U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Brown, an enroute care technician with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, treats a simulated casualty during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 6, 2025. The TRAP course provides Marines with the knowledge and skills required to recover aircraft and personnel in potential search and rescue situations on deployment. Brown is a native of Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)
U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, I Marine Aircraft Wing, offload family food packs with Philippine Army soldiers assigned to the 83rd Infantry Battalion and Philippine airmen assigned to Tactical Operations Group 5 during foreign disaster relief operations at Virac, Philippines, Nov. 15, 2025. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. military is working alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines to provide foreign disaster relief support to communities affected by consecutive Typhoons Kalmaegi (Tino) and Fung-Wong (Uwan), which caused extensive damage and tragic loss of life. The...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Marines are expected to complete missions in any circumstance. From Aug. 21 to 25, 2025, two U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, exemplified this expectation when a KC-130J Super Hercules became unserviceable. Their decisive actions to maintain the aircraft averted potential damage, ensured personnel safety, and...
The commitment, innovation, and technical excellence that define 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were on display as Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, the commanding general of 3rd MAW, presented awards to Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd MAW, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 5, 2025.
