MCAS Cherry Point gets 8 F-35 squadrons Posted on December 10, 2010 by alert5 The U.S. Marine Corps will base eight of its F-35 squadrons at MCAS Cherry Point. Related posts (Automatically Generated): NAS Cherry Point could get 8 F-35 squadrons VMA-223 pilots return from 24th MEU USMC moving large fleet of V-22, AH-1Z and UH-1Y to Hawaii First West Coast MV-22 squadron activated HMM-774 soars through Colombia sky USMC seeks UAV killer