Stories

Cpl. Benjamin Hockett, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Lander, Wyo., native, displays his stitches at San Diego Naval Medical Center, Calif., Sept. 11. Hockett was shot by a 7.62mm round during a deployment to Afghanistan and now has a ten inch rod in his arm. - Cpl. Benjamin Hockett, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 and a Lander, Wyo., native, displays his stitches at San Diego Naval Medical Center, Calif., Sept. 11. Hockett was shot by a 7.62mm round during a deployment to Afghanistan and now has a ten inch rod in his arm.

Marines greet the last Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 flight section on the flight line aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 15. HMLA-469 assumed control of combat operations in a midnight transfer of authority ceremony, marking the end of HMLA-369 "Gunfighter" combat in Afghanistan. - Marines greet the last Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 flight section on the flight line aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 15. HMLA-469 assumed control of combat operations in a midnight transfer of authority ceremony, marking the end of HMLA-369 "Gunfighter" combat in Afghanistan.

Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan. - Cpl. Thomas Dragonetti, a mobile maintenance facility technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 and Discovery Bay, Calif., native, observes the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. MALS-16 will send almost 150,000 pounds of maintenance equipment back to the United States as part of the Marine Corps' downsizing efforts in Afghanistan.