HMM-364 continues CASEVAC tradition, replacing HMM-268
September 12, 2006 — The Purple Foxes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), assumed authority from the Red Dragons of HMM-268 at Al Taqaddum, Aug. 29, for providing casualty evacuation, general transportation and raid flights. The turnover of responsibilities is the second go around for the MORE
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From sea to land, Thunderbolts transition to Al Asad
September 11, 2006 — From the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, a carrier based squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., took to the sands of Al Asad, Aug. 29 for a shore based detachment. "This is the first time for the squadron to have the opportunity to conduct land-based missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom while MORE
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Marines tag team ground support equipment
September 11, 2006 — Marine helicopters in Al Taqaddum, are an absolute necessity. The whirling mechanical wonders spirit cargo and passengers from place to place, providing nearly immediate firepower to ground troops or quick evacuation of casualties. Helicopters don't take to the air without the efforts of dozens of maintenance Marines. A critical part of the Al MORE
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Marine Corps 2-year-old UAV provides stealthy combat surveillance
September 6, 2006 — There isn't a whole lot of jobs that can go unmanned in the battlefield, but one of the more significant jobs for the Marine Corps is completed by an unmanned aerial vehicle. Operated by Marines and civilians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 38 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), the ScanEagle MORE
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VMA-513 Marines master martial arts, train squadron
September 5, 2006 — While in a combat environment, many service members let training take a backseat to the current mission and forget about it entirely. For two Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 513, training has become an important part of their daily regime. Both, Staff Sgt. Alfredo Topete, aviation ordnance noncommissioned officer-in-charge, and Sgt. Casey J. MORE
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