Seafair Fleet Week puts Seattle face-to-face with Navy-Marine team
August 6, 2015 — More than 100 Marines and Sailors of Task Force Seattle, a unit comprising of elements from the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), participated in the Seafair Fleet Week in Seattle, July 27 to August 2. MORE
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Changes to the shooting range to protect our Marines’ hearing
June 10, 2015 — Marines throughout the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar qualify with M16 or M4 rifles and receive classes on safety while at Carlos Hathcock Range aboard the eastern side of MCAS Miramar, California.
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Celebrating Earth Month with station-wide cleanup
April 21, 2015 — Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted a station-wide cleanup aboard MCAS Miramar, California, April 20.
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Two female Sailors awarded for outstanding service
March 31, 2015 — Two female Sailors with the 3rd Marine aircraft Wing were recognized by the San Diego Navy League as the senior and junior enlisted women of the year among 62 commands and 80 nominees from the San Diego area. MORE
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‘Sweathogs’ construct new helo pad for isolated outpost
May 13, 2012 — The Marines and Sailors of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, live minimally - to say the least - at their tiny outpost in southwestern Afghanistan.With only a dirt square outside their compound for a helicopter pad, swirling dust clouds made by helicopters landing and taking off, known as “brownouts,” make the delivery of necessary MORE
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Logistics squadron preps for US downsizing in Afghanistan
April 26, 2012 — Marines and Sailors with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 began a retrograde of their gear and equipment aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012.MALS-16 Marines will move almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States. The efforts will support Department of Defense and Marine Corps guidance for downsizing in MORE
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MACS-1 sailors earn FMF badges
September 2, 2008 — Six Navy air traffic controllers with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 joined a small group of air traffic controllers Sept. 2 when the squadron commanding officer, Lt. Col. Jeff Kojac, presented their Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist badges during a ceremony here. Of more than 2,500 Navy ATCs, only about 15 percent have FMF badges, according to MORE
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