Family members welcome home U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Raymond Rickenbach, from South Dakota, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)AW)) 224, following the squadron's final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 28, 2025. The flight concluded their return from the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and commemorated the end of VMFA(AW)-224’s operational history with the F/A-18 Hornet as the unit begins its transition to the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney)
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 conduct base recovery after attack training at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, April 1 to April 2, 2025. MWSS-271 worked alongside personnel from the Office of Naval Research to test various unmanned aerial systems, evaluating their performance to determine which would best enhance the effectiveness of BRAAT training and application. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Gavin K. Kulczewski)
Last week, leaders from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Installations East, and II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) came together for three days aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina to participate in 2nd MAW’s April 2025 Senior Leaders Conference (SLC). The conference enabled 2nd MAW’s O-6 and O-5 commanders, air station commanders who support 2nd MAW units, their senior enlisted leaders, and 2nd MAW staff, to enhance their understanding of key topics impacting 2nd MAW and improve mission effectiveness and warfighting capability at each level of command.
“When 2nd MAW gets the call to go forward and respond to crisis on behalf of our nation, it’s the team in this room – this team of...
04.08.2025 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
