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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christine M. Houser, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton commanding officer, speaks on the importance of safety for U.S. Marines, Sailors and their families at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 5, 2024. Safety for service members and their families is a top priority for Marine Corps Installations West leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Adrian Estrada)
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Curtis A. Rice, center left, Col. David B. Moore, center, the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton commanding officer, Lt. Col. Stephen W. Borrett, right, commanding officer, Sgt. Maj. Robert E. Catching, center right, the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron sergeant major, all of Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton pose for a squadron photo at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adrian Estrada)
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces, prepares for flight in a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW, flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF.- Early in the morning, a UC-12W aircraft, callsign Stampede 19, is parked at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton flight line. U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marc Mihailovic, a radar technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Camp Pendleton, arrived to the flight line early, well before the pilot and passengers. He was there, safety and mission in mind, to perform a detailed preflight inspection to ensure the aircraft was in working order and would successfully and safely get where it needed to go. The UC-12W aircraft is typically used to carry VIPs from various places in a timely manner. It is also essential in mission accomplishment and able to go long distances without stopping to refuel. Growing up in Sacramento, California, Mihailovic was recruited out of Recruiting Station Sacramento, Recruiting Sub-station Roseville, and was immediately drawn into the Marine Corps’ promise of excitement and adventure.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Murphy, a UH-1Y Venom pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts final flight maintenance checks at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, before transiting to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, in support of Realistic Urban Training exercise, Aug. 15, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Kiger)
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, right, Commander, Naval Air Forces, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a group photo in front of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and Borgschulte flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan Buford, a squadron legal officer with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing speaks with Oceanside community leaders during the Oceanside Leadership Academy at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 14, 2023. This session provided local emerging leaders an understanding of basic military knowledge, structure and management. Buford a native of Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)
Col. David Moore, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Brosy, and Capt. Joseph Dennis, center, MQ-9 Reaper pilots, with 432nd Operations Support Squadron, Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, second from right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Sgt. Maj. Robert E. Catching, right, sergeant major of Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Camp Pendleton, pose for a group photo during a viewing of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Aug 23, 2023. This landing was a part of the U.S. Air Force Agile Combat Employment Exercise Agile Hunter. The MQ-9 landed at MCAS Camp Pendleton for the first time during Agile Hunter, which is designed to increase joint interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jared Grove, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts final flight maintenance checks at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, before transiting to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, in support of Realistic Urban Training exercise, Aug. 15, 2023. RUT is a shore-based, MEU-level exercise that provides an opportunity to train and execute operations as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Kiger)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Miranda-Hidalgo, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, briefs participants of the Advanced Professional Executive Senior Executive Orientation Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 8, 2024. The APEX program is designed to provide newly appointed Executives with a practical and theoretical understanding of jointness, DOD organization and mission critical processes. I MEF provides the Marine Corps a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)
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A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies over Camp Pendleton, California, during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)
Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets with William B. Travis High School learn about an MV-22 Osprey during a base tour at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 13, 2024. The tour provided cadets the opportunity to experience a military lifestyle and gain an understanding of various military careers and opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly AH-1Z Viper helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and Borgschulte flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Owen T. Schreiber, an AH-1Z Viper helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly an AH-1Z Viper at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2024. Cheever and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW, flew AH-1Z Viper helicopters with HMLA-169 pilots to showcase the combat capabilities of 3rd MAW, the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing. Cheever, known as the “Air Boss,” is the Type Commander of all naval aviation units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. David B. Moore, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training at Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 3, 2024. Moore frequently flew this AH-1W Super Cobra throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. The AH-1W will be transported to the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum to be featured in an educational display. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)
A Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet with William B. Travis High School participates in a hand-line drill during a base tour at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, March 13, 2024. The tour provided cadets the opportunity to experience a military lifestyle and gain an understanding of various military careers and opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)
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