A teaser for America’s Airshow using a compilation of previous airshow events aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California. This video was put together to raise publicity and support for the Miramar Airshow in September 2023. (Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Grant Schirmer)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – 29 U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar received certification to form the Marine Corps’ first team of wildland firefighters March 24, according to a fire captain at the MCAS Miramar Fire Department.
According to Chief Brian Cato, the assistant chief of training and safety with MCAS Miramar Fire Department, there has never before been a hand crew, or team of wildland firefighters, comprised primarily of active-duty Marines.
These Marines became certified as wildland firefighters after completing S-130 Firefighter Training through the MCAS Miramar Fire Department. They are now certified through the California Incident Command Certification System, the system...