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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

Archive: May, 2015

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.

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

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

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