Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) kicked off Exercise Winter Fury at MCAS Miramar Nov. 28.

Winter Fury is an opportunity for 3rd MAW to exercise the skills needed as the aviation combat element of a Marine Air Ground Task Force during a combat deployment.

Portions of the exercise will also take place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., and San Clemente Island.

Local residents can expect increased flight operations during the exercise.

For additional information, please call the Communication Strategy and Operations Office at 858-577- 6000 or follow our Twitter feed @MCASMiramarCA.

For MCAS Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing press releases, please visit our Press Release Page.

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