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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.

 

U.S. Marines with 2nd MAW participate in SLTE 1-25
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
March 10, 2025 | 2:29
U.S. Marines with 2nd MAW participate in SLTE 1-25
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
March 10, 2025 | 2:29
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U.S. Marines with 2nd MAW participate in SLTE 1-25
U.S. Marines with HMLA-269 conduct counter UAS operations in support of SLTE 1-25
HMLA-269 conduct simulated casualty evacuation operations
HMLA-269 Marines conduct close-air support training during SLTE 1-25
U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit return home
U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 conduct flight operations during Exercise Burmese Chase 24
U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 perform a terrain-familiarization flight during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 1: U.S. Marine Corps Vipers and Venom are refueled and rearmed
Sun Sets on the Gunrunners of HMLA-269: Deactivation Ceremony
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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing