A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to a rally point during a training event at Michael J. Smith Field airport, North Carolina, July 31, 2025. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted military aircraft mishap familiarization training for area emergency responders from Craven, Carteret, Jones, Pamlico and Lenoir Counties to provide guidance and insight to the civilian agencies to ensure safe and effective operations at the scene of a military aircraft mishap or off-field landing incident.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Andre Marshall)
Motion graphic created in Adobe After Effects for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, July 9, 2025. This video serves as an introductory sequence for social media video productions under MCAS Cherry Point's 250th Marine Corps birthday celebration series.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Marshall)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Smith, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist assigned to Aircraft, Rescue, and Firefighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, ensures the Marines within his unit undergo consistent training to become well equipped to fight the next fire.
Smith assumed various leadership roles within one year in the fleet before becoming the unit’s training noncommissioned officer, overseeing the training and development of his junior Marines. He furthered his knowledge and proficiency by completing the Respiratory Protection Program course, becoming the unit’s first Respiratory Protection Program manager in two years. This role enables Smith to create programs that safeguard the Marines...
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point established the first Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience kitchen in the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 barracks, featuring a fully remodeled kitchen setup including a new stove, fridge, pots, pans and other kitchenware to encourage better nutrition and healthy meal preparation. Marine Corps Community Services and Headquarters Marine Corps partnered up to provide Marines with specialized...
The Devil Dog Gym is one of the many facilities offered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to help keep Marines and Sailors in peak physical condition. Maintaining well-rounded fitness is essential to mission readiness, ensuring that every service member is prepared to answer the nation’s call at a moment’s notice.
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with Port Security Unit 301 conducted a sea-to-sea, live-fire training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s Bombing Target 9, Brandt Island, North Carolina, April 29, to May 1, 2025. During this exercise, crewmembers must demonstrate effective communication, proper use and function of a mounted M240B machine gun and exceptional marksmanship skills to destroy a target attached to an autonomous moving boat.
