A Marine’s cover sits on a bleacher during a question
A Marine’s cover sits on a bleacher during a question and answer portion of a three-day Committed and Engaged Leadership Indoctrination Course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 3-5. Maj. Gen... More
Cpl. Hayley Myroup, left, an avionic technician with
Cpl. Hayley Myroup, left, an avionic technician with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, joins other tourists visiting the USS Arizona Memorial and Museum and pauses to remember the service members that lost thei... More
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169's
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169's outgoing commanding officer, Lt.Col. Joseph Lagoski, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Everett M. Good during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air... More
Two AH-1W Super Cobras land at a forward arming and
Two AH-1W Super Cobras land at a forward arming and refueling point during Integrated Training Exercise 2-17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2017. ITX is an exercise design... More
Two AH-1W Super Cobras land at a forward arming and
Two AH-1W Super Cobras land at a forward arming and refueling point during Integrated Training Exercise 2-17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2017. ITX is an exercise design... More
Two Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
Two Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 watch a performance at the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29. This year’s air show honors “100 years of woman ... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion is displayed during the 70th
A CH-53E Super Stallion is displayed during the 70th anniversary celebration of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 26. The squadron displayed the Super S... More
Lt. Col. Dustin J. Byrum, the outgoing Marine Fighter
Lt. Col. Dustin J. Byrum, the outgoing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 commanding officer, prepares to relinquish command to Lt. Col. Cedar L. Hinton during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corp... More
Patriots Jet Team pilot Rob “Stache” Hutchison inspects
Patriots Jet Team pilot Rob “Stache” Hutchison inspects his jet before a flight during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29. This year’s air show honors “100 year... More
Photographs, official documents and other memorabilia
Photographs, official documents and other memorabilia rest in a display case Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38’s heritage room aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Calif., March 16. Marines with MACG-38 hosted thr... More
Members of the U.S Army Golden Knights prepare to jump
Members of the U.S Army Golden Knights prepare to jump from a K-C130T Hercules during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29. This year's air show honors "100 years... More
The Breitling Jet Team performs during the 2016 MCAS
The Breitling Jet Team performs during the 2016 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 23. Breitling is a European team that performs aerobatic maneuvers in seven L-39C Alb... More
U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform dynamic aerial aerobatics
U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform dynamic aerial aerobatics during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29. This years air show honors "100 years of women in the Marine ... More
A color guard of women Marines with the Marine Corps
A color guard of women Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar prepare to march during the 2018 MCAS Miramar Air Show opening ceremony at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This year’s air show honors “1... More
The Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station
The Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Col. Charles B. Dockery, far left, California State Senate member, Joel Anderson, center, and the Commanding General of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Maj.... More
Nine Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
Nine Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 11, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, competed in the Competition-In-Arms Program (CIAP), Western Divisional Shooting Matches,... More
U.S. Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) stand
U.S. Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) stand in formation prior to a cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 226th birthday of chief petty officers at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 1, ... More
Aircraft with Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine
Aircraft with Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in a formation as the sun sets along the Pacific Coast in Southern California, May 24. Marine Aircraft Group 11 commissioned August 1941 in ... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division repel from a
U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division repel from a UH-1Y Huey during the Marine Air-Ground Combat Task Force demonstration at the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miram... More
Jacquie B. Warda dives in her Extra 300 Monoplane during
Jacquie B. Warda dives in her Extra 300 Monoplane during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29. This year's air show honors "100 years of women in the Marine Corps... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Clinton Kuhn and Sgt.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Clinton Kuhn and Sgt. Kyle Mankin attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, post security after fast-roping onto th... More
One team, one fight: African-Americans in the Marine Corps
Marines, following the rapid Japanese retreat northward on Okinawa, pause for a moment's rest at the base of a Japanese war memorial during the Battle of Okinawa, April 12, 1945. They are (on steps) Pfc. F. O. ... More
Marine Air Ground Task Force Demonstration 2018 MCAS Miramar Air Show
Marines with 1st Marine Division walk toward crowds after completing their portion of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2018 Marine Corps Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miram... More
Kent Pietsch performs ariel acrobatics during the Marine
Kent Pietsch performs ariel acrobatics during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Sept. 28, San Diego, Calif. year's air show honors "100 years of women in the Marine Corps" by featuring several perf... More
A guest of the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
A guest of the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show waves as tanks with 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division pass by the crowds on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This year’s air show honors “100 y... More
Major Beau Mabery of the Blue Angels conducts flight
Major Beau Mabery of the Blue Angels conducts flight operations in a C-130T Hercules during the Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif Sept 28. This year's air show honors "100 years of women in th... More
John A. Collver performs aerial maneuvers during the
John A. Collver performs aerial maneuvers during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Airshow in a World War II-era AT-6 trainer at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This year’s air show ... More
AWRS-7 Lady Marines: 2018 MCAS Miramar Air Show
Michaela Negrete, a member of the AWRS-7 Lady Marines, looks at a display during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Sept. 29. This year’s air show honors “100 years of women in the Marine Corps”... More
Kent Pietsch performs aerial maneuvers in his 1942
Kent Pietsch performs aerial maneuvers in his 1942 Interstate Cadet during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 29.This year's air show honors "100 years of women in... More
Cpl. Becky L. Cleveland, a combat photographer with
Cpl. Becky L. Cleveland, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar Communication Strategy and Operations, applies face paint during the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Meet and Greet at MCAS Mira... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nashagh Kadijah, C-130 pilot,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nashagh Kadijah, C-130 pilot, with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses her flight plan during the 2018 Marine Corp... More
"100 years of Women in the Marine Corps" MCAS Miramar Photo Story
Digital illustration created using Adobe Photoshop, to recognize and honor women in the Marine Corps and their contributions to the service legacy. This year’s air show honors “100 years of women in the Marine ... More
Two F/A-18 Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
Two F/A-18 Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly over Southern California during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at M... More
AL ASAD, Iraq (June 18, 2006) - Lance Cpl. Deek B.
AL ASAD, Iraq (June 18, 2006) - Lance Cpl. Deek B. Beachman checks oil pressure on an EA-6B Prowler belonging to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine ... More
Dressed in random uniforms and clothing as part of
Dressed in random uniforms and clothing as part of their maintenance day, 11 Marines pose as a group in front of their commanding officer's CH-53D Sea Stallion at Al Asad, Iraq, July 8. The 11 Marines are with ... More
A piece of cake is cut and dished out during Chief
A piece of cake is cut and dished out during Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wayne H. Silva's 40th anniversary with the Marine Corps at Al Asad, Iraq, July 8. Silva is a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear d... More
Sgt. Maj. Don W. Gallagher swings to hit the ball at
Sgt. Maj. Don W. Gallagher swings to hit the ball at Al Asad, Iraq, July 10, during a softball game between the champions of softball league B, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, and the runners up in soft... More
Maintenance Marines 'make it happen'
Lance Cpl. William T. Schultz, a CH-53E Super Stallion engine mechanic with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361, reassembles the wiring on a gear box on the flight line March 3, 2008. The flight line crew of ... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to leave the wire on the early morning of Jan. 31. MWSS-372 is in charge of entry control points, guard towers and interior securi... More
The Marine Corps tiltrotor aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey,
The Marine Corps tiltrotor aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey, which belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, was involved in transporting and inserting members of the 27th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, 7th Iraqi Div... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion arrives on the flight line
A CH-53E Super Stallion arrives on the flight line March 17, 2008 to transport supplies to the Marines at Combat Outpost Timberwolf. Because of the mountainous terrain surrounding the outpost, airlifting suppli... More
A Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter
A Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), test fires his weapon from his seat aboard a UH-1N Huey before an aerial-reconnaissance mission.
Four CH-53-E Super Stallions fuel up after completing
Four CH-53-E Super Stallions fuel up after completing missions at Al Asad Air Base April 5. The Super Stallions refuel after every mission insuring the aircrafts are ready to fly at a moment's notice.
Two MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft from Marine Tiltrotor Squadron
Two MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft from Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 161 take off from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Feb. 12. Almost a dozen CH-53E "Super Stallion" aircraft preceded the Osprey aircraft as part of Th... More
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, the commanding general of
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, the commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pins a Distinguished Flying Cross to Maj. Tres Smith, a UH-1Y Huey pilot, who flew with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 3... More
The 3rd Low Altitutde Aerial Defense Battalion unveils
The 3rd Low Altitutde Aerial Defense Battalion unveils a new “Wall of Warriors” at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The wall features 3rd LAAD Marines who’ve distinguished themselves valorously... More
Marines push one of Marine Heavy Helicopter 363's
Marines push one of Marine Heavy Helicopter 363's refurbished CH-53D helicopters on the flight line after rolling it out of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The squadron is now preparing to redeploy to Marine... More
Thousands of pounds of food and water bundled together
Thousands of pounds of food and water bundled together hang underneath a CH-53D Sea Stallion July 27. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 used three helicopters to move 10,000 pounds of food and water to an ar... More
Lt. Col. Michael Moore, commanding officer of Marine
Lt. Col. Michael Moore, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, addresses the crowd during a memorial service Aug. 2 honoring two pilots who died in combat July 22. Maj. James "Weasel... More
Two CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter
Two CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, the "Pinup," launch on an early morning mission Aug. 6. The Pinup recently arrived, replacing HMH-466 in a transfer of authority ceremony Au... More
Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional
Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, left, speaks with an AH-64 Apache pilot while touring the United Kingdom's Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) flight line here August... More
Master Sgt. Adrian Sena, the operations chief for 3rd
Master Sgt. Adrian Sena, the operations chief for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), right, tries to get a rear choke on Master Gunnery Sgt. Brad Brock, the communications chief for Marine Air Support Squadron... More
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 Celebrates End of Summer
Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) pile their plates during a barbecue in the 3rd MAW (FWD) compound here Aug. 13. MWHS-3 hosted the barbecue to celebrate the e... More
Rags to Riches: How a Bronx Youth Transformed Into a U.S. Marine
Cpl. Randy Rivera, an intelligence analyst with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), poses for a photo in the 3rd MAW (FWD) compound here Aug. 13. Rivera was raised in the projects in Bronx, N.Y, which is arguab... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Donte Veals, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 3rd Class Donte Veals, a corpsman with the 1st Marine Division (Forward)'s Personal Security Detachment, provides security at helicopter landing zone Barton as a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine ... More
Sgts. Cory Neal and Vincent Laughlin, step brothers
Sgts. Cory Neal and Vincent Laughlin, step brothers from Bronx, N.Y., are deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, together. Neal is serving with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)'s Personal Security Detachm... More
Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), fire a 2.75-inch rocket from a rocket pod on their UH-1Y Huey while training on a range outside Camp Bastion, Sept. 3... More
Pfc. Cory Precher, a heavy equipment operator for Marine
Pfc. Cory Precher, a heavy equipment operator for Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), uses a road grater to mix thousands of pounds of concrete mix into the soil that will serv... More
The color guard from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The color guard from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), marches onto the flightline during their Transfer of Authority ceremony with VMU-... More
Career planner of the year award
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, presents Sgt. Charles M. Zolotas, a career planner for the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Aircraft Group-38, 3rd MAW,... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Casey, a corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Casey, a corpsman at the Flightline Aid Station, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, talks to Lance Cpl. Niki Brown, a CH-53D crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Ma... More
CH-53D crewmen earn combat aircrew wings
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) commanding general stands with the senior leadership of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd MAW (Fwd), and the five Marines who received their combat aircrew wings a... More
Brig. Gen. Andrew W. O'Donnell Jr., the 3rd Marine
Brig. Gen. Andrew W. O'Donnell Jr., the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) commanding general, awards five Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd MAW (Fwd), their combat aircrew wings at the fli... More
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Band perform a medley
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Band perform a medley of Christmas songs during the holiday concert held at the Living Sustainment Area 7 Chapel aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 21. The five-member b... More
First Lt. Russell W. Hromadka, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with
First Lt. Russell W. Hromadka, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), gives the commandant of Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, a demonstration ... More
A MH-60S from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 was
A MH-60S from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 was one of the helicopters on display for the crowd during the Centennial of Naval Aviation Feb. 12.
Marines and sailors with the Aviation Logistics Department
Marines and sailors with the Aviation Logistics Department of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, hold up Valentine's cards and candy they received from the Poway, Calif., 4... More
Anthony Aranda, eight, discusses film with Danny Gokey,
Anthony Aranda, eight, discusses film with Danny Gokey, a former "American Idol" contestant, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar April 2. Gokey and fellow American Idol alumna Brooke White performed at the Bob ... More
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, has its first UH-1Y helicopter designated with the squadron's tail code, SE, on the tail boom, April 13. HMLA 469... More
U.S. Navy Commander Terry Stevenson with Marine Aviation
U.S. Navy Commander Terry Stevenson with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1, guides two Marines how to assist a pregnant woman during Humanitarian Assistance Training at Kiwanis Park, Yuma, Ariz., 1... More
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing signs a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and declaring his support to eliminate the problem. Leader... More
Marines huff and puff to pull a humvee across a parking
Marines huff and puff to pull a humvee across a parking lot at the Bob Hope Theater May 26. Marines aboard Miramar spent the afternoon testing their fitness at various stations as part of their summer health, f... More
Col. Wayne R. Steele, officer in charge, general staff,
Col. Wayne R. Steele, officer in charge, general staff, 3rd Marine Air Wing was one of the many patrons that came out from the western region to support their regional food service team. The supporters got to a... More
Marines earned plaques and trophies for their overall
Marines earned plaques and trophies for their overall and team scores at the 52nd Annual Interservice Pistol Championship awards banquet in Columbus, Ga., June 17. Twenty Marines from various shooting teams rep... More
Bright fireworks explode above Del Mar Resort aboard
Bright fireworks explode above Del Mar Resort aboard Camp Pendleton during an Independence Day celebration here July 4. Hundreds of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Camp Pendleton families visited the beach to part... More
Sgt. Benjamin Webdell, a Gary, Ind., native who serves
Sgt. Benjamin Webdell, a Gary, Ind., native who serves as a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, helps unroll a tent at San Diego High School, July 11. The Marines of MWSS-373 will pu... More
Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to board a CH-53E
Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion here July 13. The midshipmen are scheduled to spend a week experiencing the various aspects of Marine life, including hiking to firing ranges, r... More
Marines from squadrons under Marine Aircraft Group
Marines from squadrons under Marine Aircraft Group 16, start their engines before a three hour, round-trip group motorcycle ride here July 15. The Marines took curvy roads to a restaurant near Lake Henshaw for ... More
Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 Marines transformed
Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 Marines transformed an athletic field at San Diego High School to house nearly 1,000 homeless veterans July 15. The squadron spent a week constructing tents for sleeping, dining... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Irving A. Elson, a chaplain for the
U.S. Navy Capt. Irving A. Elson, a chaplain for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and his son Jacob, 19, stand holding an Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund Flag at Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro. Their climb to Uhuru ... More
The KC-130J Harvest Hawk with Marine Aerial Refueler
The KC-130J Harvest Hawk with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, prepares for touch down here July 22. The Harvest Hawk landed here after its nine month deployment to Afghanistan. Twelve Marines dep... More
Adamari Muniz, 10, sits with a service dog at the Defense
Adamari Muniz, 10, sits with a service dog at the Defense Commissary Agency here July 29. Milk-Bone and the DCA will donate a dog to Adamari, who suffers from epilepsy. A service dog can alleviate many of the t... More
Sgt. Christina G. Thuman, the Marine Corps Air Station
Sgt. Christina G. Thuman, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office crime prevention non-commissioned officer in charge and an Earlville, Iowa, native, pins a special deputy badge on Amina, ... More
Guests select donated school supplies at the Headquarters
Guests select donated school supplies at the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Family Day here Aug. 5. Marines and their family members took the afternoon off to try their hands at rock climbing, flag foot... More
A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465
A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 gets a big hug Aug. 6. The Marines with HMH-465 returned home from a six-month deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. HMH–465 conducted operations from C... More
An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crewman extinguishes
An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crewman extinguishes a simulated fire on a training aircraft here Aug. 15. The crewman, from Miramar station, 3rd and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing ARFF, spent the afternoon rehe... More
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, shakes hands with Coast Guard Lt. Dave McCarthy, a MH-60T Jayhawk pilot, at Coast Guard Sector San Diego Aug. 18. Conant visited the Coa... More
An F/A-18C belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F/A-18C belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) 225 sits on the flight line here. The squadron used this aircraft during training at Avon Park Air Force Range, Aug. 1 through 26.
Commanders welcome Howie Mandel
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, right, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Col. Frank A. Richie, center, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, present Howie Mandel with an aviator jac... More
HMH-466 receive safety award
Col. Patrick Gramuglia, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 16, presents Lt. Col. Joseph K. Decapite, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, with the Chief of Naval Operations Aviat... More
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Phoenix native, prepares a can of 7.62mm ammunition in flight above Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, C... More
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant prepares to fly his last AH-1W
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant prepares to fly his last AH-1W Super Cobra as the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton Sept. 22. Conant will relinquish command o... More
3rd MAW bids farewell to Maj. Gen. Conant
Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, former commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks Marines, sailors and families in attendance of his change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cali... More
Marines ‘throw down’ during MCMAP
Cpl. James Rader, an air control electronics operator with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 and Colorado Springs, Colo., native, performs the shoulder throw on Lance Cpl. Michael Hoxie, an air control electronics ... More
Marines move into place for air show
Marines from 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, move a Light Armored Vehicle into position on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Sept. 28. The Marines here spent the days prior to th... More
A CH-53E prepares to land aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard
A CH-53E prepares to land aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in preparation for Exercise Dawn Blitz Sept. 28, 2011. The CH-53E brought Marines of Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Air Wing and their gear f... More
Lance Cpl. Dylan Wolff, a chemical, biological, radiological
Lance Cpl. Dylan Wolff, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and a Manitowoc, Wisc., native, and Pfc. Alexis Satterwhite, a heavy equipment operator and a Downey, Calif., native, both wit... More
Several CH-46E Sea Knights from Marine Medium Helicopter
Several CH-46E Sea Knights from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163, ‘Evil Eyes,’ returned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar after a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit serving in... More
An MV-22B Osprey helicopter takes part in the Marine
An MV-22B Osprey helicopter takes part in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Oct. 1 aboard MCAS Miramar. The MAGTF demonstrated the capabili... More
Sgt. Dante Collins, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance
Sgt. Dante Collins, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and a San Diego native, guides a team member onto the fast rope during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at the 2011 Marine Corps... More