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Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hands out Corps Values cards at the Sergeants Major Symposium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 17. The two-day symposium gathered senior enlisted leaders of the air wing to share ideas and improve leadership skills, as part of the Committed and Engaged Leadership Campaign. - Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, sergeant major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hands out Corps Values cards at the Sergeants Major Symposium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 17. The two-day symposium gathered senior enlisted leaders of the air wing to share ideas and improve leadership skills, as part of the Committed and Engaged Leadership Campaign.

A 1942 newspaper stands as a display at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Chapel aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Jan. 23. During a Warriors of the Faith event. The newspaper shows the destruction of the USS Lexington in the Battle of Coral Sea. - A 1942 newspaper stands as a display at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Chapel aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Jan. 23. During a Warriors of the Faith event. The newspaper shows the destruction of the USS Lexington in the Battle of Coral Sea.

Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, right, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, congratulates a runner at the Second Annual Flight Line Dash aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 12. The run raised money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, MCAS Miramar Exceptional Family Member Program, the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society and the MCAS Miramar Children's Library. - Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, right, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, congratulates a runner at the Second Annual Flight Line Dash aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 12. The run raised money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, MCAS Miramar Exceptional Family Member Program, the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society and the MCAS Miramar Children's Library.

The commisarry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., offers a $1,500 scholarship to military children during December, January and February. To enter, applicants must submit a 500 word essay on a topic of American history. - The commisarry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., offers a $1,500 scholarship to military children during December, January and February. To enter, applicants must submit a 500 word essay on a topic of American history.

A warning sign stands along a road in Murrieta, Calif., Jan. 16. This road is where Eva Pena, a victim in car accident and a Murrieta, Calif., native, crashed and 1st Sgt. William Cuellar, the utilities chief with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and a Houston native, helped her out of the vehicle. - A warning sign stands along a road in Murrieta, Calif., Jan. 16. This road is where Eva Pena, a victim in car accident and a Murrieta, Calif., native, crashed and 1st Sgt. William Cuellar, the utilities chief with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and a Houston native, helped her out of the vehicle.

Sgt. Shawn Bear, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, and a Bakersfield, Calif., native, crashes while trying to send a text message in a driving simulator aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 10. The simulator was part of a class to bring awareness to the dangers of texting and driving held by AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign. - Sgt. Shawn Bear, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, and a Bakersfield, Calif., native, crashes while trying to send a text message in a driving simulator aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 10. The simulator was part of a class to bring awareness to the dangers of texting and driving held by AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign.

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to fly in the cockpit of a UH-1Y Huey during a familiarization flight with the Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369 “Gunfighters” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8. The commanding general flies with the squadron one or two times each year to ensure he is familiar with all mission essential information. - Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to fly in the cockpit of a UH-1Y Huey during a familiarization flight with the Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369 “Gunfighters” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8. The commanding general flies with the squadron one or two times each year to ensure he is familiar with all mission essential information.

Cpl. Gustavo Salazar, right, a Boca Raton, Fla., native and Cpl. Quintinn McCullough, left, a San Diego native, both avionics technicians with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 "Warhorse," discuss what needs to be fixed on a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 1. Maintainers check, and double check each other's work, ensuring a safe flight. - Cpl. Gustavo Salazar, right, a Boca Raton, Fla., native and Cpl. Quintinn McCullough, left, a San Diego native, both avionics technicians with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 "Warhorse," discuss what needs to be fixed on a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 1. Maintainers check, and double check each other's work, ensuring a safe flight.

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies over properties outside of El Centro, Calif., on the way to a weapons training range Dec. 20. Once authorized to begin firing, pilots and crew members will work together while firing their weapon systems at targets on the ground to train for combat situations where firing at the enemy is used to suppress fire for troop transport missions. - A CH-53E Super Stallion flies over properties outside of El Centro, Calif., on the way to a weapons training range Dec. 20. Once authorized to begin firing, pilots and crew members will work together while firing their weapon systems at targets on the ground to train for combat situations where firing at the enemy is used to suppress fire for troop transport missions.

A replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindberg, greets visitors at the entrance to the San Diego Air and Space Museum in San Diego, Dec. 20. Many volunteers assembled the replica in 1979 with three craftsmen who helped construct the original. - A replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindberg, greets visitors at the entrance to the San Diego Air and Space Museum in San Diego, Dec. 20. Many volunteers assembled the replica in 1979 with three craftsmen who helped construct the original.