March 31, 2010 — Some of the final groups of Marines from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) landed aboard Camp Leatherneck's flight line in the cool morning hours March 27 to begin their one-year deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After a few days of air travel intermittently broken up by short layovers, the 3rd MAW (Fwd.) Marines hit the ground MORE
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March 31, 2010 — The San Diego Council Navy League of the United States recognized more than 50 women from military installations around the West Coast at the 46th Annual San Diego Naval Services Enlisted Women of the Year luncheon and awards ceremony here March 31.The women represented all ranks and jobs from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and more than MORE
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March 23, 2010 — When people think of the military, painting pictures does not usually come to mind, but every week service members here take time out of their day to do just that. More than 15 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar spent their Friday afternoon making a cafeteria spick and span, passing out food, painting flowers and reading MORE
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March 22, 2010 — When people think of mattresses they think of using them to sleep on, but most don’t think about using them for a helicopter to make a quick landing on. Pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 started up the engine and circled the flight line as they prepared to make an emergency landing on a pile of mattresses in an MV-22 “Osprey” here MORE
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March 18, 2010 — Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, arrived here March 11 to see the results of a three-week training evolution during Enhanced Mojave Viper. All deploying Marine must participate in Enhanced Mojave Viper, which is a three-week pre-deployment training exercise. This training MORE
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March 15, 2010 — With more than a half a million dollars of entitlement benefits to consider, one of the most important steps a Marine can take before deploying into theatre is a pre-deployment audit. Marines at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Installation Personnel Administration Center conduct audits and educate other Marines to ensure that their MORE
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March 12, 2010 — A Marine lies under the shade of an oak tree, immobilized by injuries caused when his aircraft crashed. He waits for a CH-53E “Super Stallion” after giving the Marines coordinates and information necessary for his escape. Moments later, pilots land the Super Stallion and a team of Marines rush to his aid. Had this been a real scenario, the Marines MORE
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March 12, 2010 — Many Marines belong to a long lineage of family members who served in the military, but in one family, four siblings started the tradition themselves. Cpl. Juan Sanchez, a powerline mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, joined the Marine Corps in 2006, and within two years his three siblings followed the same path. Cpl. Karla Ortiz, a MORE
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March 08, 2010 — Marines receive recognition for many reasons, but for Marines and units of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing winning awards in no joke. This year 3rd MAW won 11 of the 28 awards presented by the Marine Corps Aviation Association.The MCAA began recognizing Marines in 1962 with the Alfred A. Cunningham Award, named in honor of the "Father of Marine Corps MORE
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March 08, 2010 — Four CH-53E “Super Stallions” from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 traveled to the grassy hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to perform a troop transport of Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment March 4. The flight, which transported 106 Marines, was part of training for the squadron’s upcoming deployment to MORE
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