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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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Members of the Carteret County Special Response Team observe the influence of a grenade blast on a vest at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., April 13, 2016. The training was meant to help Carteret County SRT understand how to handle situations dealing with explosives. The course covered improvised explosive devices, military munitions, military and civilian explosives, drug and explosive labs, homemade explosives, explosive ordnance disposal response procedures, and a range demonstration using C-4, TNT and dynamite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/ Released)

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