2004 Environmental Steward recognition ceremony scheduled March 9 at Naval Air Depot Cherry Point

The N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) will recognize the Cherry Point Naval Air Depot as a 2004 Environmental Steward during a ceremony at the depot on March 9 at 2 p.m.
The Environmental Steward recognition places the depot within an elite group of recipients to earn North Carolina’s highest environmental award through the N.C. Environmental Steward Initiative.
Scheduled guest speakers for the ceremony include: Col. John D. Gumbel, NADEP Commanding Officer; Jimmy Carter, Assistant Secretary, Operations and Development, N.C. DENR; William G. Ross Jr., Secretary, N.C. DENR; The Honorable Beverly Perdue, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina; and Edwin Piñero, Federal Environmental Executive, Office of Federal Environmental Executive.
Media representatives desiring to cover the event should arrive at the MCAS Cherry Point Visitor Control Building parking lot not later than 1:15 p.m. on March 9. A depot Public Affairs escort will be provided to the ceremony site.
Please call the NADEP Public Affairs Office at (252) 464-7018 to confirm your organization’s participation or for more information.
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Special Note: As a reminder, although construction work on the MCAS main gate is underway, the normal Visitor Control section remains operational for MCAS visitors. MCAS Provost Marshal’s Office personnel will inspect media vehicles and equipment prior to entering the base.