October 30, 2009 — The sailors of Naval Surface Forces joined the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Expeditionary Force to welcome the newest amphibious assault ship to the fleet during a commissioning ceremony here Oct. 24. The USS Makin Island will serve the Marine Corps by providing Marine expeditionary units with a home at sea, a launching platform MORE
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October 28, 2009 — More than 300 Marines, family and friends filled the pews of the base chapel to remember Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor at a memorial service Oct. 28. Taylor, a 27-year-old native of Bovey, Minn., was killed in action Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. He served as an explosive ordnance technician with Marine Wing Support MORE
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October 28, 2009 — Although maintenance Marines may not be the superstars of the flying community, having a squadron without them would be like a football offense with no offensive line.The maintenance staff of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in their first MORE
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October 27, 2009 — Rocks and sand whipped through the desert air of the combat center while “Vengeance” descended upon excercise Steel Knight during October. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary force, completed exercise Steel Knight Oct. 27 aboard the combat center.Although HMLA-469 MORE
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October 26, 2009 — The man responsible for developing and implementing the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron concept visited the air station Oct. 26 to tour the MALS that received his name-sake award this year.Retired Col. Donald E. Davis, former head of Aviation Logistics Support Branch at Headquarters Marine Corps, toured MALS-11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd MORE
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October 26, 2009 — Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 took flight to provide air support for the final phase of Exercise Steel Knight, here Oct. 26. The final exercise marked the end of Steel Knight, an 11-day training evolution that enabled the new squadron to prepare for situations like medical evacuations, armed reconnaissance, convoy escort and close air MORE
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October 24, 2009 — Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, spoke at the annual Military Officers’ Association of America meeting Oct. 24 here.MOAA is the nation’s largest and most influential association of military officers. It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization, according to their Web site, www.moaa.org.At the annual MORE
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October 20, 2009 — Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 began a historic journey here Oct. 20, for the UH-1Y “Venom,” affectionately called the “Yankee,” when they loaded the first pair of the new helicopters onto a C-17 “Globemaster” III for its first deployment to Afghanistan.Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine MORE
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October 20, 2009 — Various squadrons from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing transported Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus during his visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oct. 20, to tour facilities and meet Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 39 and I Marine Expeditionary Force. During his visit, he had the opportunity to observe day-to-day activities and growing needs of MORE
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October 16, 2009 — Snakes, wolves, knights and other images adorn 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing hangars and aircraft as unit emblems. Many of these images last decades and pay homage to past accomplishments of Marines who served. The Marines of The 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion recently replaced their unit emblem with a new one that contains imagery from its MORE
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