Cherry Point Family Day Brings Squadron Together
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 hosts a summer Family Day to boost unit pride with family participation. Rain delayed some activities but crowds enjoyed ponies, horse rides, moon walk, balloon toss, and two pinatas as kids and adults played softball, volleyball, and horseshoes under tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Point
Marc Freitas
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
Barney
Big Bird
Glenn Woods
MWHS-2
Hannah
Michael Switzer
Mwhs 2
S-3
Meritorious Promotions Raised for Marine Recruiters and DIs
Marine Corps announces a 30 percent increase in meritorious promotions for recruiters and drill instructors. Gen. C C Krulak emphasizes the crucial role of these billets in sustaining a strong Corps. Staff Sgt. Joseph Kingsley Jr. reflects on the impact and hope this policy brings. A new commandant changeover at Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Lt. Col. Ellett M. Smith, and detachment leadership, Maj. David A. Anderson, highlight recent personnel shifts at Cherry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Point
Marine Corps
Corps
C.C. Krulak
Marine Wing Support Squadron 271
Ellett M. Smith
R.A. Kelish
Quantico
Smith
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Marines and dive shop rehearse rescue at sea
At Cherry Point a Marine Search and Rescue team hosted a training exercise with Discovery Dive Shop divers off Beaufort. Fifteen divers practiced procedures with HH-46 helicopter support, highlighting cooperation to handle maritime emergencies along Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marines
Cherry Point
Marine Corps
Beaufort
Cape Hatteras
Cape Fear
Debbie Boyce
Discovery Dive Shop
Pedro
Boyce
Earl Page
Bellevue
Wash
Atlantic
Page
Terry Leonard
Atlantic Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alisha Andrew
Marine Wing Support Squadron 274
John Cloyd
Dis
Joseph Kingsley Jr
Wilmington
Ous
David A. Anderson
T.G. Barton
University of Wisconsin
Webster University
U.S. International University
Chamber of Commerce
Sun Journal
Jane Turner
New Bern
Oastal Eye Clinic
EYE Physicians and Surgeons
Johns Hopkins
Chesapeake Bay
Coastal Eye Clinic
P.S
McCarthy Boulevard
Coastal Neurological Associates
C.E. Ballenger, M.D
Khaled Jreisat, M.D
Steven W. Dibert
J. Donald Day
PAC
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