Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson
Date: 2012-05-17 11:02:00 Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Provost Marshall's Office stretch out before participating in the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run in Havelock, N.C., May 17. The event allowed local law enforcement agencies to foster awareness and raise money for the North Carolina Special Olympics. "My unit has supported this event every year since 1987," said Cpl. Lucas L. Spann, a military policeman. "It feels good to carry on the tradition and support a worthwhile cause."
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson
Date: 2012-05-17 11:00:00 Cpl. Lucas L. Spann, representing Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's Provost Marshall's Office, receives the torch from an officer with the Havelock Police Department, May 16, during the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run in Havelock, N.C. "I started pretty fast," said Spann. "That good start allowed our unit to finish our portion of the run faster than expected."
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom
Date: 2012-05-14 13:51:00 Lance Cpl. Michael R. Loucel, a warehouse clerk with Marine Air Control Squadron 2, poses with rack of tools he uses to seal boxes shut inside the Marine Air Controls Squadron 2 supply warehouse May 14.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki
Date: 2012-05-11 10:21:00 Lt. Col. Alfred M. Sanchez, left, and Lt. Col. John R. Siary salute the colors during a Marine Air Support Squadron 1 change of command ceremony aboard Cherry Point, N.C., Friday.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki
Date: 2012-05-08 14:16:00 Lt. Col. Thomas J. Witczak, right, commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, presents Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, left, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, with tokens of appreciation for nearly two years of leadership at a picnic aboard MCAS Cherry Point, May 8.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki
Date: 2012-05-08 14:02:00 Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, center, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks his Marines for their service during his tenure as commanding general. Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 held a picnic for Davis May 8 aboard MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., to commemorate the end of his tenure as commanding general.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki
Date: 2012-05-08 13:37:00 Marines of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band pick teams for a game of Ultimate Frisbee at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., during a picnic thrown in honor of Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis' nearly two years in command of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, May 8. Under his command, 2nd MAW took part in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn and many other operational commitments around the globe.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Jr.
Date: 2012-05-04 18:06:00 Paul Ringheiser III, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show theme contest, his father Paul Ringeiser Jr., and Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion East based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., got to fly aboard a B-25J Mitchell Bomber owned by Disabled American Veterans Flight Team, May 4, 2012. The flight was part of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show May 4-6.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Jr.
Date: 2012-05-04 17:40:00 Paul Ringheiser III, winner of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show theme contest, his father Paul Ringeiser Jr., and Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion East based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., got to fly aboard a B-25J Mitchell Bomber owned by Disabled American Veterans Flight Team, May 4, 2012. The flight was part of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show May 4-6.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Byline: Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom
Date: 2012-05-04 14:10:00 Sgt. Christopher D. Bentley, the maintenance chief for station recovery, directs an EA-6B Prowler pilot following an arrested landing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point May 4 in preparation for the 2012 MCAS Cherry Point “Celebrate the Heritage” Air Show. The E28 Emergency Arresting Gear system is a cable system used to bring fast moving jets to a stop in the event of an emergency landing or need for a short landing space. For Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Station Recovery Marines their job and focus is to maintain and operate these systems on the flight line to save the lives of pilots and keep the aircraft safe. If a pilot, whose aircraft has a tail hook, i.e. EA-6B Prowler, needs to make an arrested landing for any emergency, station recovery comes out to the designated flight line gear where they prepare to catch the aircraft. Sgt. Christopher D. Bentley, the maintenance chief for station recovery said the design of these arrest points are to produce the same stopping abilities as the landing cable on an aircraft carrier and the operational procedures of these gears, takes a lot of dedication and time from the Station Recovery Marines.
They have to keep these gears well maintained, the gears use an engine to operate, and just like a car, they have a lot of moving parts that need continuous maintenance. |