January 03, 2013 — On this day in 1944, Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, World War II ace and leader of Marine Fighter Squadron 214, the infamous “Black Sheep,” downed three Japanese aircraft during his final combat mission of WWII. This feat brought his total number of downed enemy planes to 26, tying the mark in aviation history set by Army Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, MORE
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May 21, 2012 — Hundreds of Marine officers gathered to listen to retired Lt. Gen. Philip Shutler speak about Marine Corps aviation, May 3, at Miller’s Landing consolidated club aboard Cherry Point. The 85-year-old former Marine aviator and infantry officer spoke to the officers in attendance about the dynamic history of Marine aviation.“The excellence in Marine MORE
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February 24, 2012 — A century after 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham took his first flight in 1912, Marine Corps aviation introduced the F-35B Lightning II aircraft into its fleet. The short takeoff vertical landing variant combined with fifth generation capabilities is a breakthrough in itself, matching the importance of the first Marine aviator and starting a new MORE
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January 12, 2012 — The Marine Corps welcomed its first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11.The F-35B, one of three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter, is a tactical fixed-wing aircraft that is to be the replacement for aging jets within the Marine Corps. 2d Marine Aircraft Wing’s F-35 training MORE
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November 13, 2010 — After four months of providing humanitarian assistance to eight countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 steamed through the Atlantic waters making way home, Nov. 13. Marines and sailors stepped foot on Haiti, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, MORE
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November 10, 2010 — With less than a week remaining on their four-month deployment in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 gathered in the hangar bay of the USS Iwo Jima to celebrate 235 years of the Marine Corps, off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, MORE
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November 05, 2010 — Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 redirected from Paramaribo, Suriname to Haiti, Nov. 1, to assist in possible disaster relief operations caused by Tropical Storm Tomas. U.S. Southern Command and Commander, Fourth Fleet directed the CP10 mission onboard USS Iwo Jima to conclude operations MORE
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October 29, 2010 — Continuing Promise Marines, sailors and Surinamese distinguished visitors gathered at a medical site in Paramaribo, Suriname, Oct. 29, to initiate the 10-day humanitarian civic assistance mission in support of Continuing Promise 2010 – Partnership of the Americas. The ceremony took place at Elsje Finck Sanichar College in Paramaribo, where MORE
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October 23, 2010 — Lt. Col. Paul D. Baker, commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, visited Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 aboard USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 22-23, 2010. The purpose of Baker’s visit was to observe the Special-Purpose MAGTF in action as it supported Operation Continuing Promise. Baker MORE
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October 22, 2010 — Cpl. John C. Eversley, a motor transportation operator with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, had the unique opportunity to reunite with members of his extended family in Rose Hall, Guyana, Oct. 22.The reunion was made possible through Eversley’s involvement in humanitarian civic assistance mission Operation MORE
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