Paige Eilertson, wife of U.S. Marine Corps Col. Philip Eilertson, from North Carolina, attends his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov 22, 2024. Eilertson served in the Marine Corps for 28 years as an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot before finishing his career at 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo).
U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 conducted small-unit Distributed Air Support Control (DASC) training aboard MCAS Cherry Point between 18-22 Nov, 2024. This training event afforded 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Marines the opportunity to practice establishing air support control centers in contested and distributed environments, to practice reducing digital and physical signatures, and to practice small-unit leadership in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza)
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducted its first MQ-9A Reaper flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point today.
VMUT-2, previously designated as VMU-2, began its transition from an operational RQ-21A Blackjack squadron into the Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) in July 2023. As the Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper FRS, VMUT-2's primary mission is to train Marine Corps MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators in their respective military occupational specialties before future assignment to operational VMU squadrons across the Marine Corps. VMUT-2’s first MQ-9A Reaper flight marks a...
11.21.2024 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
