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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.

 

Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 2: Command and Control
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Feb. 22, 2023 | 0:20
Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 2: Command and Control
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Feb. 22, 2023 | 0:20
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Sgt. Elie Celestin, left, and Sgt. Peterson Augustin enjoy the sunrise during a 50-mile ride out to sea aboard the Carolina Princess Sept. 12, 2014. Both Celestin and Augustin were recently selected for promotion to staff sergeant and were invited to attend a deep sea fishing trip with the staff noncommissioned officers Combined Federal Campaign of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron to build camaraderie within the squadron. Celestin is the SNCO in charge of Cherry Point’s Installation Personnel Administration Center’s orders section and is a native of Homestead, Fla. Augustin is the SNCO in charge of IPAC’s deployments section and is a native of Immokalee, Fla.

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