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Congress authorized Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on 9 July 1941, with an initial appropriation of $14,990,000 for construction and clearing of an 8,000 acre (32 km 2) tract of swamps, farms and timberland. Actual clearing of the site began on 6 August 1941, with extensive drainage and malaria control work.
This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...
During the 1960s, FRC East greatly expanded floor space to accommodate more room for repairing aircraft. In April 1967 it became known as the Naval Air Rework Facility, a separate command under the Naval Air Systems Command. Subsequently, the facility was renamed Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point in March 1987.
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton: 31 December 1968 27 April 1976 MATCU-76: Naval Air Station South Weymouth: 1 May 1967 [64] MATCU-77: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro: 30 June 1969 [65] 30 September 1971 [66] MATCU-78: Marine Corps Air Station New River Marine Corps Air Station Quantico: 30 June 1969 [67] 15 January 1972 [68]
Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic is a military airport of the United States Marine Corps in Atlantic, North Carolina, operated as a training field by Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. External links
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 (MALS-14) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields in SE NC (Since World War II MCOLF Atlantic has been a satellite airfield of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. . Though it is not in daily use anymore, it is used on a regular basis for training operations by the Marine Corps and other Military organiza
Marine Wing Support Group 27 (MWSG-27) is a United States Marine Corps aviation combat service support unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.It was composed of four squadrons, which provide the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and II Marine Expeditionary Force with complete airfield operation services (less air traffic control), engineer and transportation support, medical assistance ...