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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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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mark D. Schouten, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, receives the squadron report from his adjutant during a deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 21, 2021. MWSS-274 has served since 1986 and was deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant’s Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. Throughout its nearly 35 years of service, MWSS-274 deployed in support of aviation operations in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Eastern Exit, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Photo by: LCpl. Yuritzy Gomez |  VIRIN: 210521-M-EC414-137.JPG
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