U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for an aerial refuel exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-25 off the coast of California, April 10, 2025. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)
U.S. Marine Maj. Thomas Brougher, from Arizona, the executive officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, flies an AV-8B Harrier II while conducting routine flight operations above Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 9, 2025. VMA-231 personnel continue to attain and maintain mission excellence as the squadron prepares to transition from the Harrier to the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in support of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 1st Lt. Duncan Stoner)
Last week, leaders from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Installations East, and II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) came together for three days aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina to participate in 2nd MAW’s April 2025 Senior Leaders Conference (SLC). The conference enabled 2nd MAW’s O-6 and O-5 commanders, air station commanders who support 2nd MAW units, their senior enlisted leaders, and 2nd MAW staff, to enhance their understanding of key topics impacting 2nd MAW and improve mission effectiveness and warfighting capability at each level of command.
“When 2nd MAW gets the call to go forward and respond to crisis on behalf of our nation, it’s the team in this room – this team of...
04.08.2025 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
