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2nd MAW News

Archive: February, 2016

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Chaplains host SMP self-improvement retreat

Away from the stressfull day-to-day work enviroment, Marines and Sailors gathered with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing chaplains for a Single Marine and Sailor Personal Growth Retreat in New Bern, Jan. 29-30. More than 70 single Marines and Sailors participated in the event, which was created to build emotional and spiritual resiliancy. It is the first

CREDO helps spouses rekindle relationship flames

More than 30 couples gathered for the semi-annual Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development OperationMarriage Enrichment Retreat in New Bern, Feb. 5-6.During the two-day retreat, service members andtheir spouses participated in various relationship strengthening activitiesincluding: Hidden Keys to a Loving Relationship, The Love Bank, Love

Marine Corps changes promotion criteria for NCO ranks

Effective April 1, lance corporals and corporals must have 12 months time-in-grade to be eligible for promotion to the next rank according to Marine administrative message 055/16. The change came from the Marine Corps leadership’s vision for promoting and retaining the most qualified Marines.

Marines, Sailors voices heard during 2016 elections

2016 isa presidential election year and this November, men and women across the UnitedStates will flood the polls to cast their vote for the candidates they wouldlike to see elected.ElectionDay 2016 will be held on Nov. 8 and voters will have the opportunity to electthe President of the United States, Vice President, 435 voting member seats inthe

MWCS-28 Spartans battle head-to-head for Spartan Cup

Dating back to 431 B.C., the Spartans of ancient Greece strived to excel in duty, discipline and endurance. Their superior warrior ethics made them an elite fighting culture, one that used extreme physical competitions to hone their warrior skills. Nearly two and half centuries later, on a recent field of battle, the Spartans of Marine Wing

It’s not too late to get the flu… or your vaccine

As winter weather arrives in North Carolina, for many, it comes with head and body aches, chills, fatigue and fever. The influenza virus, commonly known as “the flu” kills an average of 23,000 people each year in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC states that cases of the flu peak in February and

Standardization, evaluation tests 2nd MAW squadrons for combat readiness

Marines are known for theirreadiness in the air, on land and at sea, in order to maintain this constantstate of readiness, the Marine Corps relies on its subject matter experts toparticipate in programs like the Flight and Combat Leadership Standardizationand Evaluation Programs.The training involved in the FLSEand CLSE programs includes attending

Marines with HMH-464 load CH-53Es in preparation for Operation Cold Response

Getting ready tobattle the cold in Norway, Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464prepared for Operation Cold Response 2016 by loading CH-53E Super Stallionsinto a massive C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Feb. 3. Loading thedisassembled aircraft onto the C-5, the Marines closely monitored the giantheavy-lift

2nd LAAD Bn. conquers Mountain Ex

More than 800 Marines hiked atop the Sierra Mountains, in the midst of whistling winds, snow up to their knees and temperatures cold enough to mold icicles during Mountain Exercise 1-16 for cold weather training at U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Jan. 4-23.

ATC Marine guides Harrier down from dark skies safely

Hunched forward inthe dark radar room of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s air trafficcontrol, Cpl. Justin McDaniel focused on the small greenish symbol displayed onhis radar screen and listened carefully to the disembodied voice in hisheadset. The voice calmly reached through miles of nighttime darkness from thetight cockpit of a 2nd Marine

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