Marine Corps 1st EA-6B Prowler has final flight
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC (AP) -- After three decades of protecting military forces at sea and on land, the Marine Corps' first EA-6B Prowler jet is taking flight for the last time at...
View ArticleMarine Corps head tells NC troops of careful cuts
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC (AP) -- The commandant of the Marine Corps is telling troops at a North Carolina aviation base that force reductions will mean not every Marine that wants to...
View ArticleAuthor Nicholas Sparks to hold book signing at Cherry Point
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC (NEWS RELEASE) -- Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks will be at the Cherry Point Station Theater in support of the Toys for Tots Program and to sign copies of...
View ArticleMarines sorry for helicopter worries at NC town
KINSTON, NC (AP) -- A commander at the Cherry Point Marine Air Corps Station is apologizing for training exercises involving low-flying helicopters that left many Kinston residents concerned about...
View ArticleTwo Marines charged with breaking into church
JACKSONVILLE, NC (WCTI) -- Two Marines from Cherry Point were arrested for breaking into a Jacksonville church, according to court documents.Tyler Douglas and Zachary Johnson were charged with breaking...
View ArticlePerdue, McCrory to visit NC military bases Friday
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Gov. Bev Perdue and Gov.-elect Pat McCrory are going to visit North Carolina military bases together this week to build relationships between the incoming governor and installation...
View ArticleMcCrory, Perdue traveling to NC military bases
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Gov. Bev Perdue is introducing successor Pat McCrory to leaders at the state's military bases in a whirlwind one-day trip through eastern North Carolina.The governor-elect and...
View ArticleMarines: Osprey sparks grass fire at NC bomb range
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC (AP) -- The Marine Corps says an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft sparked a grass fire at a North Carolina bombing range, resulting in minor damage.The MV-22 Osprey...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune Marines, sailors to deploy to Afghanistan
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (AP) -- Some 1,000 Marines and sailors are leaving Camp Lejeune for a six-month deployment in Afghanistan.Marine Corps spokesman 1st Lt. Jim Stenger says members of Combat Logistics...
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