Photo by Betzabeth Y Galvan | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | 08.24.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Safirstein, air traffic controller, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, provides a beacon code to a pilot while in position at the Radar Air Traffic Control Facility at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2018. Safirstein is in charge of monitoring multiple aircraft across MCAS Camp Pendleton’s air space.......
Photo by Betzabeth Y Galvan | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | 08.24.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jordan Catto, air traffic controller, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, gives a pilot clearance to take off while working from the Radar Air Traffic Control Facility at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2018. Pilots contact the air traffic control prior to departure or arrival to the airfield to avoid collision......
Photo by Betzabeth Y Galvan | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | 08.24.2018
U.S. Marines with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, give aircraft permission to take off at the Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2018. Marines in the RATCF keep track of every aircraft in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s airspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)...
Photo by Betzabeth Y Galvan | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | 08.24.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Beasley, air traffic controller, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, updates the weather report at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2018. The weather report is constantly updated at the tower so pilots are aware of the weather conditions for operational purposes.......
Photo by Betzabeth Y Galvan | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | 08.24.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Beasley, air traffic controller, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, looks for incoming aircraft at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2018. Marines used binoculars in the air traffic control tower in order to observe incoming aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance......
