July 31, 2009 — Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 will transition into a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron, VMM-161, by January 2010 aboard the air station. The transition will be the first for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has conducted multiple CH-46D “Sea Knight” to MV-22 Osprey transitions. The squadron will receive 12 MORE
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July 31, 2009 — Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 hosted 75 airmen and four F-16 “Fighting Falcons” with the 34th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 8 through 18. The primary mission of the 34th FS “Rude Rams” was to provide air support for the Enhanced Mojave Viper training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine MORE
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July 28, 2009 — A Marine armed with an FIM-92A Stinger Weapon System has one shot to take out an aircraft flying in the distance. The Marine gets the aircraft in his sights, launches a missile and within seconds it destroys the target. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, trained with the missile weapon system against MORE
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July 28, 2009 — Marines received a first hand experience of the affects of suicide as a Marine wife told the story of her first husband’s suicide.Jay Chen, wife of Lt. Col. Cliff D. Chen, the commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, spoke to the Marines to show the effects of suicide through her personal experience during MALS-11 safety brief MORE
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July 27, 2009 — In today’s world of high-speed data gathering, satellites can provide up-to-date information to Marines all over the world. When Marines need intelligence and no satellites are available, the Corps has another tool to obtain information from the sky using unmanned aerial vehicles. A 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing squadron from Marine Corps Air Ground MORE
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July 24, 2009 — Marines from the Wounded Warrior Detachment, Balboa Naval Hospital soared above the San Diego sky-line, July 24 courtesy of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165. The “White Knights’” mission was to show the wounded warriors a good time in a Fleet Marine Force environment. “Today we took some time out to show appreciation and gratitude for the MORE
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July 24, 2009 — Lt. Col. Todd M. Jenkins, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, relinquished his command to Lt. Col. Thomas M. Fahy during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, July 24. Fahy earned his commission through the Platoon Leaders Class in 1992, and after completing The Basic School, began his career MORE
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July 23, 2009 — A former 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing squadron arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar after travelling thousands of miles across the ocean, July 23.Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, also known as the “Bats,” traveled from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to support local exercises and train for the next few weeks. “Southern MORE
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July 22, 2009 — Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, “Iron Horse Marines,” charged a CH-46E “Sea Knight,” while carrying simulated causalities during a training exercise supported by Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165, the “White Knights,” here July 22. Marines participated in insertion, extraction, and casualty evacuation drills to prepare MORE
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July 22, 2009 — The CH-53E “Super Stallion” is the largest helicopter in the U.S. military. Boasting three gas-powered turbine engines, the power of the Super Stallion enables it to provide the Corps with multiple support roles such as lifting artillery pieces, moving humvees or transporting troops. Instead of fulfilling their usual support role, the Marines with MORE
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