2nd MAW News

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Petty officer 3rd Class Joshua Myers watches students play a math game at Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School in Havelock, N.C., March 13, 2015. Myers accompanied Marines and Sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., as they help the students learn to read, write and do math problems at the school. The service members visited the school to interact with the students on an academic level and show them a different side to the Marine Corps. Myers is a religious program specialist with MWSS-274. - Petty officer 3rd Class Joshua Myers watches students play a math game at Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School in Havelock, N.C., March 13, 2015. Myers accompanied Marines and Sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., as they help the students learn to read, write and do math problems at the school. The service members visited the school to interact with the students on an academic level and show them a different side to the Marine Corps. Myers is a religious program specialist with MWSS-274.