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A1, A2, A7 Feb 2 Semifinal.Indd Celebrating 100 Years of Marine Aviation Vol. 70, No. 5 www.cherrypoint.marines.mil February 2, 2012 Deputy Commandant of Marine Aviation speaks about future of air warfare CPL. SANTIAGO G. COLON JR. MCAS CHERRY POINT HAVELOCK, N.C. – As the Marine Corps ap- proaches 100 years from May 22, 1912, the day Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham reported to Greenbury Point, Md., for naval aviator training effectively initiating Marine aviation, the Corps is experiencing a major evolution in its capabilities with the arrival of the F- 35B Lightning II. Headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing made history by receiving the fi rst of the Marine Corps’ new Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing aircraft Jan. 11 at Ma- rine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. To commemorate the past and look to the future the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation host- ed their annual gala at the Havelock Tourist and Event LANCE CPL. ANDREA CLEOPATRA DICKERSON Lance Cpl. Jaquetta L. Saffo, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist with Marine Attack Training Squadron See AVIATION page A2 203, holds her 19-month-old daughter, Sa’maya, Jan. 25, as they prepare to say goodbye to her husband, Cpl. Houston J. Saffo. Houston deployed with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 and is one of the squadron’s aircraft maintenance administration clerks. HMH-366 says goodbye to family, heads to Afghanistan LANCE CPL. ANDREA CLEOPATRA DICKERSON vide aerial refueling while being able to fl y into dusty, remote MCAS CHERRY POINT areas. Nearly 100 Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron “The unit will be using CH-53Es to lift things that no other 366 left Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Jan. 25 headed helicopter in the world can lift,” said Jensen. for Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, The squadron will join forces with HMH-466 out of MCAS where they will serve under Marine Aircraft Group 29. Miramar, Calif., and combined, the two squadrons will form “The unit’s primary mission in Afghanistan is to conduct as- ‘HMH-America.’ CPL. SANTIAGO G. COLON JR. sault support,” said Col. Scott S. Jensen, commanding offi cer of “For the last couple of years we have been combining squad- Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, deputy commandant of MAG-29. “Assault support will entail us supporting troops on rons from the East and West Coast to fulfi ll the mission,” said Marine aviation, speaks about the current state the ground by providing troop movements and logistics.” Jenson. “We did that because the other halves of the squadrons and future of Marine aviation during an annual The squadron boasts the Marine Corps’ heaviest payload lift- aviation history gala at the Havelock Tourist ing helicopter, the CH-53E Super Stallion, which can also pro- See DEPARTURE page A7 and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Jan. 27. Cherry Point MP Company de-activates after 3 years LANCE CPL. CORY D. POLOM MCAS CHERRY POINT Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Military Police Company stood in for- mation for the last time today before their company fi rst sergeant dismissed them, following the unit’s de-activation during a ceremony at their headquarters building aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The company was activated on April 25, 2009 and comprised of a headquarters section and 4 platoons, located at Marine Corps Air Stations Beaufort, New River and Cherry Point. Headquarters Marine Corps sent down the de-activation order, Marine Corps Bulletin 5400, in mid 2011. “This and all other MP Companies Marine Corps wide will be shutting down and consolidating in three large battalions that will be known as the ‘Law Enforcement SAMUEL KING Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, a maintainer with Marine Fighter Attack Training See DE-ACTIVATION page A7 Squadron 501, marshals in the first Marine variant F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11. F-35B Marine maintainer trains to be part of history CONTRIBUTED STORY years he’s been gearing up for this day. MCAS CHERRY POINT Unbeknownst to Smith, his master sergeant EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – As the at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps celebrates its centennial of avi- N.C., had nominated him for the hand-picked ation this year, a member of the 2nd Marine program while Smith had simultaneously Aircraft Wing became a part of that history wanted to participate based on a briefi ng he having recovered the fi rst F-35B Lightning II attended given by the senior maintenance LANCE CPL. GLEN E. SANTY at Eglin Air Force Base, Jan. 11. chief for the Marine Corps. Cpl. Francisco Rodriguez Hernandez Jr. and his wife Jessica were presented After quick hand signals to the pilot, and It didn’t take Smith long to decide once he the Family of the Quarter award at Carolina Grill in Havelock, N.C., Jan. 24. well placed steps to clear the engine exhaust, was chosen. Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, with the Ma- “All right, let’s rock. I’m ready to roll,” he Marine and spouse receive award for rine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, recalled saying after hearing the news. choreographed parking the F-35B and shut- He arrived here Dec. 2009, anticipating outstanding service to community down engine checks with his fellow main- training on and maintaining jets locally. But LANCE CPL. STEPHEN T. STEWART tainers, known as plane captains in the Ma- with delays in maturity of the program, the MCAS CHERRY POINT rine Corps. fi rst aircraft, the Air Force variant of the F-35, “It’s just a success to see the aircraft here,” was received in July 2011. HAVELOCK, N.C. – The Havelock Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Commit- said Smith. “It’s been a success for the Ma- Incidentally, Smith saw that aircraft landing tee presented the Service Family of the Quarter Award to Cpl. Francisco Rodriguez Her- rine Corps, the 33rd Fighter Wing and me while standing atop a ladder and peering over nandez Jr. and his wife, Jessica, at the Carolina Grill in Havelock, N.C., Jan. 24. personally.” his shoulder. He was in the midst of hanging Francisco is the noncommissioned offi cer in charge of barracks managers for Marine Smith has 16 years experience maintain- his unit’s sign on the Marine’s aircraft hangar Aircraft Group 14, and despite the high demands of his job, he and his wife fi nd the time ing aircraft in environments like small-deck when the Air Force variant landed. He said he to volunteer at their church, multiple base events and with Habitat for Humanity, a non- aircraft carriers, stateside military bases and profi t organization that helps build families affordable homes. deployed environments, but for the last two See MAINTAINER page A7 See FAMILY page A7 Comedian Mollie Gross entertains Cherry Point Fly-By A2 Feats of Strength B1 audience Fallen Honored A4 Heart Health B2 HS Students Tour A5 The Local Buzz B3 See page A5 for With your smartphone photos and story download a QR code reader and scan the code. A2 February 2, 2012 The Windsock Youtube.com/MCASCPPA Celebrating 100 years of Marine Corps aviation CPL. SANTIAGO G. COLON JR. Retired Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Braaten, former commander of Marine Corps Air Bases East and commanding general of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, speaks to a crowd of 500 MCAS Cherry Point and surrounding community residents during an annual aviation history gala at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center in Havelock, N.C., Jan. 27. AVIATION from page A1 Center in Havelock, N.C., Friday. In alignment with the President’s promise New Bern, N.C., added the Marine Corps III, chairman for Eastern Carolina Aviation The third annual event was an opportu- to create a “leaner and meaner” military, the has changed in its technological advantages Heritage Foundation. nity for the foundation to celebrate the mar- F-35B is slated to replace the aging F/A-18 and training. “The mission of the foundation it to pre- riage of aviation, the Marine Corps and the Hornets, AV-8B Harriers and the EA-6B “Capabilities of air support squadrons serve the heritage of aviation in Eastern Eastern North Carolina community and in- Prowlers with capabilities of all three in- and air control squadrons have been en- North Carolina and Cherry Point,” said cluded a presentation by retired Maj. Gen. cluded in the F-35B. hanced greatly,” Braaten said. “We have Roberts who served in the Army for 11 Thomas A. Braaten, former commander Robling added MCAS Cherry Point’s better trained people now because we spend years, enlisting in 1967. “As long as I and of Marine Corps Air Bases East and com- Prowler squadrons would begin to deacti- more time training Marines.” many other people have been around avia- manding general of Marine Corps Air Sta- vate beginning in 2016 through 2019. Although the Marine Corps is more tion has been fi rst and foremost, and Cherry tion Cherry Point. “We took some cuts, but what I can tell equipped with weaponry and training, Point has been our main focus as far as in- The event concluded with a speech by you is we have the absolute best, most ca- Braaten said he believes it is important to dustry and the military goes.” Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, deputy comman- pable Marine Corps that the nation could look back at previous confl icts and learn “The Marines at Cherry Point are very dant of Marine aviation, who spoke in front afford,” Robling said speaking about recent from them.
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