Medal for exceptionally meritorious service to the 
Government of the United States in a duty of great 
responsibility as Commanding General, Marine 
Corps Development and Education Command, 
Quantico, Virginia, from November 1980 through 
February 1983. 
(2) Born January 10, 1928, in Columbus, Ohio, 
General Carey enlisted in the V–5 program in 1945. 
With the discontinuance of the V–5 program, he was 
discharged and enlisted in the Marine Corps and ad-
vanced to the rank of Sergeant prior to his commis-
sioning as a Second Lieutenant in 1948. As a rifle 
platoon commander, he participated in combat oper-
ations in Korea, including the Inchon Landing and 
Chosin Reservoir, where he earned the Silver Star 
Medal prior to his medical evacuation to the United 
States after being wounded in action. In 1951, he 
served for a year as a company commander at the 
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South 
Carolina, and then reported to Pensacola, Florida, 
for flight training. 
(3) Since his designation as a Naval Aviator in 
1953, General Carey held a variety of squadron pilot 
and staff assignments including separate tours as an 
intelligence, maintenance, and material and logistics 
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officer in both attack and fighter squadrons. He also 
served as the Assistant G–4 (Logistics) for the 2d 
Marine Division and spent one tour as the Aviation 
Logistics Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff 
for Air, Headquarters Marine Corps. 
(4) Additionally, General Carey had a diversi-
fied operations and planning background through 
assignments in that area at the squadron, group, 
wing, and air station levels. As a Colonel, he also 
served as the Battle Staff Chief in the Office of the 
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific and later as the G–3 
Officer, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. 
(5) His aviation command experience began in 
1958 with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 
32 while a Major, stationed at MCAS, Beaufort, 
South Carolina. As a Lieutenant Colonel at Cherry 
Point in 1966, General Carey assumed command of 
then Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 513. Fol-
lowing his assignment to the Republic of Vietnam, 
the General commanded Marine Air Base Squadron 
13 and later Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 
during combat operations, while operating from Chu 
Lai Air Base. As a colonel in 1971, he commanded 
Marine Aircraft Group 24, with the 1st Marine Bri-
gade in Hawaii. 
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(6) Following his advancement to Brigadier 
General on July 1, 1974, General Carey became As-
sistant Wing Commander, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. In 1975, he concurrently 
commanded the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade 
where he directed the Marine Corps participation in 
the evacuation of Saigon. 
(7) Upon his return to the United States, Gen-
eral Carey served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of 
Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps, 
where he was advanced to Major General on March 
2, 1976, and served there until he was assigned duty 
as Commanding General of the 2d Marine Aircraft 
Wing at Cherry Point, North Carolina, in July 
1976. In June 1978 he was assigned duty as Deputy 
Chief of Staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic, Nor-
folk, Virginia. He was promoted to Lieutenant Gen-
eral on October 24, 1980, and assumed duty as CG, 
MCDEC, Quantico, Virginia. He served in this ca-
pacity until his retirement on March 1, 1983. 
(8) In addition to the Silver Star Medal, Gen-
eral Carey’s personal awards and decorations in-
clude— 
(A) the Legion of Merit with gold star in 
lieu of a second award; 
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(B) the Distinguished Flying Cross; 
(C) the Bronze Star Medal with Combat 
‘‘V’’ and gold star in lieu of a second award; 
(D) the Air Medal with Numeral 15; 
(E) the Joint Service Commendation 
Medal; 
(F) the Purple Heart Medal; 
(G) the Presidential Unit Citation with two 
bronze stars; 
(H) the Navy Unit Commendation Medal 
with one bronze star; and 
(I) the Meritorious Unit Commendation. 
(9) General Carey is a graduate of the Naval 
War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree 
in Business Administration from George Washington 
University. 
SEC. 3. NAME OF RUNWAY 5L/23R AT MARINE CORPS AIR 
STATION, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA. 
The Runway 5L/23R at Marine Corps Air Station, 
Cherry Point, North Carolina, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lieutenant General Carey Runway’’. Any reference to 
such runway in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be consid-
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ered to be a reference to the Lieutenant General Carey 
Runway. 
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