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This identity design was created in adobe illustrator to represent the official unit insignia for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2025. The flying diamond insignia was first recognized during World War II as a shoulder patch. The patch was later mandated by the Commandant of the Marine Corps to represent all Marine Aircraft Wings.

2nd Marine Aircaft Wing

II Marine Expeditionary Force

Lt. Col. Samuel C. Schoolfield gives Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus a tour of the inside of an MV-22B Osprey during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 6, 2015. Schoolfield is the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotoe Squadron 263 (Reinforced). - Lt. Col. Samuel C. Schoolfield gives Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus a tour of the inside of an MV-22B Osprey during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 6, 2015. Schoolfield is the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotoe Squadron 263 (Reinforced).

SECNAV visits 2nd MAW, Cherry Point Marines, Sailors

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus spoke with Marines and Sailors and toured the flight line during a visit to Cherry Point, May 6.Mabus visited to interact with the Marines of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point and to pass word regarding the current state of the naval services. “I came here to see Marines, talk to them and answer their

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Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund talks to 33 Girl Scouts about Operation Cookie Drop following the delivery of 8,400 Girl Scout cookies to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 4, 2015. Hedelund is the commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. - Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund talks to 33 Girl Scouts about Operation Cookie Drop following the delivery of 8,400 Girl Scout cookies to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 4, 2015. Hedelund is the commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Girl Scouts deliver 8,400 boxes of cookies to Cherry Point

Two very different types of troops found themselves under the same roof as 33 Girl Scouts from various troops with Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines paid a visit to Cherry Point to deliver 8,400 boxes of cookies to the troops stationed here as part of Operation Cookie Drop, May 4.Celebrating its tenth year partnering with military

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Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting partnered with Wilmington Fire Department members to put out flames coming from a Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device during training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 30, 2015. Numerous firefighting exercises were conducted during the training session. The Marines are aircraft rescue firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here. - Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting partnered with Wilmington Fire Department members to put out flames coming from a Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device during training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 30, 2015. Numerous firefighting exercises were conducted during the training session. The Marines are aircraft rescue firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here.

Cherry Point’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting trains with Wilmington Fire Department

It’s a cool, cloudy April day and, a blaze is visible in the distance, on the far side of the Cherry Point runway complex. An aircraft is burning. As you near the blaze, you realize that it’s not an aircraft at all, but an aircraft-shaped device built to simulate a jet in serious trouble. It’s a controlled fire — as much as a raging hot monster who

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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point leadership accept an award during the "Celebrate Service" Volunteer Appreciation Awards at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April, 29, 2015. - 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point leadership accept an award during the "Celebrate Service" Volunteer Appreciation Awards at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April, 29, 2015.

Cherry Point, 2nd MAW volunteers honored during “Celebrate Service” ceremony

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, was joined by Cherry Point commander, Col. Chris Pappas III, in recognizing more than 40 volunteer organizations and units for their approximately 90,000 hours of volunteer efforts to the air station during 2014. The two commanders personally handed our certificates of

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Dough Coley, left, supervises Lance Cpl. Zhenya Mcnabb as she maneuvers through traffic cones during the beer goggles interactive event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 24, 2015. Marines wore vision impairing goggles that simulated the effects of alcohol on their ability to perform basic tasks. Coley is a state trooper with the North Carolina State Troopers and Mcnabb is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. - Dough Coley, left, supervises Lance Cpl. Zhenya Mcnabb as she maneuvers through traffic cones during the beer goggles interactive event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 24, 2015. Marines wore vision impairing goggles that simulated the effects of alcohol on their ability to perform basic tasks. Coley is a state trooper with the North Carolina State Troopers and Mcnabb is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

Marines take a shot at drunk driving during beer goggles event

State trooper buckles up next to disoriented drivers for a bumpy ride through a sea of orange cones during the “beer goggles and golf carts” event here, April 24.North Carolina State Troopers teamed up with the Cherry Point Single Marine Program to host an event allowing participants to maneuver a golf cart through an obstacle course marked by

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Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, look at old versions of the Marine Corps ensign the eagle, globe and anchor during a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia, April 22, 2015. - Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, look at old versions of the Marine Corps ensign the eagle, globe and anchor during a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia, April 22, 2015.

Cherry Point Marines walk through history at Marine Corps Museum

There are few places that can offer the sights, sounds … and even feel of history like the National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico, Virginia. Forty-Four Marine noncommissioned officers with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here discovered that fact during a visit to the museum April 22.The museum featured several galleries that

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Cpl. Joseph Kotara kneels in front of a headstone in the Chancellorsville family cemetery during a tour of the Chancellorsville Battlefield in Virginia April 23, 2015. Kotara is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. - Cpl. Joseph Kotara kneels in front of a headstone in the Chancellorsville family cemetery during a tour of the Chancellorsville Battlefield in Virginia April 23, 2015. Kotara is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

H&HS NCOs kick off three-day PME at Chancellorsville Battlefield

Forty-Four Marine noncommissioned officers with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here toured the once-bloody battlefield of Chancellorsville, Virginia, during a battlefield study field trip April 22 – 24.During the tour, guest speaker and retired Col. Joe Dowdy explained the history of the Civil War and the significance of the Battle of

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Maj. Gen. Robert Hedelund, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, shakes hands with a participant in the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and 2nd MAW Sexual Assault Awareness Month Commemorative 5K, April 17, 2015.The event drew nearly 1,000 Marines, Sailors and Department of Defense employees who ran the 3.1 mile course along Rifle Range Road to show solidarity with sexual assault survivors and a shared commitment to eradicating sexual violence across the Marine Corps. - Maj. Gen. Robert Hedelund, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, shakes hands with a participant in the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and 2nd MAW Sexual Assault Awareness Month Commemorative 5K, April 17, 2015. The event drew nearly 1,000 Marines, Sailors and Department of Defense employees who ran the 3.1 mile course along Rifle Range Road to show solidarity with sexual assault survivors and a shared commitment to eradicating sexual violence across the Marine Corps.

Cherry Point, 2nd MAW unite against sexual assault during 5K

With aircraft taking off from adjacent runways, gathering beneath a slate-gray sky, nearly 1,000 runners, joggers, walkers and stroller pushing parents came together for one purpose: to commemorate and stand with survivors of sexual assault.With plenty of cheering, sweating, sprinting and plodding, all participants in the Cherry Point and 2nd

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The pilot of an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 flies above Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., March 25, 2015. Marines with VMA-223 traveled to Key West to conduct air-to-air training March 18 – April 12.The squadron conducted the training to refine its ability to provide offensive air support, armed reconnaissance and aerial defense for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. - The pilot of an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 flies above Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., March 25, 2015. Marines with VMA-223 traveled to Key West to conduct air-to-air training March 18 – April 12. The squadron conducted the training to refine its ability to provide offensive air support, armed reconnaissance and aerial defense for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

VMA-223 conducts air-to-air training above Florida Keys

Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 223 traveled to Key West, Fla. to conduct air-to-air training March 18 through April 12.The squadron conducted the training to hone their skills to provide offensive air support, armed reconnaissance, and air defense for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force.During the training, the Marines trained to build air-to-air

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Staff Sgt. Troy Little takes-in a view of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, April 8, 2015. Little and several other Marines from HMH-461 provided a lift for members of the Civilian Military Community Council and Joint Land Use Study during an aerial tour of Cherry Point's outlying training facilities hosted by the air station. Pilots from Cherry Point and across 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing frequently train at the air station's outlying training facilities to prepare for expeditionary operations, sea-based force projection and aviation support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Little is a crew chief with HMH-461 and native of Kissimmee, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Troy Little takes-in a view of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, April 8, 2015. Little and several other Marines from HMH-461 provided a lift for members of the Civilian Military Community Council and Joint Land Use Study during an aerial tour of Cherry Point's outlying training facilities hosted by the air station. Pilots from Cherry Point and across 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing frequently train at the air station's outlying training facilities to prepare for expeditionary operations, sea-based force projection and aviation support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Little is a crew chief with HMH-461 and native of Kissimmee, Fla.