‘Gunfighters’ ready for quick draw during troops in contact response
October 31, 2010 — "TIC, TIC, TIC" is the radio call that commands Marines to sprint to waiting aircraft on the flightline for an immediate takeoff. It can happen at any time of day, and two attack helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 are always ready for tasking when the call is received.The "Gunfighters" of HMLA-369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MORE
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AT/FP recalls SRT in response to simulated threat
October 27, 2010 — Two High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles were spotted entering a vehicle check point here without clearance, and the drivers had been identified as local nationals. With the potential threat to security imminent and the base primary force protection assets committed elsewhere, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MORE
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Stingers put on a show for friends, family
October 26, 2010 — “It’s not a ‘Yankee’,” declared Maj. Louis P. Simon. “It’s just a more awesome Huey.” Two pilots, including Simon, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and two crew chiefs flurried around a two-week-old Huey, bearing the new “Y” designator on its official name, preparing to MORE
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JHF(A) ensures safe transport to shura
October 25, 2010 — Afghan security and coalition forces work diligently to keep roads here clear of improvised explosive devises, but many are still too dangerous to travel; in these situations, troops call upon the numerous airborne assets of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) for safe transport.Two Royal Air Force EH101 Merlins from 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint MORE
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‘Ugly Angels’ support ANA, coalition forces during Operation Stargey
October 17, 2010 — Two CH-53D Sea Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), landed here early in the morning Oct.17 with approximately 30 Afghan National Army troops and Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, on board for Operation Stargey.As part of the operation, HMH-362, the “Ugly Angels,” MORE
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'Red Devils' clear path for 'Werewolves'
October 17, 2010 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is down to the last 30 days of their deployment while still maintaining and upholding the standards with which they arrived.Since May, the Marines have worked tirelessly to keep the VMFA-232, "Red Devils," F/A-18s flying and supporting International Security Assistance Force MORE
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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs
October 14, 2010 — Many new Marines are thankful for their drill instructor’s guidance upon graduation from recruit training, but hope to never see them again. However, for some this just isn’t in their cards.Sgt. Ryan Shouse, a powerline mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is one such Marine. For the past four years, MORE
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Marines, UK forces partner air traffic control in Afghanistan
October 5, 2010 — Two U.S. Marines were recognized by a senior U.K. official Oct. 5 for accomplishments they achieved while working at the Air Traffic Control tower here. U.K. Air Commodore Ken McCann, the U.K. air component commander, visited Staff Sgts. Timothy Pinney and Matthew Robinson to personally thank them for their contributions to the U.S. - U.K. MORE
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