Story by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.29.2015
In the darkness of a runway, a crisis response team with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Office of Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) conducted a rapid insertion with Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Camp Shelby, Miss., April 29, during the Emerald Warrior 2015 exercise....
Story by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.28.2015
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing transported a combined team of 20 U.S. personnel from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron and Chilean Air Commandos, along with two 50cc mini bikes aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules April 28, during Emerald Warrior 2015....
Story by Cpl. S.T. Stewart | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.10.2014
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 has an important role in support of Marine Corps exercises and operations. The KC-130J Super Hercules squadron provides close-air support, troop and cargo transport and aerial refueling capabilities....
Story by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.24.2013
Pfc. Josh N. Villalobos spends mornings working hard preparing a behemoth of an aircraft for its daily duties.
Story by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2013
More than 80 Marines and four KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan within the next month....
Story by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.19.2012
A detachment of more than 30 Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 returned to Cherry Point Saturday from a seven-month deployment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit....
Story by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.28.2012
As thousands of Marines with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) prepare to deploy to Afghanistan early next year, a group of Marines with the Corps’ oldest continuously active squadron prepares for a unique role....
Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.17.2012
When Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 employ or repair aircraft, those operations and repairs are recorded on a network of servers. Cpl. Siobhan Garro, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist with VMGR-252, turns information given to her by pilots, crew chiefs, mechanics and other personnel into useful logs and archives....
