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Sarah Weber, a command team advisor and family readiness assistant with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, poses with her husband’s squadron’s signage aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 9. Weber is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign. - Sarah Weber, a command team advisor and family readiness assistant with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, poses with her husband’s squadron’s signage aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 9. Weber is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign.

Davina Grundström, a command team advisor with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, poses with her husband’s squadron’s signage aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Grundström is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign. - Davina Grundström, a command team advisor with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, poses with her husband’s squadron’s signage aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Grundström is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign.

Cassandra Polk, a Family Readiness assistant with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, poses with her daughter, Calynn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Polk is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign. - Cassandra Polk, a Family Readiness assistant with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, poses with her daughter, Calynn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 10. Polk is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign.

Summer Foster, a Family Readiness Program volunteer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, shares a moment with her husband, Lance Cpl. Lamont Foster, an operations clerk with MWHS-3 and a Detroit native, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Oct. 9. Summer Foster is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign. - Summer Foster, a Family Readiness Program volunteer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, shares a moment with her husband, Lance Cpl. Lamont Foster, an operations clerk with MWHS-3 and a Detroit native, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Oct. 9. Summer Foster is highlighted as part of the Committed and Engaged Spouse campaign.

The commander of troops posts two platoons at parade rest during an evening colors ceremony celebrating the Navy’s 238th birthday aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. The platoon of Sailors alongside a platoon of Marines represented the long history of partnership between the services. - The commander of troops posts two platoons at parade rest during an evening colors ceremony celebrating the Navy’s 238th birthday aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. The platoon of Sailors alongside a platoon of Marines represented the long history of partnership between the services.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregory Cannon, a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 16 and a St. Louis native, delivers a speech during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. The ceremony celebrated the Navy’s 238th birthday, and so, Cannon instilled a renewed sense of Navy pride in the Sailors in attendance. - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregory Cannon, a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 16 and a St. Louis native, delivers a speech during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3. The ceremony celebrated the Navy’s 238th birthday, and so, Cannon instilled a renewed sense of Navy pride in the Sailors in attendance.

The Patriots Jet Team flies in a formation during the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 14. The Patriots feature former Blue Angel, Thunderbird and Snowbird pilots. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco) - The Patriots Jet Team flies in a formation during the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 14. The Patriots feature former Blue Angel, Thunderbird and Snowbird pilots. (Photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco)

Sgt. Nicholas Lang, a senior intelligence analyst with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and a Tacoma, Wash. native, bows his head during the invocation prior to the August evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 6. Lang orchestrated the ceremony for more than 2,000 viewers, demonstrating the leadership capabilities of a committed and engaged Marine noncommissioned officer. - Sgt. Nicholas Lang, a senior intelligence analyst with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and a Tacoma, Wash. native, bows his head during the invocation prior to the August evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 6. Lang orchestrated the ceremony for more than 2,000 viewers, demonstrating the leadership capabilities of a committed and engaged Marine noncommissioned officer.

Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, explains to Cpl. Mark Willoughby Jr., an air command and control electronics operator with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and an Artesia, Calif. native that he will be the first to run the first obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug. 22. Willoughby estimates he will be able to run the course in under two-and-a-half minutes when the last post stands up in November. - Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, explains to Cpl. Mark Willoughby Jr., an air command and control electronics operator with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and an Artesia, Calif. native that he will be the first to run the first obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Aug. 22. Willoughby estimates he will be able to run the course in under two-and-a-half minutes when the last post stands up in November.

Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, gives parting remarks about Sgt. Major Anthony A. Spadaro, the off-going 3rd MAW sergeant major, during the sergeant major’s relief ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. July 12. Busby expressed his dismay for losing Spadaro, a trusted advisor and friend, as his right-hand-man. - Maj. Gen. Steven W. Busby, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, gives parting remarks about Sgt. Major Anthony A. Spadaro, the off-going 3rd MAW sergeant major, during the sergeant major’s relief ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. July 12. Busby expressed his dismay for losing Spadaro, a trusted advisor and friend, as his right-hand-man.