Story by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.19.2020
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (August 19, 2020) Out with the old, in with the new. The U.S. Marine Corps presents a single source solution to its multi-role radar system and ground weapons locating radar requirements with the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar. The G/ATOR will provide enhanced expeditionary capabilities and will replace legacy radar system, the AN/TPS-59,......
Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 08.11.2020
For the month of August, U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, will be putting their air traffic control skills to the test in an expeditionary environment....
Story by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.21.2019
Exercise Black Stratus was a two-part event held at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., from July 31 through Aug. 9, 2019 to help MACS-1 train and gain hands-on experience with the new meteorological facility....
Story by Cpl. George Melendez | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 03.01.2018
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., (Feb. 28, 2018) -- The Marine Corps is known as a forward moving warfighting force, so it only makes sense that leadership embraces new technology that helps the Marines keep up the momentum on the battlefield. Enter Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1....
Story by Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway | 4th Fighter Wing | 03.08.2016
High in the clouds over the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, a crew of more than 20 Airmen aboard an E-3 Sentry (AWACS) work diligently on a multitude of missions. They’re tasks include providing accurate picture of the battlespace to the Combined Air Operations Center back at Nellis Air Force Base. Within the confines of the CAOC and other operations......
Story by Lance Cpl. Reba James | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.07.2013
Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., participated in the Marine Corps birthday uniform pageant and cake cutting ceremony, Nov. 7, to commemorate 238 years of Marine Corps service and tradition, honoring all Marines who have served in every clime and place....
Story by Cpl. William Waterstreet | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 06.07.2013
The Mess Night is a Marine Corps tradition designed to bring a unit together at the dinner table with an odd conglomerate of stern ceremony and light-hearted amusement. These events are practiced pan-Corps and enhance the cohesion of a unit’s Marines....
Story by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 01.11.2013
“You’re riding along in a convoy conducting a resupply mission when you take contact from the enemy and your machine-gunner goes down,” said Sgt. Jeremy Marsden, the chief machine gun instructor serving with 1st Marine Division Schools. “The only other Marines in that vehicle are a driver, an admin clerk and yourself. What are you going to do?”...
