U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Holder, from Alabama, a network administrator with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, runs with the squadron colors at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2025. U.S. Marines with MWHS-2 took part in a 250-mile relay run in celebration of the Marine Corps' 250th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan Rideout, commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Lt. Col. Keenan Chirhart, commanding officer, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, deliver remarks to Marines with MWHS-2 following a formation run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2025. U.S. Marines with MWHS-2 completed the final mile of a 250-mile relay run with a formation in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza)
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, graduated their first class of MQ-9A Reaper student pilots and sensor operators as a Fleet Replacement Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Monday. The graduates are the first MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators to be trained through the Marine Corps’ organic MQ-9A training syllabus.
Since 2018, the U.S. Air Force has supported Marine Corps MQ-9A training through the Inter-service Training Review Organization agreement. Beginning this year, the Marine Corps established its own training capability through the Air Vehicle Aircrew program at Naval Air Station...
11.07.2025 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
