U.S. Marine Corps musicians with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band and Eastern Carolina University Band members perform a collaboration concert at the Havelock High School Performing Arts Center in Havelock, North Carolina, on Sept. 26, 2024. The 2nd MAW Band and the Eastern Carolina University Band performed the collaborative concert to strengthen community relationships and reaffirm the history, customs, and traditions represented by the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff. Sgt. Theodore Bergan)
This video features a compilation of U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) in training and operational environments. This video inspires Marines to secure their Marine Corps legacy by reenlisting as part of the fiscal year 2025 Enlisted Retention Campaign. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa) (Music licensed from Adobe Stock)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35C Lightning II jet today aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina.
VMFA-251 is the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron. The arrival of the aircraft marks the beginning of F-35C deliveries to MCAS Cherry Point, continuing 2nd MAW’s operational transition from legacy fixed-wing tactical aircraft to the F-35.
The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter jet with advanced stealth, agility and maneuverability, sensor and information fusion, and provides the pilot with...
09.17.2024 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 2nd Lt. John Graham
