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“Aces” return home - Maj. Chris Thrasher with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 embraces his kids at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 6. MWSS-373 recently completed a six-month deployment to the 5th fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt/Released)

3rd MAW Sailor receives award for saving a life - HM3 Don Klein, a Navy corpsman with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, will receive the Non Commissioned Officers Association Vanguard Award, April 20 in Washington, D.C. for his heroic actions November 12, 2017, when he saved a woman's life while hiking in Poway, California.

Top 3rd MAW leaders pledge ‘protecting our people protects our mission’ - Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signs a proclamation in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 4. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and MCAS Miramar support efforts to create military communities free from sexual violence and assault. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/ Released)

VMFA-122 Conducts Flight Operations - The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts post-flight checks in retrograde of VMFA-122's first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning ll at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 conducted the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

VMGR-352 75th Anniversary - Three KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a ceremonial formation flight for the VMGR-352 75th anniversary at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 30. The squadron held a battle color ceremony, which consisted of a reading of the unit’s citations and awards, a color guard, performance by the 3rd MAW band and a ceremonial formation flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/released)

St. Patty’s day in Pittsburgh: 3rd MAW band supports - Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing band perform during the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 17. The 3rd MAW band’s presence at high-visibility events allows positive interaction with the public and assists in recruiting efforts across the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. David Bickel/Released)

How the wing fights: 3rd MAW participates in MEFEX-18 - Gen. Robert Neller, right, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Lt. Col. Andrew Albano, center, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Delwin Ellington, left, MWHS-3 sergeant major, during the Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX-18) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 2. MEFEX-18 is a scenario-based exercise to assist the MEF command element staff and its major subordinate command staffs to prepare for realistic future joint/combined operations. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

MWSS-372 advances unit innovation with 3D printing - A 3D printed door handle is installed on a Humvee during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., in Oct. 2016. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372 used a 3D printer to create a door handle to test the limits of innovation with the new 3D printing capability. (Courtesy Photo)

180228-M-OL895-001 - Capt. Collin Alexander, MAG-39 ground safety officer, receives a poster signed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps from Terence Kerrigan, Director of College of Distance Education and Training, in recognition of his accomplishment as the first Continuing Education Scholarly online elective distinguished graduate at the Marine Corps University campus at Marine Corps Air Stations Miramar, California, Feb. 28. The Continuing Education Scholarly online elective seminar, Afghanishtan, Graveyard of Empires, provided students with the historical and cultural foundations needed to understand and appreciate Afghanistan, its people, its economy, and its politics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler)

Bittersweet farewell as last 3rd MAW Super Cobra takes final flight - Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, lined up on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., to send off the last 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) AH-1W “Super Cobra” as it departed on its final flight, Feb. 6, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Arizona. The AH-1W Super Cobra has been transitioned to the AH-1Z Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Juan Anaya Jr./ Released)