STATION SERVICES
COMMISSARY
The Commissary is located in the main exchange complex. It provides resale items for sale to authorized patrons at the lowest practical price. Some of the services available are Bakery, Deli, fresh lobster, fresh sandwiches to go, plants and sushi. The annual May and September case lot sales allow for customers to find savings of up to 50 percent over regular prices. Hours of operation: Sun: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Mon: Closed; Tues: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wed-Fri: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. For early shopping, customers can come in 8-10 a.m., Tue-Sun, for “self checkout” only.
ENLISTED MESS HALL
Cherry Point has a consolidated, modern mess hall located on the corner of “D” Street and Fourth Avenue. Hours of operation are:
WEEKDAYS
Breakfast . . . . . 5:30 – 7:30 a.m.
Lunch Early Chow…….10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Lunch . . . . 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Dinner Early Chow ….3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – 6 p.m.
WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS
Breakfast/Brunch . . . . . . 8:30 – 11 a.m.
Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – 5 p.m.
FAST FOOD LINE
Breakfast . . . . . 6:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Lunch. . . . . . . . 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – 6 p.m.
SUBMARINE LINE
Lunch/Dinner ........ 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Mon-Thur)
Lunch/Dinner ........ 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Fri)
Dinner .......... 5 – 8 p.m. (Sun)
Sub line Holiday Routine: The last day of the holiday, hours are:
5 – 8 p.m.
MIDRATS
Night Meal………..11 p.m. – midnight
closed weekends
CRIME PREVENTION
The Provost Marshal’s Office conducts several crime prevention programs. The Child Identification (fingerprinting) Program is designed to help law enforcement officials in the identification and/or location of missing, lost or abducted children.
Operation ID is designed to discourage burglaries and theft through the marking and registering of personal property for people who live in barracks or government housing, and for all civilians working at Cherry Point.
LIFELONG LEARNING VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
The Education Office is located in room 104 of the Jerry Marvel Training and Education Facility, building 4335. The Education Office administers the command’s Off-Duty Education Program using tuition assistance and offering education programs ranging from high school completion/GED to a Doctoral Degree. Counseling is provided for educational pursuits and the Education Office offers complete testing services to include DANTES, Marine Corps Classification and Proctor Testing services. Programs are also available for Apprenticeship completion, Military Academic Skills, Distance Learning/Internet classes, Deployed Education, SOCMAR agreements, SMART transcripts and other education services. Call 466-3500/4348 for more information.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
There are two financial institutions located on Cherry Point offering a wide range of services to fit the individual needs of military and civilian personnel.
Bank
First Citizens Bank and Trust Company on Carteret Road (beside McDonalds) operates complete banking facilities aboard the air station, including Direct Deposit. Hours for the main office and
its drive-in window are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Wednesday and military paydays 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The bank also offers a 24-hour drive through automated teller machine. For more information, call (252) 447-2077.
Credit Union
First Flight Federal Credit Union (behind the Joint Education Center) is a full-service financial institution providing members the opportunity to accumulate savings, establish credit and enhance their financial well-being. First Flight FCU serves military and civilian employees of the federal government, along with their family members, plus employees and family members of on-base contractors. The credit union offers a full range of products and services including: savings and checking accounts; vehicle, mortgage and personal loans; allotments, direct deposit and ATMs. And with its six convenient branches on the air station and in the surrounding communities, First Flight FCU offers convenience to its members who live or do business off base.
Branches are located at:
Cherry Point Branch 2nd Avenue, Bldg. 3672
Havelock Branch 208 E. Main Street
New Bern Branch 3127 Clarendon Blvd.
Morehead City Branch 4501 Arendell Street
Beaufort Branch 517 Cedar Street
Kinston Branch 4161 W. Vernon Avenue
Fuquay-Varina Branch 1156 N. Main Street
Greenville Branch 3530 S. Memorial Drive
For more information, please call (252) 447-0691.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Joint Public Affairs Office produces the air station’s award-winning weekly newspaper, The Windsock, published each Thursday and distributed on the air station and throughout several neighboring communities. The PAO also produces the Cherry Point Web site at http://www.cherrypoint.usmc.mil. All media events are coordinated through this office and Marine combat correspondents are assigned to report on individual units of the air station and the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing.
The PAO conducts air station tours during weekdays by appointment only. Tours for special interest groups may be scheduled by requesting (30 days in advance) via e-mail by visiting the Cherry Point Web site. Click Community Relations, then click Tours, and fill out the form. Tours may also be scheduled by calling (252) 466-4241.
The Community Relations section also takes requests for military participation and involvement in community events, including volunteers, guest speakers and color guards. Details on what is eligible and how to request support is available on the Web site.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Legal assistance services are available to all active duty service members, retirees and their family members with ID card. The primary mission of the office is to support deploying personnel by providing necessary wills, powers of attorney and associated client services. Secondary to that mission is providing other legal services for eligible clients to enhance morale and military effectiveness. To schedule an appointment, call 466-2311/2361. The Legal Assistance office is located in the Joint Law Center, building 219.
Notary public services are also available at the Joint Law Center’s Legal Assistance office, Monday-Friday, 7:30-11:30 a.m. and
1-4:30 p.m., or by appointment at 466-2311/2361.
LOCATOR
Military and civilian personnel wishing to locate friends aboard the air station should contact the military locator at 466-2811, and civilian locator at 466-2109, seven days a week.
NAVY/MARINE CORPS RELIEF
The Cherry Point Branch, located in building 232, provides a wide range of services and financial assistance to Marine and Navy families. The office is open for walk-ins from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday. Phone 466-2031 or visit http://www.nmcrs.org/.
POST OFFICE
Complete postal facilities are provided by the Cherry Point Post Office, located on the corner of 2nd Avenue and “C” Street. The building houses the Cherry Point military post office (zip code 28533) and the Cherry Point Branch of the Havelock Post Office (zip code 28532). Government housing areas off and on the air station are serviced by the main Havelock Post Office, which is located off-base in nearby Havelock.
Civilian postal service operations (for personal mail and post office boxes) are available here Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. The main Havelock Post Office is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. It is important for all people new to the area to check in with the Postal Service Center to determine the appropriate method of personal mail delivery.
Hours of operation on the military side for registered, certified and express mail are 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mail clerks aboard the air station who pick up official government mail and personal mail delivered to military units will work from a more detailed schedule.)
RAPIDS
The RAPIDS Office provides identification cards to all military service active duty, reserve, family members, retirees, DOD civilians, and civilian contractors that come aboard MCAS Cherry Point. DEERS enrollment for medical eligible members is completed here also. The RAPIDS Office is located in Bldg. 298, and working hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., unless otherwise posted. Retirees and dependents may make appointments or walk in. All other customers are handled on a walk-in basis only. The phone numbers are 466-3330/3375/3243/3212.
STATION LIBRARY
Located on “E” Street in building 298, the Warrior Library provides academic and public library services from book checkouts to audio books. Cherry Point’s library is affiliated with the state and national library programs to offer research services supportive of educational programs offered locally. It also offers movies, music recordings, foreign language materials (including Rosetta Stone CD-ROMs), inter-library loan service, a children’s collection, recreational reading materials, computers with Internet capabilities and scanning, and wireless Internet access. The library’s catalog and a variety of research databases are
available via the library’s Web site: http://library.usmc-mccs.org. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. – 9:45 p.m., Monday – Thursday;
9 a.m. – 8:45 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. – 8:45 p.m., Saturday;
1 – 8:45 p.m., Sunday. Call 466-3552 for more information.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Memorial Chapel is located on “E” Street next to the air station post office. Normal working hours are from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Appointments for counseling and other services can be made by calling 466-4000. 2d MAW personnel may also contact the group or wing chaplain at 466-3314. A duty chaplain is available for emergencies after normal working hours, weekends and holidays by calling PMO at 466-3615.
Sunday Services
Liturgical Service – 9 a.m., Fellowship Chapel
Catholic Worship Service – 9 a.m., Memorial Chapel
Praise and Worship Protestant Service – 11 a.m.,
Memorial Chapel
Weekday Services
Catholic Mass – 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday,
St. Michael’s Chapel
Confession – 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Jewish, Orthodox and other denominational services – call the Chapel for information about any specific church or denomination referral.
TRAVEL
Information, Tickets and Travel, located in the concessionaire’s complex, is open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., for all your leisure travel needs. Cherry Point ITT offers cruises, airline travel and customized vacation packages, tickets for all major theme parks and some sporting events. They also specialize in Disney vacations and group trips to Atlantic City, 8th & I, the Biltmore Hotel in Raleigh, N.C., and many others. For more information, phone 466-2197 or 466-6625.
LEARN MORE AT THESE HELPFUL WEBSITES:
Commissary: www.commissaries.com/stores/html/store.cfm?dodaac=HQCCAZ
Bank: www.firstcitizens.com
Credit Union: www.firstflightfcu.org
Public Affairs Office: www.cherrypoint.usmc.mil/JPAO/CPPublicaffairs.asp
Legal Assistance: www.cherrypoint.usmc.mil/MCASCP/SJA/sja.asp
Navy/Marine Corps Relief: www.nmcrs.org/
Post Office: www.USPS.com
Station Library: www.mccscherrypoint.com/library.htm
Travel: www.mccscherrypoint.com/library.htm
