Story by Sgt. Jessica Ostroska | Regional Command Southwest | 02.04.2014
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) handed over the responsibilities as the aviation combat element for Regional Command (Southwest) to 3rd MAW (Fwd) during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 4....
Story by Cpl. Mark Stroud | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 08.06.2012
A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Platoon, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), retrograded three M777 Howitzers from Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Aug. 6....
Story by 1st Lt. David Morgenstern | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.06.2012
On April 28, 1941 – 71 years ago today as I write this – Leo Morgenstern, my great grandfather, wrote a letter from Nazi-occupied France to his son in America, asking for bribe money to facilitate his escape. The letter arrived in January, 1944, having been held up by a British censor due to concerns over its origins behind enemy lines. If only he could have sent an e-mail, he might not......
Story by Sgt. Derek Carlson | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.27.2011
Coalition forces conducted a large-scale counter insurgent operation in Regional Command (Southwest) Feb. 27, which involved U.K. and U.S. forces carrying out an aerial assault, with support from the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police....
Story by Sgt. Derek Carlson | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.20.2011
The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 “Forerunners” transferred responsibilities to the MALS-40 “Thoroughbreds” during a transfer of authority ceremony here, Feb. 20....
Story by Sgt. Derek Carlson | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.13.2011
It is not uncommon for service members to have a rich military heritage within their family. For many, a sibling, parent or distant family member can be a driving force to become a part of the armed forces....
Story by Sgt. Derek Carlson | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 01.23.2011
Navy medical personnel have been to countless battlefields over the years, side-by-side with Marines – keeping them in the fight. So when Marine aviation officially took to the skies on May 22, 1912, the development of naval flight surgeons was not far behind. ...
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 01.20.2011
In 2009, the Marine Corps recorded 52 suicides, the highest number since 2001. Thirty-six of those Marines had seen combat, and 11 of the self-inflicted deaths took place in Iraq and Afghanistan....
