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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.

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Archive: April, 2015

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.

Cherry Point, community leaders strengthen community, military ties

It can be difficult, sometimes, for members of the local community to fully appreciate Cherry Point's role in preparing today's Marines for the defense of their nation. The most that people typically see is the sleekly muscled jets that roar off into the distance from the air station's multiple runways to parts unknown.But on April 8, mayors,

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Marine Corps Community Services is sponsoring a 5K, April 17, to help raise awareness about sexual assault and encourage members of the Cherry Point community to help prevent it, and understand how to respond appropriately when sexual assaults occur. - Marine Corps Community Services is sponsoring a 5K, April 17, to help raise awareness about sexual assault and encourage members of the Cherry Point community to help prevent it, and understand how to respond appropriately when sexual assaults occur.

Know your part, do your part

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the Department of Defense.Marine Corps Community Services is sponsoring a 5K, April 17, to help raise awareness about sexual assault and encourage members of the Cherry Point community to help prevent it, and understand how to respond appropriately when sexual assaults occur.This joint, 2nd Marine

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Lance Cpl. Sean Browning inputs information into a computer during Direct Air Support Center training inside a transient battle lab at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30, 2015. Browning is an air support operations operator and a native of Scottsburg, Ind. - Lance Cpl. Sean Browning inputs information into a computer during Direct Air Support Center training inside a transient battle lab at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30, 2015. Browning is an air support operations operator and a native of Scottsburg, Ind.

MASS-1 Marines enhance readiness, train in battle lab

Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 1 conducted direct air support center operations training inside a transient battle lab at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30.The temporary lab is being used while construction continues on a permanent building that will house their new upgraded battle lab.The DASC is an aviation command

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Best-selling author Dave Pelzer speaks to a crowd of Marines, Sailors and civilians during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., April 1, 2015. - Best-selling author Dave Pelzer speaks to a crowd of Marines, Sailors and civilians during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., April 1, 2015.