A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department decontaminates a suspect and a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 18. The exercise revolved around PMO, the Miramar Fire Department, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting working together to identify and eliminate the threat of a simulated clandestine drug lab. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released) - A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department decontaminates a suspect and a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 18. The exercise revolved around PMO, the Miramar Fire Department, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting working together to identify and eliminate the threat of a simulated clandestine drug lab. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)
Artist Richard DeRosset, a La Jolla, Calif., native and a Navy veteran, paints a CH-46 Sea Knight on a mural located at the Airmen and Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 10. DeRosset painted the mural as a part of the War on Terrorism Memorial at the chapel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released) - Artist Richard DeRosset, a La Jolla, Calif., native and a Navy veteran, paints a CH-46 Sea Knight on a mural located at the Airmen and Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 10. DeRosset painted the mural as a part of the War on Terrorism Memorial at the chapel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released)
Cpl. Siheng Yang, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, discusses the vehicle inspection procedure with a commercial vehicle driver aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 22. The vehicle inspection process is necessary to ensure there is nothing suspicious coming onto the installation, according to Yang. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Thorn/Released) - Cpl. Siheng Yang, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, discusses the vehicle inspection procedure with a commercial vehicle driver aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 22. The vehicle inspection process is necessary to ensure there is nothing suspicious coming onto the installation, according to Yang. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Thorn/Released)
Marine volunteers hold banners up while Brig. Gen. Ted Banta, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Installations West (upper right), speaks before the start of the 2016 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 22. The walk promoted awareness on sexual assault and how to stop it. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Thorn/Released) - Marine volunteers hold banners up while Brig. Gen. Ted Banta, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Installations West (upper right), speaks before the start of the 2016 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 22. The walk promoted awareness on sexual assault and how to stop it. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Thorn/Released)
Students practice applying restraints during a Basic Brig Escort course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 19. The instructors with Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar certified 60 service members as basic escorts which will enable them to conduct prisoner escorts aboard MCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Students practice applying restraints during a Basic Brig Escort course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 19. The instructors with Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar certified 60 service members as basic escorts which will enable them to conduct prisoner escorts aboard MCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
Col. Jason Woodworth, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, addresses Marines before a base-wide clean up aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 22. MCAS Miramar conducts base-wide cleanups semi-annually, this involves service members clearing litter, pulling weeds and mowing the grass on and off the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released) - Col. Jason Woodworth, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, addresses Marines before a base-wide clean up aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 22. MCAS Miramar conducts base-wide cleanups semi-annually, this involves service members clearing litter, pulling weeds and mowing the grass on and off the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released)
Col. Jason Woodworth, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, accept posters at the volunteer appreciation ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 14. The ceremony is held each year during National Volunteer Appreciation Week to acknowledge the contributions volunteers make to the MCAS Miramar and San Diego communities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/ Released) - Col. Jason Woodworth, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, accept posters at the volunteer appreciation ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 14. The ceremony is held each year during National Volunteer Appreciation Week to acknowledge the contributions volunteers make to the MCAS Miramar and San Diego communities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/ Released)
Educators from recruiting stations Lansing, Mich., and Twin Cities, Minn., look at the cockpit of an F/A-18B Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 6. Educators visited MCAS Miramar to learn about the aviation side of the Marine Corps and life for a Marine after basic training. - Educators from recruiting stations Lansing, Mich., and Twin Cities, Minn., look at the cockpit of an F/A-18B Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 6. Educators visited MCAS Miramar to learn about the aviation side of the Marine Corps and life for a Marine after basic training.
Service members, employees and members of the San Diego community enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made during the Stem-to-Stern PB & J challenge aboard USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., April 2, 2016. Twenty Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., competed with 20 local Sailors to build the world’s largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich made on a military vessel. - Service members, employees and members of the San Diego community enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made during the Stem-to-Stern PB & J challenge aboard USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., April 2, 2016. Twenty Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., competed with 20 local Sailors to build the world’s largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich made on a military vessel.
Navy medical personnel begin the practical application portion of a SoCal Medical Planning Symposium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 25. This was the third time the I Marine Expeditionary Force Surgeon’s Office has hosted this event with the intent to broaden medical personnel’s basic knowledge of the medical planning process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - Navy medical personnel begin the practical application portion of a SoCal Medical Planning Symposium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 25. This was the third time the I Marine Expeditionary Force Surgeon’s Office has hosted this event with the intent to broaden medical personnel’s basic knowledge of the medical planning process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)
Charles Marty, nephew of Staff Sgt. Jacob Marty, observes a photograph of his uncle in the heritage room of Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 16. Jacob Marty served with Air Warning Squadron (AWS) 1, a unit that was affiliated with MACG-38, and was the first Marine killed in action who was associated with the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Charles Marty, nephew of Staff Sgt. Jacob Marty, observes a photograph of his uncle in the heritage room of Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 16. Jacob Marty served with Air Warning Squadron (AWS) 1, a unit that was affiliated with MACG-38, and was the first Marine killed in action who was associated with the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate with Setamatsu Sensei, an eighth-degree black belt, in 2009. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style. - Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate with Setamatsu Sensei, an eighth-degree black belt, in 2009. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.
Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps perform while leaving the parade deck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. These Marines wear red jackets which sets them apart from other bands in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps perform while leaving the parade deck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. These Marines wear red jackets which sets them apart from other bands in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released) - Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)
Greg Hudson, Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device program manager and an Orlando, Fla., native, reviews testable material on operating the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 24. The MAFTD is used by ARFF to conduct live-fire training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released) - Greg Hudson, Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device program manager and an Orlando, Fla., native, reviews testable material on operating the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 24. The MAFTD is used by ARFF to conduct live-fire training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)
Staff Sgt. Caba places casings from the 21-gun salute inside the flag before handing it to the daughter of the deceased at a funeral aboard Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, Feb. 16. Funeral detail honors a military tradition for fallen active-duty members and veterans alike. The tradition includes the playing of “Taps,” the folding of an American flag to be presented to the next-of-kin of the deceased, and the 21-gun salute. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released) - Staff Sgt. Caba places casings from the 21-gun salute inside the flag before handing it to the daughter of the deceased at a funeral aboard Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, Feb. 16. Funeral detail honors a military tradition for fallen active-duty members and veterans alike. The tradition includes the playing of “Taps,” the folding of an American flag to be presented to the next-of-kin of the deceased, and the 21-gun salute. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)
Mick Wasco, energy program manager for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., shows a Korean delegation the Primus Power battery during their visit aboard MCAS Miramar, Feb. 17. A Primus Power battery is a liquid battery used to store energy on the electric grid aboard the installation. The delegation consisted of 14 South Korean citizens and two American citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released) - Mick Wasco, energy program manager for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., shows a Korean delegation the Primus Power battery during their visit aboard MCAS Miramar, Feb. 17. A Primus Power battery is a liquid battery used to store energy on the electric grid aboard the installation. The delegation consisted of 14 South Korean citizens and two American citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter answers questions from Marines during his visit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 3. During his time aboard station, he also conducted a troop talk and handed out challenge coins. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter answers questions from Marines during his visit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 3. During his time aboard station, he also conducted a troop talk and handed out challenge coins. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)
Lance Cpl. Miles Kalambokidis, a training clerk with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 and a Glenwood, Iowa native, joins the family gathering of Lisa and Edward Lindgren in San Diego, Dec. 25. Kalambokidis participated in the Great Escape’s “Home for the Holidays” program, which paired single Marines and Sailors to accommodating families during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Lance Cpl. Miles Kalambokidis, a training clerk with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 and a Glenwood, Iowa native, joins the family gathering of Lisa and Edward Lindgren in San Diego, Dec. 25. Kalambokidis participated in the Great Escape’s “Home for the Holidays” program, which paired single Marines and Sailors to accommodating families during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
Marines and Sailors train to float above water at the Aviation Water Survival Training Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 3. Aviation Water Survival Training is hosted every week, twice a week, and is mandatory for all pilots every four years. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released) - Marines and Sailors train to float above water at the Aviation Water Survival Training Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 3. Aviation Water Survival Training is hosted every week, twice a week, and is mandatory for all pilots every four years. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 hovers over a landing pad during Field Carrier Landing Practices aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 2. Marines with HMH-361 conducted section Confined Area Landings and Field Carrier Landing Practices to fulfill training requirements for landing aboard a Navy ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 hovers over a landing pad during Field Carrier Landing Practices aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 2. Marines with HMH-361 conducted section Confined Area Landings and Field Carrier Landing Practices to fulfill training requirements for landing aboard a Navy ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
Marines pick out Christmas Trees during the Trees for Troops event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 2. Trees for Troops is sponsored by the Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx and delivers more than 18,000 trees to more than 60 military bases worldwide every year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released) - Marines pick out Christmas Trees during the Trees for Troops event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 2. Trees for Troops is sponsored by the Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx and delivers more than 18,000 trees to more than 60 military bases worldwide every year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning/Released)
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department wishes Marines a safe holiday following a demonstration of the improper use of a turkey fryer aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov 21. The Miramar Fire Department held the annual demonstration for Marines with Headquarters Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 11, to discuss holiday season safety issues and show them preventative measures. - A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department wishes Marines a safe holiday following a demonstration of the improper use of a turkey fryer aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov 21. The Miramar Fire Department held the annual demonstration for Marines with Headquarters Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 11, to discuss holiday season safety issues and show them preventative measures.
Approximately 50 servicemembers, family and friends from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., volunteered to hand out donated clothing during the Dream Center Adopt-A-Block in San Diego, Nov. 21. The Dream Center is a faith-based organization that focuses their efforts on homeless outreach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning) - Approximately 50 servicemembers, family and friends from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., volunteered to hand out donated clothing during the Dream Center Adopt-A-Block in San Diego, Nov. 21. The Dream Center is a faith-based organization that focuses their efforts on homeless outreach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning)
Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing proceed to remove the Tactical Imagery Production System from the KC-130J Super Hercules during a loading exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 20. A TIPS is a highly-mobile, rapidly-deployable, self-contained tactical shelter system with imagery and reproduction capabilities that can be used while deployed in austere conditions. - Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing proceed to remove the Tactical Imagery Production System from the KC-130J Super Hercules during a loading exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 20. A TIPS is a highly-mobile, rapidly-deployable, self-contained tactical shelter system with imagery and reproduction capabilities that can be used while deployed in austere conditions.