April 29, 2003 — For the Marine Corps' oldest and most decorated fighter squadron, deploying to an air base here to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom was one more chapter in an already illustrious history. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 were on the ground for only a few days before pilots began flying missions in MORE
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April 22, 2003 — For the first time since Marine aviation forces arrived in January at an air base here, Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornets took advantage of the hot refuel pits, April 22, in an effort to further their pilots' training. The Kuwaiti Air Force never used the refuel pits during Operation Iraqi Freedom because of the Marines' operational tempo. "We MORE
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April 13, 2003 — A "Yankees" crew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 based at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, will never forget April 13, 2003. It had started out routinely with a resupply mission and ended heroically as they participated in the first step of returning seven U. S. Army soldiers to freedom. The crew had finished loading MORE
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April 10, 2003 — The Marines and Sailors of Marine Aircraft Group 29 here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom received a treat when Sailors from the Supply Division aboard USS Saipan brought out items from the ship's store off the blue waters of the Persian Gulf and set up shop in the scorching sands April 9. Lieutenant Col. Darrell L. Thacker, MAG-29 executive MORE
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April 09, 2003 — Personnel eagerly await its daily arrival either in formation or by visiting their admin clerks. Those who receive it, smile and walk away with higher spirits. Others, who don't receive any, silently keep faith for the next day. No matter where they are, garrison or deployed, military personnel look forward to mail call. Although it has been MORE
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April 07, 2003 — They crawl over and around the aircraft like a colony of ants. Some ensure the aircraft is in top mechanical working condition. Others ensure it's loaded with the proper armament for the upcoming mission.The maintenance and ordnance Marines of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C., work day MORE
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April 06, 2003 — There is no rest for the weary aboard here while the mechanics for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 serving as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom keep their CH-53E Super Stallions flying. With a higher operational tempo than it is back in the United States, the mechanics work in 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day, in 100-degree temperatures. The MORE
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April 01, 2003 — The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's fixed wing and rotary wing squadrons continue to support Operation Iraqi Freedom now into the third week of the campaign. Since the start of hostilities, the fixed winged assets have flown more than 1,000 sorties and dropped in excess of four million pounds of ordnance as they target Iraq's command and control MORE
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