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Call your family and friends and mark your calendars for eastern North Carolina's biggest, baddest, fastest and loudest outdoor event September 25-26, 2021! The commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point invites you to visit the Marine Corps' largest air base for the 2021 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, featuring the world's top aviation aerobatic team, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Saturday and Sunday will both have full day shows featuring a dizzying variety of military and civilian aerobatic demonstrations including performances by Aftershock, RJ Gritter, Tom Larkin, Steve Covington and Hubie Tolson. You and your family will...

The Navy may be getting close to releasing its draft study on basing options for the new Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Public meetings to be held on the report have initially been scheduled for June 15, 16 and 17 in the area. The meetings are supposed to be scheduled within a 45-day window on the release of the study, which is supposed to make recommendations concerning the basing of 13 squadrons of the newest Marine Corps jet. Cherry Point could get as many as 11 or as few as two squadrons of the jets among the options the...

    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ 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, USA, 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.MCAS Cherry Point's mission is to provide the highest quality operating environment for all using activities; operate and maintain facilities and assigned aircraft; furnish a full range of vital support services; nurture the quality...