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SAN DIEGO – Marines cross the finish line in San Diego after completing a six-mile relay race consisting of ten checkpoints, Feb. 15. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorse” held the race for staff non-commissioned officers and officers to compete and increase unit morale. - SAN DIEGO – Marines cross the finish line in San Diego after completing a six-mile relay race consisting of ten checkpoints, Feb. 15. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorse” held the race for staff non-commissioned officers and officers to compete and increase unit morale.

Gunnery Sgt. Mark Mosholder, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 and a Chatsworth, Iowa native, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey at the landscape north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 14. Mosholder is one of two crew chiefs building a relationship with the two pilots aboard this Osprey during a training exercise. - Gunnery Sgt. Mark Mosholder, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 and a Chatsworth, Iowa native, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey at the landscape north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 14. Mosholder is one of two crew chiefs building a relationship with the two pilots aboard this Osprey during a training exercise.

Lance Cpl. William Taylor, a cook with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, practices the speaker listener technique during a Prevention Relationship Enhancement Program class at the Base Chapel here, Feb. 7. During PREP, couples spend the day learning new communication techniques and ways to keep negativity out of their communication. - Lance Cpl. William Taylor, a cook with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, practices the speaker listener technique during a Prevention Relationship Enhancement Program class at the Base Chapel here, Feb. 7. During PREP, couples spend the day learning new communication techniques and ways to keep negativity out of their communication.

1st Lt. Jamie Bunce, an MV-22 Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 and an Arvada, Colo., native, gives a thumbs-up in the cock pit of an Osprey on the flight line aboard here Feb. 7. Instead of dreading the daily grind of going to work, Bunce ecstatic to wake up each morning and head into the "office" because he adores his job and could not be more proud to pilot Ospreys. - 1st Lt. Jamie Bunce, an MV-22 Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 and an Arvada, Colo., native, gives a thumbs-up in the cock pit of an Osprey on the flight line aboard here Feb. 7. Instead of dreading the daily grind of going to work, Bunce ecstatic to wake up each morning and head into the "office" because he adores his job and could not be more proud to pilot Ospreys.

In preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Marine Attack Squadron 311 participated in a month-long Integrated Training Exercise held at Camp Wilson aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 5 through Feb. 8. - In preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Marine Attack Squadron 311 participated in a month-long Integrated Training Exercise held at Camp Wilson aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 5 through Feb. 8.

Cpl. Lanes Venus, an intelligence analyst and aerial observer-in-training with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 'Warhorse,' 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and a New York native, stares off into the vast, blue ocean before performing helocasting training near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31. During the training, crew chiefs must quickly accustom themselves to working as a team with jumpers, or the mission could fail. - Cpl. Lanes Venus, an intelligence analyst and aerial observer-in-training with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 'Warhorse,' 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and a New York native, stares off into the vast, blue ocean before performing helocasting training near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31. During the training, crew chiefs must quickly accustom themselves to working as a team with jumpers, or the mission could fail.

The entry sign at building 6275 presents the hours and contact information for the tax center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 30. The tax center opens to the public Feb. 7. Tax center customers should bring their W-2s, a social security card, a military identification card and any other relevant information. - The entry sign at building 6275 presents the hours and contact information for the tax center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 30. The tax center opens to the public Feb. 7. Tax center customers should bring their W-2s, a social security card, a military identification card and any other relevant information.

Marines with Helicopter Support Team, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a humvee to be lifted externally by a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25. The straps are used to connect the humvee to hooks hanging below the aircraft, and can safely carry approximately 25,000 pounds. - Marines with Helicopter Support Team, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a humvee to be lifted externally by a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25. The straps are used to connect the humvee to hooks hanging below the aircraft, and can safely carry approximately 25,000 pounds.

Bonnie Amos, wife of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, greets wives at the Officers Club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Jan. 31. Amos went on to present her after-action review of her visit to Afghanistan. - Bonnie Amos, wife of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, greets wives at the Officers Club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Jan. 31. Amos went on to present her after-action review of her visit to Afghanistan.

Devin Johnson, a math teacher with Hallsville High School and a Lincoln, Mo., native, sits in the cockpit of an MV-22B Osprey during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 30. Educators learned about the different aircraft and their capabilities aboard the air station. - Devin Johnson, a math teacher with Hallsville High School and a Lincoln, Mo., native, sits in the cockpit of an MV-22B Osprey during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 30. Educators learned about the different aircraft and their capabilities aboard the air station.