Satellite and aerial maps of MCAS Cherry Point with nearby locations
1941 to present | 34° 54' 2.88'' N 76° 52' 50.87'' W | Havelock, NC, Cherry Point, North Carolina | ICAO: KNKT | IATA: NKT | FAA: NKT | Elevation: 29 feet |
List of units at MCAS Cherry Point |
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2008/14 | HMH-366 | S-80 H-53E, | 2008- | HMLA-467 | UH-1Y Venom, UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | 1984- | VMU-2 | K-MAX, | 1952/54 | HMM-263 | S-55 H-19, | 1951/54 | HMM-262 | S-55 H-19, | 1951/54 | HMM-261 | S-55 H-19, | 1946/52 | VMO-1 | H-43 Huskie, | 1944/45 | HMH-463 | | 1941/17 | VMR-1 | 107M H-46 Sea Knight, | | FRCE | |
10-Mar-23 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC selected as depot source of repair (DSOR) for US Air Force new helicopters HH-60W Jolly Green II and MH-139A Grey Wolf #FRCE
30-Jan-23 - Former Marine Corps aviator finds job as a civilian helicopter test pilot at the US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) in Kinston, NC #pilots
12-Dec-22 - US Navy aviation repair and maintenance facility Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC conducts test run of first disassembled GE T408 engine which powers the new US Marine Corps heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion
21-Jun-22 - US Navy depot Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at Cherry Point, NC has a new blade balancing system ( universal static balance fixture, USBF ) for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter #balacing
20-Jun-22 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) depot completed first wing-off stow ring replacement of a Marines MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor #Osprey
08-Nov-21 - Partnership between US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) in Cherry Point, NC and Sikorsky is helping meet needs for critical parts for CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy-lift helicopters #CriticalParts
03-Sep-21 - Presidential squadron HMX-1 inducted for service at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Cherry Point, NC for the first time a VIP MV-22B Green Osprey as part of Planned Maintenance Interval PMI-2 services. The depot beat the requested turnaround time by 28 days, returning the aircraft to service in just 122 days when the initial goal was set at 150 #Osprey
06-Apr-21 - US Navy/Marines Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) improving maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) times for the H-53 heavy lift helicopter #H53
18-Feb-21 - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, completed work and shipped the last T58 engines for the Presidential helicopter VH-3D. From this year the new Marine One will be the VH-92A #MarineOne
11-Nov-20 - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC developed a new sling to move V-22 fuel bladders more safely and efficiently #Osprey
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