MCAS Cherry Point NC (KNKT) Base Profile

For my Tar Heell peeps in the eastern part of the state, here is an updated base profile for MCAS Cherry Point (KNKT) North Carolina.

MCAS Cherry Point (NKT) Local Frequencies
Agency - VHF/UHF
NKT Approach/Departure East 124.100/268.700
NKT Approach North 119.750/360.775
NKT Approach West 119.350/377.175
NKT Arrival 132.575/299.600
NKT Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) 118.350 235.975 257.725 278.800 290.300 305.200 317.525 351.825
NKT Local Control (Tower) 121.300/340.200
NKT Ground Control 128.625/ 239.025
NKT Clearance Delivery 125.950/316.125
NKT ATIS 127.475/244.875
NKT Metro (Weather) 343.500
NKT Base Operations 126.200/305.700
VHF/UHF Guard 121.500/243.000

Adjacent Area Facility Frequencies 
ZDC Washington ARTCC – EWN Low 135.500/281.425
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Sampson 135.300/285.500
ZDC Washington ARTCC – ILM High 124.025/269.150
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Cofield 123.850/323.000
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Northeast of Billy Mitchell HSE 124.725
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) North 123.700/290.900
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) South 119.700/273.600
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) Global 127.300/273.600
Wilmington (ILM) Approach 135.750/317.425
Wilmington (ILM) Clearance Delivery 121.400
Albert Ellis NC (OAJ) UNICOM 123.000
FACSFAC VaCapes (NVF) Giant Killer 135.875 251.600 310.100
NAS Oceana (NTU) Approach 123.900/266.800
Norfolk (ORF) Approach 127.900/269.425
Elizabeth City (ECG) Arrivals 119.550
MCAS New River (NCA) Radar 124.850 /279.575
MCAS New River (NCA) Tower 120.000/360.200
MCALF Bogue Field (NJM) Tower 126.450/341.300
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) ASOS 135.375
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) UNICOM 122.800
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) Clearance Delivery 125.650
Craven Co Regional (EWN) Clearance Delivery 120.525
Craven Co Regional (EWN) Tower/CTAF 124.250
Craven Co Regional (EWN) ASOS 118.525
Dare Co Regional (MQI) RCO 124.725
Kingston NC (ISO) Tower 120.600/ 335.550
RDU FSS – EWN RCO 122.200/122.400
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) RCO TO FSS 122.300
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) UNICOM 122.900
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) ASOS 118.375
Ocracoke Island NC (W95) UNICOM 122.900
Hyde County (7W6) UNICOM 122.700
Blackburn Range Control 119.500/ 233.800
Big Rock R-5306A/Core MOA 139.300/244.800
Big Rock R-5306C/Hat F MOA 141.950/323.775
BT-9 (Bomb Target) 149.325/226.575
BT-11 (Bomb Target) 141.850/323.900
Big Rock Civil 132.475

Cherry Point Local Based Squadrons

Squadron A/C Call Modex Type Squadron Common -- A/A
VMR-1 Lobo C-560/C-9 323.700
VMAT-203 Mars KD AV-8/TAV-8 361.450 -- 236.200 250.200
VMA-223 Stone WP AV-8 307.400 -- 299.400 308.200
VMA-231 Spade CG AV-8 261.225 -- 236.700 363.300
VMA-542 Lusty WH AV-8 252.625 -- 311.525 377.600
NADEP Driver Any Type 293.825
VMAQ-2 Jester CY EA-6B 348.875 -- 268.300
VMAQ-3 Dog MD EA-6B 357.125 -- 265.300
VMAQ-4 Hook RM EA-6B 360.975 -- 258.175
VMGR-252 Otis BH C-130 236.250 -- 269.9250 363.6000
VMU-2 Nightowl Shadow Blackjack I do not have any known freqs for this unit yet. Anyone?

2016 Cherry Point Airshow Frequencies

Military Air Boss -- 340.200 (my favorite guy)
Discrete -- 233.975/305.200
Backup -- 317.525
MAGTF -- 278.800/290.300
AR Primary -- 237.735

Civilian
Air Boss -- 121,300
Backup -- 132.575
Discrete -- 118.350

Airfield Vehicle Call Signs
Airport Vehicles Call Sign Type/Agency
Cherry 9 White Toolbox Truck/Facilities
Cherry 33 Yellow Emergency Truck/Recovery
Cherry 35 Small White Flatbed Pickup/Recovery
Cherry 37 White Van
Cherry 38 Water Truck/CFR
Cherry 39 Neon Green Emergency Truck/CFR Sec Ldr
Cherry 40 White Ford Ranger/ CFR Sec Ldr
Cherry 41-59 P19 /CFR
Cherry 65 White Panel Van/ATC Maint
Cherry 67 White Pickup Truck/ATC Maint
Cherry 68 Green Pickup W/ White Camper/ATC Maint
Cherry 69 White Pickup/EOD
Cherry 90 Large Yellow NADEP Tug/NADEP
Cherry Echo, etc Hand Held For Any Vehicle
Paddles 633 Green King Cab Pickup/Airops
Paddles 635 Red Jeep Cherokee/Airops
Paddles White Vehicle/All Squadrons
Val 1 Silver 2-Door Dodge Pickup/Val
Val 2 White Extended Cab Pickup/Val
Val 3 White King Cab Follow-Me/Val
Val 4 White King Cab Pickup/Val
Val Pax Van Blue Passenger Van/Val
Val Stairs White Stair Truck/Val
Recovery 4 White Single Cab Pickup/Recovery
Recovery 6 White Extended Cab Pickup/Recovery
Recovery 31 White Flatbed With Racks/Recovery

You will any be able to hear the above call signs if you are very close to the base. And if you are within LMR ground range and are equipped to monitor P25 trunked systems, I need some help checking out some frequency information I have on hand for Cherry Point and areas bases. If you have some time and are so equipped please contact here via the email address in the masthead.

SBT 20 Conducts Training at MCAS Cherry Point

A Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 navigates the MARK V Special Operations Craft for a scene in the upcoming Bandito Brothers production ¨I Am That Man", due in theaters in 2010. SWCC operate and maintain the Navy's inventory of state of the art, high-speed boats in support of special operations missions worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger, Naval Special Warfare Group 4

CHERRY POINT, N. C (NNS) -- Detachments from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20, stationed on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., spent Nov. 2-6 running through complex training scenarios designed to serve as a pre-deployment assessment.

"The ranges at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point are the best in the U.S. when it comes to small boat tactics," said Master Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) David Schweiger, boat troop command master chief for SEAL Team 18. "We need to train in environments that simulate as closely as possible the conditions we encounter down range."

The three SBT's are the maritime mobility experts for U.S. Special Operations Command. SBT 20 and SBT 12, located on the East and West Coast respectively, conduct littoral missions, while SBT 22 is a specialized riverine unit.

SBT 20 operates the MK-V Special Operations and the Naval Special Warfare rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB). For this evolution, RHIB detachments trained at multiple locations on and around MCAS Cherry Point.

"These ranges have the highest number, quality and availability of ranges, as well as a greater availability of air assets than any live-fire range on the East or West Coast," said SBT 20 Training Department Leading Chief Petty Officer Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) Dave McClain. "Here, we can conduct multiple dynamic training events and complex scenarios, and integrate unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopter operations and the insertion and extraction of SEAL and other special operations forces into our training missions."

For this particular training event, operators from SEAL Team 18 joined in, serving as opposing forces and conducting requalifications.

"Integration with the active duty SWCC is essential to maintaining our capabilities to conduct our mission sets as well as supporting the active component in their real-world operations," said Chief Warrant Officer 2 (SWCC) Brett Anderson, Naval Special Warfare Group 11 training officer.

Adding to the realism of the scenarios, aircraft from the base Marine aircraft squadrons, as well as Navy aircraft units from Norfolk, Va., served as both over-watch, and as a platform for recovery and fast-rope insertion.

"Conducting joint training is essential. The battlefield is now joint, and the interoperability established here saves lives forward," said McClain. "Working with our Reserve counterparts builds relationships and ensures that we are all ready to deploy at the same level of readiness."

This weeklong training involved numerous base camps and tent cities, as well as more than 100 personnel and repeated live-fire training evolutions.

"The base support to our training was crucial," said Senior Chief Brian Main, who was the exercise coordinator. "Range control was extremely helpful. The logistics for an evolution like this are immense and Cherry Point was always ready to lend a hand."