Col. Thomas R. McCarthy Jr., left, looks inside a HH-46E Sea Knight while Lt. Col. Thomas Bedell describes the aircraft functions during a tour of Marine Transport Squadron 1’s hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. McCarthy toured the air station and several 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing squadrons here for the first time since taking over as chief-of-staff earlier this year. McCarthy is the chief-of-staff with Marine Corps Installations East and Bedell is the commanding officer of VMR-1.