Burn Baby Burn

Photo By Sgt. Symira Bostic | Firefighters with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Fire Department conduct a strip-head fire at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field (MCOLF) Oak Grove, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2021. MCAS Cherry Point and its satellite facilities, such as MCOLF Oak Grove and Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, are utilized by military branches across the Department of Defense, allied and partnered nations, and local civil organizations. The burn at MCOLF Oak Grove is part of a conversion from forest to grass in order to maintain the air operations training area and promote good forest management.  

NC, UNITED STATES

10.28.2021

Story by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic 

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point’s Natural Resources Department (NRD) conducted a controlled burn at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field (MCOLF) Oak Grove, Thursday, October 28, 2021.

MCOLF Oak Grove recently underwent a timber removal project that established clear zones and transition zones for aircraft to safely use the landing field for training or emergencies. This burn served to consume remaining debris that could become hazardous to aircraft landing near the timber harvest site. It encompassed nearly 89 acres.

Additionally, the MCAS Cherry Point NRD and fire department utilized this burn as an opportunity to stay current on training qualifications.

The scheduled burn was in cooperation with MCAS Cherry Point Fire Department, the Range Management Department and the North Carolina Forestry Service.

MCAS Cherry Point and its satellite facilities, such as MCOLF Oak Grove and Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, are utilized by military branches across the Department of Defense, allied and partnered nations, and local civil organizations.

• Date Taken: 10.28.2021
• Date Posted: 11.04.2021 09:41
• Story ID: 408340
• Location: NC, US