The Patriots Jet Team fly above the flight line for
The Patriots Jet Team fly above the flight line for fans at the 2014 Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. The renowned civilian aerobatic formation team is made up of six Ae... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13 wait
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13 wait as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 prepares to lift a decommissioned rocket pod aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma... More
Washington Marine Deploys to Middle East
U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Shelton, an embarkation specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, poses for a picture on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2015. As an... More
(From left to right) Earnie Giles, a president of the
(From left to right) Earnie Giles, a president of the Miramar Semper Fidelis Rotary Foundation, poses with four honor graduates from the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar corporal’s course, Sgt. Maj. Patrick Kim... More
Maj. Aaron Milroy, director of safety and standardization
Maj. Aaron Milroy, director of safety and standardization for MAG-39, conducts inspections on the motorcycles during Motorcycle Rider Preservation Day 2016 in San Mateo Canyon on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleto... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232
U. S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 observe their F/A-18C Hornet taxi before familiarization (FAM) flight operations during Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 19-1 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Oct... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), begin unloading equipment belonging to the mobile shower stations provided for Mar... More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducts an external lift during exercise Steel Knight ... More
3rd LAAD counter-UAS training
U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload a Compact Laser Weapon System (CLaWS) during Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems training with Marine Operational Te... More
Maj. Gregg Borman of Tracy, CA completes a hot-brake
Maj. Gregg Borman of Tracy, CA completes a hot-brake check in the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Royal Air Force Station Marham, United Kingdom (UK), on 3 September, 2020. Borman is assigned to Mari... More
The barricade and distant desert reflects on the lenses
The barricade and distant desert reflects on the lenses of Lance Cpl. Tyson M. Snyder's sunglasses as he gazes across the sands for any unusual activity outside of Al Asad, Iraq, July 12. Snyder is a tower sent... More
Dr. Charles H. Black, a wildlife biologist with the
Dr. Charles H. Black, a wildlife biologist with the Natural Resources Division of the Environmental Maintenance Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., looks at a fairy shrimp specimen thoug... More
Third Marine Aircraft Wing sergeants major and master
Third Marine Aircraft Wing sergeants major and master gunnery sergeants discuss the different ways to inspire young Marines to get involved with committed and engaged leadership during a professional military e... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11 prepare
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11 prepare to hook simulated cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. ... More
Col. Anthony Bianca, Marine Aircraft Group 16 commanding
Col. Anthony Bianca, Marine Aircraft Group 16 commanding officer, and his wife, look over some of the recent history of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 during the squadron’s 70th anniversary celebration ab... More
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Vargas-Blanco, a military police
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Vargas-Blanco, a military police officer with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office, fires from behind cover during a practical weapons course aboard MCAS Miramar, Ca... More
An Anbar tribal fighter posts security during a training
An Anbar tribal fighter posts security during a training exercise led by the Iraqi security forces at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 29, 2015. The ISF trains tribal fighters into a volunteer unit dedicated to... More
Col. Rick Uribe, former commanding officer of Marine
Col. Rick Uribe, former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, addresses Marines, Sailors, family members and friends during his change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 waits on the flightline as aircrew Marines conduct preflight checks aboard Marine Corps Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 16. Marines with HM... More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 returns to the flight line after completing Col. Chad Blair’s last flight as Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16’s commanding officer at Marine Corps ... More
The Golden Knights conduct a demonstration at the 2019
The Golden Knights conduct a demonstration at the 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept 28. This year's air show honors first responders by featuring several performances ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Tunks, a Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Tunks, a Marine with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), poses for with his motorcycle during the MWHS-3 Motorcycle Club ride at Marine... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Kurz, a Marine with Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Kurz, a Marine with Marine Ariel Refueler Squadron (VMGR) 352, talks about his community service with Bridget Naso during an enlisted recognition luncheon held at SeaWorld in San Di... More
A Chance Vought F4U Corsair is displayed during the
A Chance Vought F4U Corsair is displayed during the 70th anniversary celebration of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 26. The squadron displayed the Cor... More
CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopters wait to launch,
CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopters wait to launch, Feb. 12, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to fly in the "Parade of Flight" for The Centennial of Naval Aviation. Almost 190 aircraft flew in the parade c... More
Sgt. Mathew Cummings, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Sgt. Mathew Cummings, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), fires a GAU-17 mini gun on a range outside Camp Bastion, Sept. 3. The Huey cre... More
An F/A-18 Hornet takes part in the Marine Air-Ground
An F/A-18 Hornet takes part in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Oct. 1 aboard MCAS Miramar. The MAGTF demonstrated the capabilities of sev... More
Aircraft maintainers with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
Aircraft maintainers with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 greeted Lt. Col. Eric Garcia, the commanding officer of VMM-163, after his return from a flight that marked more than 2,000 flight hours flown in a... More
The Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions,
The Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, symbol decorates the tail of an MV-22B Osprey going through preparations to be shipped to Okinawa, Japan aboard Naval Air Station No... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion releases water over a wildfire
A CH-53E Super Stallion releases water over a wildfire aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 16. Marines, Sailors and California firefighters battled together against multiple fires as areas of t... More
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, speaks with female pilots who fly different aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 9. Rahmani receiv... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, welcomes a Marine aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 1. Maj. Gen. Rocco passed out Sexual Assault Awareness and Preventi... More
Marines engage targets during the Combat Marksmanship
Marines engage targets during the Combat Marksmanship Coaches Course at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, June 24. The course trained Marines to become combat marksmanship coaches to further improve... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Col. Jason Woodworth, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, pose with “Cuppy,” the Dunkin’ Donuts mascot, at th... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct a chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training event on Marine Corps Air ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Merlin Galeno, a plane captain
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Merlin Galeno, a plane captain from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides an F/A-18 Hornet at Jackson Jet Center in Boise... More
Marine with Marine Wing Communication Squadron run
Marine with Marine Wing Communication Squadron run the last mile and half during a Birthday Run aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 10. During the last mile and half, the commanding officer ca... More
Marines salute as Taps plays during the retiring of
Marines salute as Taps plays during the retiring of the colors during an evening colors ceremony hosted by 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar aboard the air station, Sept. 11. Service... More
Lance Cpl. Anastacio Henry, a consolidated automatic
Lance Cpl. Anastacio Henry, a consolidated automatic support systems technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, snaps on riding boots during an American Supercamp Riding School course aboard Marine ... More
Reconnaissance Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base
Reconnaissance Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., board a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 for a troop-lifting exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton... More
Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion,
Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, escort a simulated casualty to an MV-22 Osprey durin... More
Professional ice hockey player Justin Abdelkader, a
Professional ice hockey player Justin Abdelkader, a Detroit Red Wings left winger and alternate team captain, autographs photos and speaks with Marines of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 on Marine Cor... More
Marines gather to watch stunt motorcycle riders in
Marines gather to watch stunt motorcycle riders in a motorcycle safety demonstration during Miramar's annual "101 Days of Summer" event May 26. Marines reinforced summer safety skills through health, fitness an... More
Cpl. Jonathan Soriano, Supply Repairable Control Branch
Cpl. Jonathan Soriano, Supply Repairable Control Branch noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 11, ensures proper form while Cpl. Roberto Contreras, a supply clerk with... More
Two F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack
Two F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxi the runway after landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 5. A total of 10 aircr... More
A Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373,
A Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), walks into the mist on finished portions of the new "Airport in the Sky" runway at Cat... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Clinton Lehner, a crew chief with
U.S. Marine Sgt. Clinton Lehner, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out over the passing landscape during a gas mask qualifi... More
A F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
A F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies in a formation as the sun sets along the Pacific Coast in Southern California, May 24. Marine A... More
Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of
Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircraft provide aerial support to extinguish the Tomahawk Fire on Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook and Camp... More
Corporal Matthew Hall, a musician with the 3rd Marine
Corporal Matthew Hall, a musician with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, plays his trombone during a solo of a performance in Seattle, July 29 as a part of Marine Week Seattle 2014. The band performed outside ... More
Cpl. Christopher Wetzel, a radar technician with Marine
Cpl. Christopher Wetzel, a radar technician with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1, embraces his wife, Tiffanie, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 29. Wetzel is one of several Marines wi... More
Family members greet their loved ones from Marine Medium
Family members greet their loved ones from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) returning from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 1. During t... More
Deputy assistant secretary of defense Judd H. Lyons
Deputy assistant secretary of defense Judd H. Lyons and Justin Bollum, the airport manager for Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky, discuss the outstanding achievements made by Marine Wing Support Squadron (MW... More
Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion,
Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, exit an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of a... More
Lance Cpl. Olivia Moreno and Cpl. Billy Acosta, both
Lance Cpl. Olivia Moreno and Cpl. Billy Acosta, both combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a section of concertina wire along a road ... More
An AH-1W SuperCobra, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W SuperCobra, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., takes off during a familiarization flight during Balik... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, assist in the efforts of containing the Cocos fire ... More
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)-314, forward
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)-314, forward deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in Operation Kibagata during... More
Two U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious assault
Two U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), finish refueling one of twelve F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, assist in the efforts of containing the Cocos Fire ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct a chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training event on Marine Corps Air ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Deshawn Davidson, a forward
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Deshawn Davidson, a forward observer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, patrols during exercise Summer Fury 20 in Yuma... More
Capt Jacob Slaughter with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
Capt Jacob Slaughter with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 observes pre-flight checks aboard Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth at sea on 27 September, 2020. VMFA-211 is deployed aboard HMS Queen... More
The Honorable Ambassador Robert W. Johnson IV, Ambassador
The Honorable Ambassador Robert W. Johnson IV, Ambassador to the UK, and the Honorable Kenneth Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, receive an update from Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander United Kingdom Carr... More
A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet Pilot with Marine Fighter
A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet Pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, prepares for a strike mission in an F/A-18 Hornet in Sout... More
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 conduct
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walk alongside their United Kingdom counterparts on the flight deck aboard Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth at sea o... More
U.S. Marine Corps load masters with Marine Aerial Refueler
U.S. Marine Corps load masters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 use a K-Loader to load the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera Tactical Imagery Production System (TIPS) onto a KC-130 ... More
3d Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera's Tactical Imagery
3d Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera's Tactical Imagery Production System (TIPS) is transferred off of a K-Loader onto a KC-130 during Loading Exercise (LOADEX) 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Sa... More
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of Marines,
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of Marines, sailors and family members aboard Camp Pendleton, Aug. 7, 2013. President Obama visited the base to thank the Marines and sailors for their commitment to the... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, conduct fast rope training from an MV-22 Osprey while deployed ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, assist in the efforts of containing the Tomah... More
F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to
F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 "The Wake Island Avengers" and the United Kingdom's Lightning 617 Squadron shortly after embarking onboard HMS Que... More
Leaders from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 observe
Leaders from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 observe flight deck operations aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Sea on Oct. 10, 2020. VMFA-211 is an F-35B Lightning II squadron assigned to Marine Aircra... More
Master Gunnery Sgt. Jose R. Gonzalez III, center, presents
Master Gunnery Sgt. Jose R. Gonzalez III, center, presents Gunnery Sgt. Jared W. Dearing, a staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Unmanned Aircraft Operator School, with the Unmanned Aerial System oper... More
Maj Gregg Borman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
Maj Gregg Borman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 completes pre-flight checks in an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aboard Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth at sea on 27 September, ... More
U.S. Marines with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion,
U.S. Marines with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck-pulling competition during a field... More
The KC-130J Harvest Hawk with Marine Aerial Refueler
The KC-130J Harvest Hawk with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, prepares for touch down here July 22. The Harvest Hawk landed here after its nine month deployment to Afghanistan. Twelve Marines dep... More
An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crewman extinguishes
An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crewman extinguishes a simulated fire on a training aircraft here Aug. 15. The crewman, from Miramar station, 3rd and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing ARFF, spent the afternoon rehe... More
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Phoenix native, prepares a can of 7.62mm ammunition in flight above Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, C... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregory Cannon, a corpsman
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregory Cannon, a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 16 and a St. Louis native, begins delivering his speech during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mirama... More
Capt. Odon Garcia, left, avionics officer with Marine
Capt. Odon Garcia, left, avionics officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, speaks with Col. Robert Boyles, right, incoming commanding officer for Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101, before a... More
Singapore Navy Rear Admiral Leu Chuen Hong gives his
Singapore Navy Rear Admiral Leu Chuen Hong gives his remarks at an opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2015 at Brani Naval Base, Singapore, July 13, 2015. CARAT is a... More
Flames explode behind the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18
Flames explode behind the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18 Hornets during the night portion of the 2014 Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 4. The wall of fire is the last event... More
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar senior air traffic
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar senior air traffic controller instructor Mike Setnan, answers questions from international officers during the 58th annual International Senior Officer Amphibious Planning Cours... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet in Southwest Asia June 9, 2015. Pilots... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with
U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Miami, poses for a picture in Southwest Asia, July 11, 2015. Maldona... More
Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation
Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist... More
Family and friends gather to reunite with service members
Family and friends gather to reunite with service members from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16 aboard Marine... More
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, outgoing commanding officer
Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to the guests of the change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 22. Rocco relinquis... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, second from left, commanding general
Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, second from left, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses with members from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Ma... More
Friends and family of Marine Wing Support Squadron
Friends and family of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 wait in a hangar for their service members to return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 6. MWSS-373 recently completed a six-month d... More
Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s softball
Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s softball team and San Diego Padres Alumni shake hands prior to playing a softball game on MCAS Miramar, Calif., May 10. The Padres Alumni came to demonstrate thei... More
Marines attending the retirement ceremony for U.S.
Marines attending the retirement ceremony for U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Roy L. Wright III salute as the national anthem plays during his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jul... More
U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, right, commanding
U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, right, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), receives his annual flu shot from HM2 Don Klein at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 30. Iiams led fr... More
3rd LAAD counter-UAS training
U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a Compact Laser Weapon System (CLaWS) for use during Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems training with Marine Opera... More
RAF Marham Flight Ops - A fighter jet sitting on top of an airport tar...
A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Royal Air Force Station Marham, United Kingdom, on 09 Se... More
Sgt. Brian Georg, a Severn, Md., native who serves
Sgt. Brian Georg, a Severn, Md., native who serves as a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, explains how to safely board a helicopter to Naval Academy midshipmen here July 13. The midshipmen a... More
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Phoenix native, observes the target area over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 20. The M... More
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., takes off aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., July 30. The Lightning II is the Marine Corps’ newest aircraft and is ... More
Marines listen to a speaker during an evening colors
Marines listen to a speaker during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 6. More than 400 Marines attended the evening colors ceremony.