Stories

A Marine signals the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II Plus with Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), into position on the tarmac, Sept. 18, 2012. The Harrier’s equipped with a 25 mm Gatling gun and 500-pound bombs. - A Marine signals the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II Plus with Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), into position on the tarmac, Sept. 18, 2012. The Harrier’s equipped with a 25 mm Gatling gun and 500-pound bombs.

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), here, lifts off from the flightline. The Osprey continues to prove a valuable asset for "shrinking the battle space" in 3rd MAW (FWD)'s operations area, flying faster and farther than any assault support aircraft in the region. - An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), here, lifts off from the flightline. The Osprey continues to prove a valuable asset for "shrinking the battle space" in 3rd MAW (FWD)'s operations area, flying faster and farther than any assault support aircraft in the region.

Lance Cpl. Victor Powell, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native serving as a heavy equipment mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, watches as Lance Cpl. Jason Savankinus lifts a cement barrier from Camp Leatherneck's old VIP landing pad. Savankinus, a Cape Coral, Fla. native serving as a heavy equipment operator with MWSS-274, relied on Powell as a ground guide while moving and loading the barriers. - Lance Cpl. Victor Powell, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native serving as a heavy equipment mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, watches as Lance Cpl. Jason Savankinus lifts a cement barrier from Camp Leatherneck's old VIP landing pad. Savankinus, a Cape Coral, Fla. native serving as a heavy equipment operator with MWSS-274, relied on Powell as a ground guide while moving and loading the barriers.