FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina ~ 07 APR 2026

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

The air station and its associated support locations occupy approximately 29,000 acres. The heart of Cherry Point is its massive four-point runway system, which is designed to provide multiple approach and departure advantages to all aviators who have the opportunity to fly here. The air station’s runways are so long they served as an alternate emergency landing site for NASA during the years that the agency maintained a space shuttle program.

Reaching further out from the main air station area is Cherry Point’s system of ranges and auxiliary landing fields, which provide unique littoral training opportunities for 2d MAW as well as aviation and naval combatants across all U.S. and some foreign military services. Cherry Point’s influence in the region stretches even further with its 2015 expansion of air traffic control services to cover more than 9,000 square miles of airspace for military, civil and commercial air traffic.

Cherry Point is home to Marine Transport Squadron 1, which operated the well-known HH-46E search and rescue helicopters affectionately referred to as “Pedro” until the sundown of the squadron’s search and rescue mission in September 2015. In addition to its military search and rescue duties, Pedro also served the local community with its medical evacuation and search and rescue capabilities.

The Pedro helicopters flew their final flight on September 25, 2015, as the last flying H-46 airframes in the Department of Defense. The squadron continues to operate the McDonnell Douglas C-9 Skytrain and the Cessna UC-35 Citation II in support of worldwide personnel transport for DOD.

Learn More About MCAS Cherry Point HERE!!

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[PROCON]

Thanks for taking us on tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point, North Carolina ~

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[radu]

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you PROCON!

[lightman]

Happy Monday motoring!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you luvie!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you radu!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening lightman, great to see ya!

[luvie]

You’re very welcome, lauren! Enjoying the cooler days? I sure have!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

Did you have a nice Easter weekend? Get some rest to help you get through the week?

I hope you’re enjoying the nice cool-down this week like we are. MUCH more like Spring.

[laurenmarlowe]

Yes, it’s been quite pleasant here, enjoying the real Spring weather.

And I hope you are as well!

So glad it was a calm weekend ‘cuz I got my butt kicked today. This is the week before the big week, and it was a tornado in the office today, will be crazy all week.

Keep telling myself, once a year, once a year....SHEESH, LOL!

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

How are things up your way? Enjoying wonderful spring weather like we are this week? I hope y’all don’t have to deal with “little winters” like we do. I think we have one more to go before spring is here to stay.

[radu]

Real spring weather sure is nice, isn’t it?
This week is going to be very nice after a crummy, chilly weekend.

Only once a year and you’re closing in on the finish line. Hang on to your hat to ride out the tornado. LOL

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Winter is finished here, we had high 70's today and more on the way.

I wore shorts today exposing my pasty white legs that really need some color, LOL.

Son and I are coordinating to hopefully get back out to the range again soon. 'Sup with you and the furballs?

[radu]

You’re warmer than we are at present. We should catch up in a couple of days. I’m not sure which “little winter” came through but it knocked us down several notches. Today was nice enough though with mid 60s.

Uh HUH. Getting serious now about that trip to the range, now that nice weather’s there to stay. Y’all must be antsy for it by now. It’s been a while.

Not much going here. The pollen’s so horrendous, I hate to step out the door for even a few seconds.

[luvie]

Sounds like you’re really getting your butt whipped this week...as in every year. Isn’t this the same time every year you start talking “retirement”? Of course, I don’t think you could do that. You’d be sooooo bored!

Hope the event goes well!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Sounds like we had about the same weather today. Felt mighty good to me! LOL Had to run a couple of errands this afternoon and it was pleasant - - except for the crummy air. Still blowing my nose and I’ve been home a while. *sigh*

Hope your day was good.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Is sure was nice. I even sat out on the patio with the kitties for a while. Checked on my irises and a lot of them are doing really well. Nice strong leaves or whatever they’re called. The only “wish” I’d have is for some rain.

I know what your wish would be. Less...FAAAR less....pollen. Ugh. I hope it’s calmed down in East Texas by next month!

[radu]

Must be nice to get to sit outside to enjoy the nice weather. I would have liked to do a little yard work but just running the couple of errands did my sinuses in.

I need to go over to the other house to check on my irises to see if the white ones are putting up bud stems yet. They should be, if they’re keeping with their usual schedule this year. They weren’t up the last time I looked but the leaves are healthy and happy to be uncovered.

Tree pollen should be down by the time you head east. Other pollens will abound, I’m sure, but trees put out the heaviest.