Over the next decade, MCAS Cherry Point will become the largest joint strike fighter base in the nation as it will build three F-35 maintenance hangars and welcome six new squadrons by 2028. In August 2021, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to expand existing restricted airspace to heights that will better facilitate training for F-35 pilots. As MCAS Cherry Point welcomes the fifth generation strike fighter, the new airspace designation is critical to support the capabilities and readiness of the F-35s. (Read more...)