Story by Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.10.2017
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan – At an early age, Maj. Christopher A. Denver fell in love with flying. Even before stepping into a cockpit for the first time at age 11, Denver’s fascination with aircraft grew as he progressed from building model airplanes to full-size aircraft with his grandfather....
Story by Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Jr. | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.27.2012
As the Marine Corps approaches 100 years from the day Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham reported to Greenbury Point, Md., for naval aviator training effectively initiating Marine aviation, the Corps is experiencing a major evolution in its capabilities with the arrival of the F-35B Lightning II....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 06.24.2010
Almost any Marine can tell you that 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham was the Marine Corps' first aviator. However, how many Marines know that on the eve of the 1st Marine Aviation Force entering World War I, Maj. Alfred Cunningham was also the first Marine aviator to develop integrated aviation capabilities with the United Kingdom? Almost a century later, history repeats itself as the 3rd Marine......
