Col. Thomas R. McCarthy Jr., left, looks inside a HH-46E Sea Knight while Lt. Col. Thomas Bedell describes the aircraft functions during a tour of Marine Transport Squadron 1’s hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, , Oct. 22, 2014. McCarthy toured the air station and several 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing squadrons here for the first time since taking over as chief-of-staff earlier this year. McCarthy is the chief-of-staff with Marine Corps Installations East and Bedell is the commanding officer of VMR-1. MCI East chief of staff visits Cherry Point 141022-M-SR938-018

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