U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jennifer Sosa, a postal chief assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, hands off a package to Alicia Padgett, a United States Postal Service representative, for delivery at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 16, 2025. Sosa ensures the processing of all official mail is met with care and timeliness by reviewing all quarterly mailroom inspections and monitoring investigations concerning postal matters aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Marshall)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board a U.S. Navy C-40A assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 61 Island before departing Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2025. At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. military service members are supporting holding operations led by DHS at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Landon Lingle)
The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee recognized Lance Cpl. Matthew Freire, an aircraft avionics technician, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a ceremony at the Cherry Point Public House, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2025. Lance Cpl. Freire was recognized for his contributions to his command and dedication to his community. Throughout his time at MCAS Cherry Point he’s accumulated more than 150 hours of volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity in New Bern and Normandy Military Musuem in Newport.
“Volunteering helps me to get out of my room and I love hearing other people's stories,”...
02.27.2025 | MCAS CHERRY POINT , NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Cpl. Jade Farrington
