From yesterday (Facebook)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Oct. 19, 2023) — Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point will conduct its annual full-scale exercise on Oct. 24, 2023, to prove effectiveness and validity of its plans and procedures for responding to real-world emergencies.

Officials aboard the installation will put the air station staff and its tenant organizations

through tests during the training exercise, named Sudden Crisis.

During the exercise, those at and near the installation should expect to see heightened law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services personnel, and participants with mock injuries responding to simulated emergency scenarios that include assorted security breaches, unauthorized actions, and an active shooter emergency.

Further, the installation will maintain normal operations and gate hours. However, residents and boaters should be aware that the federal waterside boundaries of Slocum and Hancock Creek, and the Neuse River will be closed to the public. Recreational boaters are advised to avoid the area due to heightened military presence.

The training event is an annual requirement to exercise command and control, reporting,

interoperability with external organizations, and validate tactics, techniques, and procedures, in

the event the air station needs to elevate its force protection condition to safeguard personnel or national security interests.

The commanding officer has the authority to restrict access in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Chapter 2, Part 334, Section 334.430. Restricted access signs are posted throughout the waterways and a map of federal jurisdiction lines can be found at

https://www.cherrypoint.marines.mil/Public-Affairs/Waterside- Boundaries/ .

Questions can be directed to MCAS Cherry Point Communication Strategy and Operations at 252-466-4241 or cherrypoint@usmc.mil.

>Sudden Crisis

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