December 20, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – When foreign countries look for help to better train their military, they sometimes look to train with other allied countries and learn strategies to better everyone as a team.One program offered by the British Royal Air Force is the Royal Air Force/United States Marine Corps Pilot Exchange Program. “In MORE
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December 20, 2012 — With this year marking the 100 year anniversary of Naval and Marine Corps aviation, the San Diego Air and Space Museum helps local Marines and sailors view a glimpse into the past to see the advancements throughout the years. For the past three years, the San Diego Air and Space Museum has offered free admission to all active-duty service members MORE
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December 14, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorses” used their heavy lifting capabilities to support Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1 participating in the Steel Knight exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., MORE
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December 12, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – When Marines have to train high in the mountains of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., they are often unable to get their equipment through the rough terrain. This is when Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, the Wolfpack, comes to their aid.The rough MORE
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December 12, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – When a freshman in college heard all of the great opportunities for Marine officers who join the platoon leadership course by a Marine major in his dress blues, he could not resist. He signed the papers on the spot and knew the Marine Corps was where he belonged.This was in 1954 and he was ready and MORE
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December 12, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – He is nondescript—not too tall, not too muscular. He seems like any average person you might meet at a coffee house, pleasant even. After giving college a try, he decided it was time for a change and he turned to the Marine Corps. While in the Marines, he served as an avionics technician for five years MORE
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December 12, 2012 — CHULA VISTA, Calif. – A Christmas tree that brought joy to Marines while on deployment made its way to veterans at the Veteran’s Home of California in Chula Vista, Calif., by way of four Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 5. “We had a shop of 28 Marines while we were deployed to Afghanistan,” said Gunnery Sgt. Charles Rowe, MORE
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December 10, 2012 — San Diego, Calif. “I got retired for [post-traumatic stress disorder], and nothing ever worked,” said Franklin Quiros, a retired Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor and Oceanside, Calif., native. “This is what works for me, skating.”
Quiros was one of nearly 30 skate and longboarders who traveled to Robb Field Skate Park in San Diego to MORE
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December 05, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Since 1942, Marines have worked with military working dogs and to this day use their capabilities to keep Marine Corps installations safe. Although the dogs go through their basic training in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, military working dogs handlers aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., MORE
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December 03, 2012 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – When an economics major in her freshman year stepped into class and saw a video of a plane hitting the World Trade Centers the feeling of helplessness overwhelmed her. She knew then she had to do something to make a difference.She decided when hearing about the possibilities of being a pilot in the Marine MORE
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