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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.

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U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules (B-Roll)

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

April 24, 2023 | 1:37

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules (B-Roll)

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

April 24, 2023 | 1:37

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U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules (B-Roll)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with 24th Special Operations Wing jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, during a flight over Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 24, 2023. VMGR-252 participated in the 16th Annual Emerald Warrior exercise, a field-training exercise designed to prepare special operations forces, conventional force enablers, international partner forces and interagency elements to integrate in a complex and evolving security environment. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. This B-Roll package contains footage of the following: U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 preparing for takeoff, A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules taking off, U.S. Marines loading cargo into a KC-130J Hercules, and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen jumping from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

April 24, 2023

1:37

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U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 participate in cold-weather training alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 conduct cold weather and extreme cold weather training at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, Canadian Forces Station Alert, Nunavut, Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, and Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, from Jan. 14–26, 2025. VMGR-252 participated in a cold-weather training exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron to improve interoperability and increase proficiency while operating KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in cold and extreme cold weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Jan. 26, 2025

1:46

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U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 prepare for a cold weather training exercise

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 participate in a cold-weather training exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Jan. 16-18, 2025. VMGR-252 and the 436 Transport Squadron participated in this exercise to improve interoperability and increase proficiency and experience maintaining and operating KC-30J aircraft in cold and extreme cold weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Jan. 18, 2025

3:32

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U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 prepare for a cold weather training exercise

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 participate in a cold-weather training exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Jan. 15, 2025. VMGR-252 and the 436 Transport Squadron participated in this exercise to improve interoperability and increase proficiency and experience maintaining and operating KC-30J aircraft in cold and extreme cold weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Jan. 15, 2025

1:24

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U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 participate in Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 participate in Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise (DAOEx) 24 at the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, June 1-14, 2024. HMLA-167 supported DAOEx 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons of command, pushing authorities to the lowest levels, while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

June 14, 2024

2:27

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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/Home/Test/?videoid=927574

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U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 conduct close air support drills during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24 (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 conduct close air support drills during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise (DAOEx) 24 near the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, June 5, 2024. HMLA-167 supported DAOEx 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons of command, pushing authorities to the lowest levels, while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike) This B-Roll package contains the following: Preflight checks and takeoff of a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk Marines preparing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun prior to flight operations, Slow-motion and regular footage of preflight checks and flight operations, Slow-motion and regular footage of Marines firing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun

June 5, 2024

8:57

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/926465

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/926465/us-marines-with-hmla-167-conduct-close-air-support-drills-during-distributed-aviation-operations-exercise-24-b-roll

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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 conduct precision-guided munitions delivery at maritime targets (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 perform aerial gunnery off the coast of North Carolina, March 26, 2024. HMLA-167 conducted precision-guided munitions delivery to familiarize designated pilots and ordnance personnel with proper procedures for firing and handling multiple ordnance types. The live-fire training allowed HMLA-167 to enhance integration with the joint force while training in aviation operations in maritime-surface warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike) This B-Roll package contains the following: Marines preparing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun prior to flight operations, Slow-motion and regular footage of preflight checks and flight operations, A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper firing an AGM-114 Hellfire missile, Slow-motion and regular footage of Marines firing a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and a GAU-17 machine gun.

March 26, 2024

6:45

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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/Home/Test/?videoid=917200

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U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 refuel Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets during Exercise Nordic Response 24 (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct aviation-delivered ground refueling with Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, March 12, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Ornelas-Baeza) This B-Roll contains the following: Finnish F/A-18s landing and taxiing in Andenes, Norway, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 readying fuel hoses from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 and Finnish Air Force maintainers attaching fuel hoses to Finnish F/A-18 Hornets, U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 and Finnish Air Force maintainers refueling Finnish F/A-18 Hornets.

March 12, 2024

3:54

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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/Home/Test/?videoid=915537

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U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Forest Service personnel prepare and recover a downed U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, and animal packers with the U.S. National Forest Service prepare and recover a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk at Inyo National Forest, California, Oct. 19-21, 2023. The combined efforts of U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Forest Service personnel allowed HMH-461 to successfully recover the MH-60S Seahawk with a CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 2nd DSB is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the aviation and logistics combat elements of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)(Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

Nov. 8, 2023

1:55

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/903498

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/903498/us-marines-sailors-and-forest-service-personnel-prepare-and-recover-downed-us-navy-mh-60s-seahawk

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/Home/Test/?videoid=903498

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U.S. Marines shoot machine guns on a CH-53E Super Stallion during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 3 (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464 fire GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns from a CH-53E Super Stallion near Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 13, 2023. HMH-464 demonstrated their capability to conduct sustainment requirements necessary to fight in future battles in accordance with Force Design 2030. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Cortez) This B-Roll package includes the following: U.S. Marines loading .50-caliber ammunition on a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines taking off in a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines flying in a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines arming GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns on a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines shooting GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns on a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines reloading GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns on a CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marines landing in a CH-53E Super Stallion.

June 13, 2023

2:27

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/888071

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/888071/us-marines-shoot-machine-guns-ch-53e-super-stallion-during-distributed-aviation-operations-exercise-3-b-roll

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https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/Home/Test/?videoid=888071

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