About Us

It is the mission of Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow (ACT) to educate our community about the importance of MCAS Cherry Point, Fleet Readiness Center East and its civilian enterprises. In addition, ACT supports the Marines and civilians who serve at Cherry Point, their families and our veterans.

Over the past 5 years, ACT has educated the public about:

• The critical nature of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program to Marine Corps aviation and consequently to MCAS Cherry Point.

• The importance of military construction investments in Cherry Point infrastructure to support deployment of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

• The value of military-related business opportunities for FRC East and what they mean for the community.

• The potential risks that wind turbine development could pose to Marine Corps aviation and the future of Cherry Point’s training mission.

Over the past five years, ACT has accomplished the following:

• Partnered with Craven County Schools to provide “deployment” kits to elementary students whose mom or dad is on deployment.

• Partnered with Craven County Schools to promote April as the “Month of the Military Child” by placing banners at selected schools.

• Worked with local and land use planners to understand how local ordinances can benefit Cherry Point on issues of encroachment to the air station or its outlying fields or ranges.

• Successfully secured a state grant to implement an important recommendation from the latest Joint Land Use Study (JLUS).

• Collaborated with the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission on matters of installation sustainability and service member quality of life.

• Actively participated with the national Association of Defense Communities (ADC) to learn how military communities and their installations can benefit each other and how better to communicate the importance of our military installations to the public.