Welcome to the Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
Installation Restoration Program
This web site is part of the Navy's active efforts to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive information on the environmental IR program currently in action at MCAS Cherry Point.
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point
is a military installation located north of the town of Havelock in
southeastern Craven County, North Carolina. The Air Station covers
approximately 13,164 acres. MCAS Cherry Point was commissioned in 1942
and is the world's second largest Marine Corps Air Station. There are
approximately 8,400 Marines and Sailors currently aboard and about 5,700
civilian personnel. MCAS Cherry Point currently provides support
facilities and services for the Second Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd
MAW), the Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP), Combat Service Support
Detachment 21 of the Second Force Service Support Group (2nd
FSSG), the Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Detachment, and
the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO). MCAS
Cherry Point maintains facilities for training and support of
the Atlantic Fleet Marine Force (FMF) aviation units, and is
designated as a primary aviation supply point.
The boundaries of MCAS
Cherry Point include the Neuse River to the north, Hancock Creek
to the east, North Carolina Highway 101 to the south, and an
irregular boundary approximately ¾‑mile west of Slocum Creek to
the west.
The mission of MCAS Cherry Point is to
maintain and operate support facilities, services and material of 2nd Marine
Aircraft Wing, or units thereof, and other activities and units as
designated by the Commandant of the US Marine Corps.
