This video was created to showcase the U.S. Marine Corps’ premier aviation capabilities at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 14, 2026. Home to over 15,000 service members and families, the strategically located air station serves as the heart of a Southwestern training constellation, ensuring Marines and Sailors with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing maintain the combat readiness and lethality required to deploy globally. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (September 15, 2026) – Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar is leaning into an unconventional, deeply historical, and highly effective tool for mitigating fire risk: goats. The installation is releasing herds of grazing animals in a targeted effort to reduce dry brush and invasive grasses, turning to nature-based solutions to protect military infrastructure and neighboring civilian communities.
The "prescribed grazing" program represents a critical component of MCAS Miramar’s broader fire prevention strategyby bringing in hundreds of goats and a team of dedicated shepherds. Base officials are executing a highly coordinated attack on the dense chaparral and non-native vegetation that acts...
