Marine Corps News 

VMFA-242 pilots from Okinawa escape, evade enemies during pilot down training
Armed with little more than a radio and a signaling mirror, pilots 1st Lt. Jesse Rangel and Navy Lt. Rod Miranda successfully evaded enemy forces while navigating through two kilometers of thick jungle during a 'pilot down' training scenario here De...
Marines from Okinawa and their canines build lasting bonds
He waited patiently with his eyes fixed on the bright red ball held above his head. With a high pitched sound and the flick of a wrist, his trainer launched the ball in the air and Renco dashed in pursuit. Smiling, his handler called him back to off...
Stormwater breaks new ground in fundraiser fight
California’s water pollution problem was not caused by toppled oil tankers or flowing industrial waste; it was the driveway-oil spills and household chemicals carried off by rainwater that caused the pollution we see today, according to the Environm...
Who needs a sleigh?:Santa leaves sleigh at North Pole, catches ride with wing Marines
This was not an ordinary visit by Santa Claus for the students of Stuart Mesa Elementary School, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Friday. Traditionally, Santa travels the sky with eight reindeer and his sleigh. But every year on Camp Pendle...
Marines represent two generations of aviation ordnancemen
Throughout the test of time, the Marine Corps has passed on numerous traditions such as uniforms, ceremonies, customs and courtesies and more to subsequent generations of Marines. These traditions become even more meaningful when you are able to sha...
Officers’ spouses host seniors at annual tea event
Lynn Striver, the wife of a former Air Station commanding officer, started the first Senior Citizens’ Tea in 1968. Forty years later, the Air Station continued the tradition she started. The Officers’ Spouses’ Club on the Air Station held its 40th ...
MCAGCC, Seabees seek energy in earth
  The Combat Center’s Public Works Division and sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Calif., have teamed up to find a source of renewable geothermal energy in the Combat Center’s West traini...