February 19, 2010 — An aerial arsenal of heavy, medium and light-attack helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (REIN) took to the skies Feb. 2 as part of a raid exercise with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The training, which took place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., was a building block for both MORE
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February 16, 2010 — Before Marines go overseas, they must sharpen basic combat skills to be ready for deployment. More than 100 Marines from Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 traveled to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to participate in their final Battlefield Zero exercise for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The BZO MORE
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February 15, 2010 — Two Miramar Marines put their medical training to work Monday while hiking in the wooded, rocky terrain of the Mount Woodson summit trail in Poway. What started out as just regular 10-mile hike for Lance Cpls. Justis Beauregard, a combat correspondent with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Josh Rucker, a MORE
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February 09, 2010 — Taking a tumble trapped inside the steel cockpit of a humvee can be deadly, but with the proper training, Marines in support of Operation Enduring Freedom can have a leg up if their legs go up in a rollover.Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, traveled to Marine Corps Base Camp MORE
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February 05, 2010 — Keeping time at parades, making special effects sounds at concerts and tapping out cadences during feature performances are all in a day’s work for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing drum line. The percussionists perform on different instruments to provide necessary background sounds for almost every ensemble, or individual section, of the band. “Our MORE
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February 02, 2010 — A CH-46E “Sea Knight” and CH-53E “Super Stallion” from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Reinforced) took to the sky and crossed the waters along the San Diego coast as the crews conducted takeoffs and landings aboard the USS Makin Island Jan. 28. The flight was part of training for their deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in MORE
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February 02, 2010 — With trombones blaring, trumpets sounding and musicians marching, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band awed the crowd of the 9th annual Martin Luther King Jr. High School Battle of the Bands competition here Jan. 16. The University of Houston hosted the event at Robertson Stadium on campus in support of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Embracing the MORE
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