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Cpls. Scott Venegoni and Adam Cunningham, both Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), search charred tent remains for any hot spots during a training exercise held aboard Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. The Marines completed the training to demonstrate how quickly a fire can start and spread throughout a tent. Things to avoid are daisy chains, which are multiple circuits plugged into each other to extend another circuit, smoking and candles. Tent inhabitants should also ensure their smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working and should unplug any electronics not in use. - Cpls. Scott Venegoni and Adam Cunningham, both Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), search charred tent remains for any hot spots during a training exercise held aboard Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. The Marines completed the training to demonstrate how quickly a fire can start and spread throughout a tent. Things to avoid are daisy chains, which are multiple circuits plugged into each other to extend another circuit, smoking and candles. Tent inhabitants should also ensure their smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working and should unplug any electronics not in use.

A U.K. Mk4 Sea King with the Royal Navy prepares to land here during a joint operation with a U.S. UH-1Y Huey and a U.S. AH-1W Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 Sept. 29. The aircraft serve together under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in support of International Security Assistance and coalition forces. - A U.K. Mk4 Sea King with the Royal Navy prepares to land here during a joint operation with a U.S. UH-1Y Huey and a U.S. AH-1W Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 Sept. 29. The aircraft serve together under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in support of International Security Assistance and coalition forces.

Sgt. Angelo Morice, Gunnery Sgt. James Hereim, Capt. Philip Raymond and Staff Sgt. Charles Cook, are the first unmanned aerial vehicle team in the Marine Corps to laser-guide ordinance from a fixed-wing aircraft. The team assisted in landing a direct hit with a 500-pound bomb as they laser-guided it to the target after it was dropped from an F/A-18 "Hornet" here Sept. 22. After testing this new capabiity, the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are confident in their ability to conduct similar operations in support of coalition forces on the ground. - Sgt. Angelo Morice, Gunnery Sgt. James Hereim, Capt. Philip Raymond and Staff Sgt. Charles Cook, are the first unmanned aerial vehicle team in the Marine Corps to laser-guide ordinance from a fixed-wing aircraft. The team assisted in landing a direct hit with a 500-pound bomb as they laser-guided it to the target after it was dropped from an F/A-18 "Hornet" here Sept. 22. After testing this new capabiity, the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), are confident in their ability to conduct similar operations in support of coalition forces on the ground.