June 08, 2003 — A Marine in Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom has gained the respect and admiration of her superiors and peers with her exceptional work ethic and extensive knowledge of the CH-53E Super Stallion. Cpl. Titisha S. Cochran, HMH-462 aviation electronics technician and Atlanta native, won the Sikorsky Maintenance Award, MORE
|
June 07, 2003 — All is not quiet in the "tent city" at an air base here in the evening. After working on and around aircraft all day in temperatures that can reach more than 120 degrees, many of the service members here take advantage of an evening breeze to socialize, play cards and watch other Marines go about their business. Entertainment is hard to come by MORE
|
June 03, 2003 — Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force service members were treated to a night of laughter under the Kuwaiti desert sky, courtesy of the United Services Organization and Marine Aircraft Group 39, here June 3. The standup comedy show, which featured three comics, was organized with the help of the MAG-39 Moral Welfare and Recreation Officer Maj. Bernard MORE
|
June 03, 2003 — After supporting aviation operations in Iraq since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Marines and Sailors of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 have moved from a forward aviation operating base in Iraq to the USS Boxer and then to the desert of Kuwait - all within the last two weeks. The "White Knights" have been ordered to an aviation MORE
|
June 03, 2003 — A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is flying high after spending 23 days broken down on the flight line here. A dampener, which is part of the main rotor head, broke in flight and the helicopter was left until a team of CH-53E helicopter mechanics from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 came to fix it. "We needed the helicopter to support the MORE
|