Lt. Col. Thomas Bedell, left, Col. Thomas R. McCarthy Jr., center, and Lt. Col. Travis L. Powers walk across the flight line as McCarthy tours 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. Bedell is the commanding officer of Marine Transport Squadron 1, McCarthy is the chief-of-staff with Marine Corps Installations East and Powers is the commander of air operations at Cherry Point.