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 Sgt. Frances Candelaria | Regional Command Southwest | 07.22.2014
A six-man air crew with Marine Aerial Refueling Transportation Squadron 352 prepared their KC-130J Hercules for a battlefield illumination mission over Helmand province, July 18....
Story by Cpl. Cody M. D. Haas | Regional Command Southwest | 06.16.2014
Troops stationed aboard bases in Afghanistan rely on large amounts of fuel for everyday tasks and operations. Occasionally, their fuel supply runs short due to continuously running equipment and constant flights....
Story by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.19.2012
Being passionate about a job makes working that much easier. For Sgt. Anthony Clement, collateral duty quality assurance representative for the avionics shop with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, and a San Diego native, his job is worth working. Clement inspects the work performed on a KC-130J and ensures his fellow Marines perform repairs in accordance with the safety manuals......
Story by Pfc. Melissa Lee | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.04.2012
A detachment of Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 “Raiders” returned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 4, after a 195-day deployment. The detachment left in January 2012 to Camp Bastion Airfield in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The squadron also flew out of Forward Operating Base Delaram II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and Kandahar Airfield......
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 06.07.2012
Providing multiple facets of support to the flying squadrons of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is part of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 “Raiders” mission....
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.22.2011
Twelve Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 landed the KC-130J Harvest Hawk on the flightline here July 22 after completing a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan....
