Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, is the largest air station of the United States Marine Corps. It has overhaul facilities for high-performance aircraft. It is the host installation for Commander Marine Corps Air Bases East and houses a Marine aircraft wing. The Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, commissioned in 1942, is in the city of Havelock. It covers about 13,200 acres (5,300 hectares) at the primary complex. It is named after a post office that once served the area.