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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT

May 20, 1942

On May 20, 1942, the facility was commissioned Cunningham Field, named in honor of the Marine Corps' first aviator, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred A. Cunningham. The completed facility was later renamed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, after a local post office situated among cherry trees.

 

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Force Level Summit (Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations)
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Jan. 13, 2022 | 1:58
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Force Level Summit (Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations)
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Jan. 13, 2022 | 1:58
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MWSS-271 conducts FARP operations with VMFA-542
MWSS-271 conducts FARP operations with VMFA-542
U.S. Marines transport troops and refuel in a CH-53E Super Stallion during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 3 (B-Roll)
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 1: Marines refuel and provide close-air support (B-Roll)
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 1: MACS-2 Marines control the airspace over MCALF Bogue
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 1: U.S. Marine Corps Vipers and Venom are refueled and rearmed
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 1: Marines with HMH-464 set up camp
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Force Level Summit (Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations)
Marines Arm and Refuel F-35s (B-Roll)
Marines arm and refuel F-35s (B-Roll)
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing