Marine Corps Air Station New River

Marine Corps Air Station New River is a United States Marine Corps helicopter and tilt-rotor base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in the eastern part of the state. In 1972, the airfield was named McCutcheon Field for General Keith B. McCutcheon, one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation. Near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, it shares some facilities with Camp Geiger.Resident units Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine Aircraft Group 26 Marine Aircraft Group 29 VMX-22 Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Det. B 362nd Training Squadron, Detachment 1, Operating Location "A" (USAF)HistoryThe base was originally 29 parcels of land, a simple stretch of tobacco farm that was purchased for $64,502 in 1941. Officials at Camp Lejeune investigated the area in search of an existing airfield for hosting aircraft in support of amphibious operations. Capt. Barnett Robinson, a member of Marine Glider Group 71, concluded in his search that the farmland would suit the Marine Corps’ needs.