data analyst with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, sends a Mother’s Day back home to Romeoville, Ill.
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 05.05.2013
Cpl. Christian Brown Silver Star Ceremony Part 2Cpl. Christian Brown, was awarded a Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a squad leader for 1st...
Video by Cpl. Marco Mancha | 2MARDIV | 05.03.2013
Cpl. Christian Brown Silver Star CeremonyCpl. Christian Brown, was awarded a Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a squad leader for 1st...
Video by Cpl. Marco Mancha | 2MARDIV | 05.03.2013
Gator Battalion Trains with USS BataanMarines with Headquarters and Support Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, conducted amphibious training off shore from Onslow Beach, April 9, with support from...
Video by Cpl. Austin Long and Cpl. Marco Mancha | 2MARDIV | 04.17.2013
Top Shooters Aim for Top Gun HonorsMarines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division compete to see who has the best Light Armored Vehicle crew.
Video by Cpl. Ed Galo | 2MARDIV | 03.18.2013
Cpl. Jared I. Callaway shout out to Oklahoma City ThunderCpl. Jared I. Callaway, an air support network operator for Marine Air Support Squadron 1, sends a shout out to his hometown team the Oklahoma City Thunder. Also...
Video by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 03.13.2013
Recent Audio
(10 votes; 3.92)
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Wilfong
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Wilfong, from Winchester, Idaho, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter, in Morehead City, N.C., about his current duties as the avionics staff sergeant in...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 05.09.2013
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Wilfong, from Winchester, Idaho, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter, in Morehead City, N.C., about his current duties as the avionics staff sergeant in...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 05.09.2013
Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek
Marine Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek, from Elk Grove Village, Ill., stationed in Cherry Point, N.C., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his duties as a public affairs media...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 04.11.2013
Marine Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek, from Elk Grove Village, Ill., stationed in Cherry Point, N.C., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter about his duties as a public affairs media...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 04.11.2013
Staff Sgt. Kimyen T. Soto
Staff Sgt. Kimyen T. Soto, Englewood, Colo., talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about her job as a cyber network systems chief in the Marine Corps.
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 03.14.2013
Staff Sgt. Kimyen T. Soto, Englewood, Colo., talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about her job as a cyber network systems chief in the Marine Corps.
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 03.14.2013
Marine Cpl. Jeff Drew
Marine Cpl. Jeff Drew, from Simsbury, Conn., talks to a reporter with The Valley Press about how he got involved in the Read Across America program and his...
Audio by Cpl. Jeff Drew | 2MARDIV | 03.11.2013
Marine Cpl. Jeff Drew, from Simsbury, Conn., talks to a reporter with The Valley Press about how he got involved in the Read Across America program and his...
Audio by Cpl. Jeff Drew | 2MARDIV | 03.11.2013
1st Lt. Karen L. Kobus
1st Lt. Karen L. Kobus, Silver Spring, Maryland, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter in Moorhead, N.C., about her work as a CH-53 Echo pilot in the Marine Corps, graduating...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 03.07.2013
1st Lt. Karen L. Kobus, Silver Spring, Maryland, talks to a WTKF-FM reporter in Moorhead, N.C., about her work as a CH-53 Echo pilot in the Marine Corps, graduating...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 03.07.2013
SSgts. Zane Bowman and Amber Loveless Bowman
SSgts. Zane Bowman and Amber Loveless Bowman talk to a WTKF-FM reporter, in Atlantic, N.C., about how they met and what it is like being married while they are both...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 02.14.2013
SSgts. Zane Bowman and Amber Loveless Bowman talk to a WTKF-FM reporter, in Atlantic, N.C., about how they met and what it is like being married while they are both...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Roman Yurek | MCAS-CP | 02.14.2013
