Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 12.22.2014
Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Motorcycle Club gathered for a special quarterly motorcycle ride aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 22. Newer riders ride with veteran motorcyclists to learn from them and gain experience during these rides. But it was the box full of toys and their destination at Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego that truly......
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 12.09.2014
Officials from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society met during the Volunteer Executive Board, Dec. 9. The purpose behind the board was to present how much aid the branch provides to the Service members stationed aboard the air station and about the upcoming fund drive they will hold in the spring....
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 12.01.2014
Military police and working dogs with the Provost Marshal’s Office Kennel participated in aggression training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 1. The training provides handlers with another tool to deter illegal activity or to handle situations that call for necessary action such as keeping a suspect from trying to escape – a dog’s bite to bring a suspect into custody....
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.24.2014
Special Reaction Teams with the Provost Marshal’s Offices at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., joined forces to patrol the borders around the eastern portion of MCAS Miramar, Nov. 24. Encroachment continues to be an issue that Miramar officials and military police take very seriously for a number of reasons....
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.22.2014
Marines with Aircraft Recovery, a unit within Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), took part in a High Intensity Tactical Training workout at the HITT Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 22. The HITT Program is designed to challenge Marines’ cardiovascular systems while improving agility, speed, power, endurance and strength to improve operational fitness......
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.16.2014
UH-1Y Huey pilots and crews with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 “Gunfighters,” took to the air for familiarization training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 16. Although this training occurs fairly often, it allows pilots and crew members, or those who haven’t flown in a while, a chance to gain valuable time flying the aircraft....
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.10.2014
Marine Corps spouses took part in a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) event called Jane Wayne Day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Jane Wayne Day was an event that allowed spouses to get a firsthand view of what their Marines go through. Spouses visited East Miramar where they received basic marksmanship classes, controlled an explosive ordnance......
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.03.2014
The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration rocked the flight line and crowd during the 2014 Miramar Air Show in celebration of 101 years of the MAGTF aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3 - 5. The MAGTF was established and formalized in December 1963 for swift deployment of Marine forces by air, land or sea, and provides a spectrum of response options upon receipt of a......
