Story by Staff Sgt. Christine Polvorosa | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.25.2011
As the first West Coast Osprey squadron to meet final operating capability requirements, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 is now “an official squadron in the Fleet Marine Force,” said Houston native Maj. Jeffery D. Cabana, the aircraft maintenance officer for the “Greyhawks.”...
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.16.2010
Since 2003, KC-130Js have played a vital role in transporting coalition forces and cargo throughout Helmand and Nimroz provinces; however, the latest KC-130 to enter the area is providing a new kind of support....
Story by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Vazquez | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.08.2010
Pumping 300 gallons of fuel per minute at elevations of more than 6,000 feet may not seem like an easy task, but for a KC-130J “Hercules” aircraft, it’s all in a day’s work....
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.05.2010
Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), teamed up with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), to hone their aerial insertion skills here Oct. 5....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 06.24.2010
Almost any Marine can tell you that 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham was the Marine Corps' first aviator. However, how many Marines know that on the eve of the 1st Marine Aviation Force entering World War I, Maj. Alfred Cunningham was also the first Marine aviator to develop integrated aviation capabilities with the United Kingdom? Almost a century later, history repeats itself as the 3rd Marine......
Story by Cpl. Justis Beauregard | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.22.2010
Marines in Afghanistan rely on Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352/152, "Trash," to carry heavy loads and passengers over long distances with ease – one essential part of this mission is the work crew chiefs put into getting everyone and everything up and down safely....
