Story by Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 02.01.2017
Clothed in heavy reflective suits and protective gear, aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, approached blazing danger during live-fire training aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Feb. 1, 2017....
Story by Cpl. James Marchetti | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 09.09.2014
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Aviation ground support (AGS) students of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-15, hosted by Marine Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, were educated about the intricacies and operations of the MCAS Yuma flight line, Tuesday....
Courtesy Story | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.21.2012
Heat waves from the burning fuselage rippled across the flight line as a crash and fire rescue team doused it with water to extinguish the flames Sept. 21 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma....
Story by Christine Cabalo | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 12.21.2011
Ready to face the fire and confront the blazing flames, the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting crews geared up for emergency response training held Dec. 21....
Story by Pfc. Ryan Carpenter | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.02.2010
Fire danced around the aircraft as a two-man team of Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines wielded a high-pressure hose shooting hundreds of gallons of water, suffocating the blazing inferno. Like a trick candle on a child’s birthday cake, the flames burst back to life only to have the ARFF Marines re-attack. The engine from a P-19 primary firefighting truck rumbled in the background....
