Video by Cpl. Paige Stade | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 04.12.2019
U.S. Marine Col. Frank Latt and Lance Cpl. Brendo Barbosa conduct maintenance on a vehicle with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 12, 2019. Latt experienced what it was like to be an automotive maintenance technician during his “Winging it with the AWC” series. Latt is the assistant wing commander of 2nd Marine Aircraft......
Video by Greg Mason | Fort McCoy Multimedia Visual Information Branch | 01.30.2018
Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 loading vehicles onto rail cars for shipment to Marine Corps Station Cherry Point, North Carolina after completing training at Fort McCoy Wisconsin....
Video by Pfc. Cody Rowe | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 09.30.2017
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct a machine gun shoot at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2017. The shoot is the culminating event where the Marines put their knowledge and skills to the test after taking the two and a half weeklong machine gunner course at Battle Skills Technical School located in Camp Lejeune. MWSS-271 is assigned to Marine Aircraft......
Video by Pfc. Cody Rowe | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 08.03.2017
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct counter improvised explosive device training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 3, 2017. Nearly 30 Marines participated in the weeklong training event to improve their counter IED skills. This training prepares Marines for IED threats they may face when deployed in a combat zone. MWSS-271 is assigned to Marine Aircraft......
Video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.29.2017
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct forward arming and refueling point operations during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor 2-17 course near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, April 29, 2017. The mission of the FARP is to provide fuel and ordnance necessary for rotary and fixed-winged aircraft while in a forward-deployed environment. WTI is a seven-week period of......
Video by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.14.2017
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct counter-improvised explosive device training during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 14, 2017. This training educated the Marines on how to properly identify IEDs and the steps to take after finding one. WTI is a seven week training course hosted by Marine Aviation......
Video by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 01.25.2017
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted M249 Squad Automatic Weapon qualification training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 25, 2017. The mission of MWSS 271 is to provide all essential aviation ground support requirements to any designated fixed-wing component of the aviation combat element. Marines assigned......
Video by Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 12.19.2016
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a two-week field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 2016. The training focused on integrating Marines across several military occupational specialties and evaluated their performance in the simulated deployed environment.......
