USMC-100715-M-0647P-0150
A crew of Coast Guardsmen with Fort Macon and two search and rescue crew members with Marine Transport Squadron 1 wait for another Marine to be lowered to the Coast Guard vessel during day boat hoist training ... More
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan E. Honnoll, and Sgt. Phillip W. Cambron, watch as a HH-46E “Sea Knight” lowers a rescue strop during Marine Transport Squadron 1 boat hoist training conducted about two miles south... More
USMC-110218-M-EY704-080
Sgt. Maj. Michael C. Daley salutes as Lt. Col. Wayne M. Bunker passes the organizational colors to Lt. Col. Edward T. Lang during a Marine Transport Squadron 1 change of command ceremony in the VMR-1 hangar Fe... More
United States Marines - USMC-12271
Lt. Col. Scott A Cooper, former commanding officer of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1, speaks to friends, family and fellow Marines after relinquishing command of VMAQ-1 to Lt. Col. Chandler P. S... More
United States Marines - USMC-00047
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan E. Honnoll, a Search and rescue medical technician with Marine Transport Squadron 1, poses with a strecher that is carried on the HH-46E Super Stallion.
USMC-100609-M-0647P-341
Sgt. Brandon E. King, rescue swimmer with VMR-1, pulls a simulated victim into a HH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during natural disaster training two miles south of Marine Corps Air Station New River, June 9. VMR... More
USMC-100609-M-0647P-249
Sgt. Brandon E. King, rescue swimmer with VMR-1, rescues a simulated victim during natural disaster training two miles south of Marine Corps Air Station New River, June 9.
USMC-100609-M-0647P-151
Sgt. Brandon E. King, rescue swimmer assigned to VMR-1, begins his direct descent into the water to rescue a simulated victim during natural disaster training two miles south of Marine Corps Air Station New Ri... More
United States Marines - USMC-051004-M-7095Z-003
A UC-35D sits on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 4, after arriving from a seven-month deployment supporting the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in Iraq and flying missions in Afghani... More
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A Marine Corps Air Station Futenma UC-35D Cessna Citation Encore sits on the runway at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md., Jan. 17, 2012.
USMC-120229-M-OT671-141
A Marine with Marine Transport Squadron 1 explains the functions, capacities and missions of the HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters known as “Pedro” to members of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Executive L... More
USMC-120229-M-OT671-157
Members of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Executive Leadership Program ask one of the Marines with Marine Transport Squadron 1 questions about the functions and capabilities of the HH-46E Sea Knight h... More
USMC-100310-M-0647P-004
Navy Lt. John T. Cleaves, an in-flight surgeon with Marine Transportation Squadron 1, waits to be short-hauled during a rappel training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, March 10. “A sh... More
USMC-19336
Staff Sgt. Christopher Pierce, a crew chief with Marine Transportation Squadron 1, rappels from an HH-46E helicopter during a rappel training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, March 10.... More
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Petty Officers 1st Class Ray Munn and George G. Marinez, corpsmen with VMR-1, medically assist a dummy victim during a training mission, Aug. 31.
United States Marines - USMC-120208-M-OT671-071
The Marines of Marine Transport Squadron 1, cleaned up the helmet that former Capt. Dennis DeRienzo was wearing before his AH-1W Super cobra crashed in 1999. After cleaning the helmet, the Marines and mounted ... More
USMC-100112-M-8875C-004
Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Smith, Marine Transport Squadron 1’s search and rescue non commissioned officer in charge, rests after successfully pulling Gunnery Sgt. William B. Cordoza, VMR-1’s quality assurance chief, ... More
USMC-100112-M-8875C-007
An HH-46E helicopter affectionately known as Pedro is prepared by a Marine Transport Squadron 1 crew to take off prior to search and rescue training missions just off the coast of eastern North Carolina. Accor... More
USMC-100112-M-8875C-001
Marine Transport Squadron 1’s search and rescue non commissioned officer in charge Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Smith and VMR-1’s quality assurance chief Gunnery Sgt. William B. Cordoza are hoisted out of the freezing A... More
USMC-100112-M-8875C-008
Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Smith, Marine Transport Squadron 1’s search and rescue non commissioned officer in charge, climbs back into Pedro with his supposed stranded victim Gunnery Sgt. William B. Cordoza, VMR-1’s q... More
USMC-100112-M-8875C-005
Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Smith, Marine Transport Squadron 1’s search and rescue non commissioned officer in charge, jumps into the freezing Atlantic waters during search and rescue training missions just off the coa... More
USMC-100121-M-0647P-003
The Pedro team trains for medical evacuation situations at Atlantic field, Jan. 21. “The ground team must simulate what they will do to airlift a person to a safe zone or hospital without a body, due to rules ... More
USMC-100121-M-0647P-001
Sgt. Brandon E. King, a rescue swimmer assigned to VMR-1, reviews his task at hand as Pedro heads to Atlantic field for an on-land training mission, Jan. 21.
United States Marines - USMC-100121-M-0647P-004
Sgt. William W. Cambron, an HH-46E crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Transport Squadron 1, mans the air station's flight line.
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Lance Cpl. Blake Edwards, a VMR-1 rescue swimmer, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan E. Honnoll, a VMR-1 search and rescue medical technician, execute their one-mile hike for their search and rescue fitness test... More
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The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band’s brass quintet performs at a ceremony to commemorate the addition of the EA-6B Prowler Improved Capability III in Marine Transport Squadron 1’s hangar, May 13. “The Marine Co... More
United States Marines - USMC-100513-M-4296J-001
Maj. Gen. James F. Flock, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. Carl B. Jensen, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, watch from the front row as Col. Russell A. Sanbor... More
United States Marines - USMC-101221-M-5332N-020
Lavon J. Vance, the Visiting Aircraft Line supervisor for Cherry Point’s Airfield Operations Department, holds the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal he received Dec. 17 for his exceptional leadership during t... More
Cessna UC-35D Citation V of VMR-1 in flight over North Carolina on 2 M...
A U.S. Marine Corps Cessna UC-35D Citation V (BuNo 166767) conducts a maintenance flight over the North Carolina countryside. The UC-35 is one of several aircraft operated by Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1... More
United States Marines - USMC-110202-M-0381B-
Cpl. Bruce D. Barner, left, a search and rescue crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, demonstrates the hoisting capabilities of the HH-46E search and rescue helicopter to two Craven County high school s... More
USMC-110414-M-AF823-124
Cpl. Bruce D. Barner, a crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, explains to teenagers how VMR-1 operates from its HH-46Es during the Teen All-Access Tour aboard Cherry Point April 14. VMR-1, or “Pedro,” i... More
United States Marines - USMC-110603-M-EY704-102
Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class George G. Marinez, wait for a simulated casualty gets lifted off of the ground in the Croatan National Forest during the Marine Transport Squadro... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-037
Lance Cpl. Tristan L Morgan prepares a rescue litter to be lowered to the ground from a HH-46E Sea Knight rescue helicopter during the certification testing of a group of Marines and Sailors from Marine Transp... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-136
Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove and Petty Officer 1st Class George G. Marinez attaches a hoist cable to a rescue seat during the first of the Marine Transport Squadron 1 search and rescue certification testing in... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-227
Seaman Michael S. Harris puts a rescue strop onto a simulated casualty in the ocean off the coast of Fort Macon during the swimmer deployment portion of Marine Transport Squadron 1 search and rescue certificat... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-107
Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove puts his knowledge to the test during a search and rescue exercise conducted in the Croatan National Forest June 3. Marine Transport Squadron 1 puts its new Marines and Sailors thr... More
United States Marines - USMC-110603-M-EY704-133
Gunnery Sgt. John P. Vinlove puts his knowledge to the test during a search and rescue exercise conducted in the Croatan National Forest June 3. Marine Transport Squadron 1 puts its new Marines and Sailors thr... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-064
Lance Cpl. Tristan L Morgan pulls in a simulated casualty into a HH-46E Sea Knight rescue helicopter during the certification testing of a group of Marines and Sailors from Marine Transport Squadron 1 June 3. ... More
United States Marines - USMC-110603-M-EY704-116
Pedro pulls in a simulated casualty extracted off the ground in the Croatan National Forest during the Marine Transport Squadron 1 search and rescue certification testing June 3. The test consisted of a Search... More
USMC-110603-M-EY704-145
Seaman Michael S. Harris prepares to jump into the ocean off the coast of Fort Macon during the swimmer deployment portion of Marine Transport Squadron 1 search and rescue certification testing June 3. Harris ... More
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Seaman Michael S. Harris swims over to a rescue strop while dragging a simulated casualty in the ocean off the coast of Fort Macon during the swimmer deployment portion of Marine Transport Squadron 1 search an... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle A. Alessandro, a rescue swimmer in trainin...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle A. Alessandro, a rescue swimmer in training with Marine Transport Squadron 1, carries a search and rescue basket, during training in the Croatan National Forest, N.C., May 22, 2013.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Paul Petrella, a search and rescue crew chief w...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Paul Petrella, a search and rescue crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, shows two visitors a rescue basket attached to the unit's HH-46 helicopter at the emergency preparedness f... More
United States Marines - USMC-20298
Sgt. Maj. Mark Freres, the senior enlisted man with Marine Transport Squadron 1, enjoys off-time at home with his wife, First Sgt. Nicole Freres, the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Company Gunnery Serg... More
United States Marines - USMC-061019-M-0902J-005
Lt. Col. Jerry Reid kisses his wife, Sue, and embraces his children, McKenna, 4, and Jared, 6, Oct. 19. Reid was the officer-in-charge for a detachment from Marine Transport Squadron 1 who returned to the air ... More
United States Marines - USMC-080728-M-787C-002
An HH-46E, known as Pedro, is fueled at VMR-1 shortly after landing. Pedro is the name given to search and rescue aircraft.
United States Marines - USMC-080728-M-2787C-003
Crew members with VMR-1 have assigned positions which provide for better movement during emergencies.
United States Marines - USMC-080728-M-2787C-001
Pedro hoists Sgt. Michael L. Falzone 75 feet during a rescue demonstration at Camp Sea Gull. Falzone is a rescue swimmer with Marine Transport Squadron 1.
USMC-120427-M-FL266-032
Cpl. Kyle Smith, a rescue swimmer with Marine Transport Squadron 1, waits for an HH-46E Sea Knight, dubbed Pedro, to reach proper elevation before beginning training with Lance Cpl. Anthony DiCola, a crew chie... More
United States Marines - USMC-120427-M-FL266-036
Sgt. Zachary Wood, a crew chief and noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Transport Squadron 1, observes Cpl. Kyle Smith, a rescue swimmer with VMR-1, training Lance Cpl. Anthony DiCola, a crew chief w... More
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Sgt. Maj. John H. Halpin, Marine Transport Squadron 1 sergeant major, leads physical training for a group of children on Deployment Discovery Day, May 17.
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Marine Transport Squadron 1’s HH-46 helicopter hoists Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant Little, a corpsman with VMR-1’s search and rescue team, from a Coast Guard Mobile Lifeguard boat off the coast near Cape Hatt... More
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Lance Cpl. Brian S. Meaker, fixed-wing airframe mechanic with Marine Transport Squadron 1, inspects the cargo entrance on a C-9 at VMR-1’s hangar Aug. 17. Cherry Point named Meaker the station’s third Service ... More
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Seaman Michael S. Harris, left, a search and rescue corpsman with Marine Transport Squadron 1, begins his descent down to a boat during a demonstration for the 21st Annual New Bern Mumfest Oct. 8.
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Cpl. Corey Showers, a crew chief with Cherry Point's Marine Transport Squadron 1 waves to patrons attending the 31st Annual New Bern Mumfest Oct. 8. "This type of event helps us keep the public knowledgeable a... More
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Cpl. Kyle A. Alessandro, a rescue swimmer in training with Marine Transport Squadron 1, carries a search and rescue basket, during training in the Croatan National Forest, N.C., May 22. The squadron completed t... More