Story by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 11.22.2021
The PRCC at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. To test their response time and demonstrate their capabilities, the PRCC conducted a full casualty evacuation exercise from start to finish, Oct. 31, 2021. More importantly, the exercise......
Story by Cpl. Kyle McNan | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 06.08.2018
Marines are expeditionary by nature, you will find them in any climb and place, enhancing their skills through training where most would not even think to tread. In the air, on land, and sea, Marines are always finding new ways to innovate and strengthen their capabilities....
Story by Sgt. Brytani Musick | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.30.2018
Chatter filled the hangar with generations of “Raiders” sharing their experiences. Marines, some of whom served up to 58 years ago, gathered in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 30....
Story by Sgt. Lillian Stephens | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.08.2016
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 supported the aerial refueling mission of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 during a training flight over Southern California, March 8....
Story by Sgt. Melissa Lee | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.10.2015
Captain Niloofar Rahmani was just 18 when she became the first female fixed-wing pilot in Afghanistan with the Afghan Air Force. From the beginning colleagues, extended family members and even some members of the Taliban disapproved of her choice, but she still continued to pursue her dream. Rahmani, now an International Women of Courage Award recipient visited Marine Corps Air Station......
Story by Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.24.2014
Pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 “Raiders” performed low-level tactical navigation training with the KC-130J Hercules outside of Yuma, Ariz., July 24. The flight simulated navigating through terrain at a lower altitude than normal to avoid enemy radar. The training allowed pilots to earn qualifications, known as codes, under the instruction of a flight commander....
Story by Lance Cpl. Raquel Barraza | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.27.2013
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 “Raiders” conducted fixed-wing aerial refueling training with Marine Attack Squadron 211 “Wake Island Avengers” and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 “Green Knights” over eastern California, Aug. 27. This training teaches pilots and air crew to refuel an aircraft without landing using a KC-130J Super Hercules, thus extending the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Veronica McMahon | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 11.27.2012
U.S. Marines from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a refueling training mission with the French forces while flying at 15,000 feet over Djibouti Nov. 22, 2012....