Story by Sgt. Samantha Rodriguez | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 07.11.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Smith, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist assigned to Aircraft, Rescue, and Firefighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, ensures the Marines within his unit undergo consistent training to become well equipped to fight the next fire....
Story by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 06.04.2024
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yasmine Huley-Morris, a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Station Captain for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni, was recently selected as the recipient for the 2023 Military Firefighter of the Year award. The Military Firefighter of the Year award is an annual award......
Story by Cpl. Jessica Roeder | 17th Training Wing | 05.23.2024
There are few individuals in the DoD who recall what firefighting training was like before joint training began at Goodfellow, but one individual who does is Master Gunnery Sgt. Terrail Dickerson, the senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base Fire Company....
Story by Cpl. Jade Venegas | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 12.21.2023
YUMA, AZ [Dec 21, 2023]- Practice how you play. It’s not every day that you see an aircraft fire, which is why Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, unwrapped their Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device (MAFTD) just in time for the holidays....
Story by 1st Lt. Derek VanWyck | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 09.21.2023
In a collaborative effort to enhance emergency response capabilities and strengthen community safety, a select group of firefighters from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma recently completed Swift Water Rescue Technician Training at Yuma Proving Grounds. This training, hosted by the Yuma Proving Ground Fire Department, enhances their capabilities for efficient and safe water rescues and......
Story by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 01.20.2023
U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue, and Fire Fighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and Expeditionary Fire and Rescue (EFFR), Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a controlled fuel burn at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 11, 2023. The training tested a new firehose developed by Oshkosh for the P-19R firetruck before determining......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Graham | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania | 12.14.2022
HONOLULU – Coast Guard Station Honolulu and the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airport Division Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit completed five days of joint training with the National Association of Boat Law Administrators’ (NASBLA) Boat Operator for Search and Rescue course....
Story by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 01.06.2022
Aircraft fires aren’t something you see every day. Still the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ensure they stay prepared and proficient in case of an emergency by conducting their practice firefighter assessments....
