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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

San Diego, California

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Marines and Sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Maintenance for the aircraft is important for their required capabilities whether it be for consistent training in their squadron or mission readiness out in the field.

Marines and Sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Maintenance for the aircraft is important for their required capabilities whether it be for consistent training in their squadron or mission readiness out in the field.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Thorn

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Thorn

Marines and Sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Maintenance for the Hornets is important for their required capabilities whether it be for consistent training in their squadron or mission readiness out in the field.

Marines and Sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Maintenance for the Hornets is important for their required capabilities whether it be for consistent training in their squadron or mission readiness out in the field.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Thorn

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on F/A-18 Hornets aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Thorn

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 6. Routine maintenance on the aircraft include checking the airframe, engine repairs and other important details with the Hornets' overall performance.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Thorn

Greg Magill, chief with Miramar Fire Department, makes a speech during the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. Last May, the fire department assisted the San Diego Fire Department with a fire that broke out in the Scripps Ranch area.

Greg Magill, chief with Miramar Fire Department, makes a speech during the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. Last May, the fire department assisted the San Diego Fire Department with a fire that broke out in the Scripps Ranch area.

Photo by Sgt. Maxwell Pennington

Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, makes a speech commending the Miramar Fire Department during 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department were recognized for their outstanding service to the community at the event.

Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, makes a speech commending the Miramar Fire Department during 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department were recognized for their outstanding service to the community at the event.

Photo by Sgt. Maxwell Pennington

From left to right, Bryan Elder, engineer, Joshua Marque, firefighter, Danny Rivas, captain, Jorge Ramirez, firefighter, all with the Miramar Fire Department, stand in front of their truck after the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. The firefighters were recognized for their outstanding service to the community at the event.

From left to right, Bryan Elder, engineer, Joshua Marque, firefighter, Danny Rivas, captain, Jorge Ramirez, firefighter, all with the Miramar Fire Department, stand in front of their truck after the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. The firefighters were recognized for their outstanding service to the community at the event.

Photo by Sgt. Maxwell Pennington

Robert Jones, center, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, stands with his son Kris Jones, left, and his wife Sylvia Jones, right, as they pose for a picture in front of Jones’ old FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. The plane was found on Rancho Guejito by cowhands after several fires had thinned the brush in the area exposing what was left of the plane after the crash.

Robert Jones, center, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, stands with his son Kris Jones, left, and his wife Sylvia Jones, right, as they pose for a picture in front of Jones’ old FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. The plane was found on Rancho Guejito by cowhands after several fires had thinned the brush in the area exposing what was left of the plane after the crash.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Robert Jones, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, takes a picture of the wreckage of his FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones ejected from the plane in 1957 with no knowledge of where it crashed until it was discovered at the ranch.

Robert Jones, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, takes a picture of the wreckage of his FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones ejected from the plane in 1957 with no knowledge of where it crashed until it was discovered at the ranch.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Robert Jones, left, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, talks to Hank Rupp, right, chief operations officer and general counsel for the Rancho Guejito, during a visit to see Jones’ old FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones’ visit was the first time he had seen the aircraft since ejected from it in 1957.

Robert Jones, left, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, talks to Hank Rupp, right, chief operations officer and general counsel for the Rancho Guejito, during a visit to see Jones’ old FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones’ visit was the first time he had seen the aircraft since ejected from it in 1957.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Robert Jones, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, holds a piece of wreckage of his FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones ejected from the plane in 1957 and with no knowledge of where it crashed until it was discovered at the ranch.

Robert Jones, former Navy pilot with then Attack Squadron (VA) 146, holds a piece of wreckage of his FJ-4B Fury at Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif., Feb. 5. Jones ejected from the plane in 1957 and with no knowledge of where it crashed until it was discovered at the ranch.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, an aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, moves a pallet of ammunition from a delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Ordnance Marines handle the job of issuing off all of the ordnance used throughout the air station.

Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, an aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, moves a pallet of ammunition from a delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Ordnance Marines handle the job of issuing off all of the ordnance used throughout the air station.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Lance Cpl. Matthew Sheffield, left, and Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, right, both aviation ordnance system technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, remove wood holding a pallet of ammunition on a delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Station ordnance Marines handle the storage of ordnance before it is issued to any squadron.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Sheffield, left, and Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, right, both aviation ordnance system technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, remove wood holding a pallet of ammunition on a delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Station ordnance Marines handle the storage of ordnance before it is issued to any squadron.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Sgt. Larry P. Guerrero, a quality assurance safety officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, moves ammunition from a truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Station ordnance Marines handle the storage of ordnance before it is issued to any squadron.

Sgt. Larry P. Guerrero, a quality assurance safety officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, moves ammunition from a truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Station ordnance Marines handle the storage of ordnance before it is issued to any squadron.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, an aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, throws away wood from delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The wood is used to hold pallets of ammunition on delivery trucks.

Lance Cpl. Corbin McGrath, an aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, throws away wood from delivery truck aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The wood is used to hold pallets of ammunition on delivery trucks.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Lance Cpl. Matthew Sheffield, left, aviation ordnance system technician, and Cpl. Cristian Aguayo, right, quality assurance safety officer both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, move a pallet of ammunition from building 104 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Ordnance Marines handle the job of issuing off all of the ordnance used throughout the air station.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Sheffield, left, aviation ordnance system technician, and Cpl. Cristian Aguayo, right, quality assurance safety officer both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, move a pallet of ammunition from building 104 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Ordnance Marines handle the job of issuing off all of the ordnance used throughout the air station.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

An aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters squadron counts 5.56 mm rounds aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Rounds must be counted by two or more people to ensure each ammo can has the correct amount.

An aviation ordnance system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters squadron counts 5.56 mm rounds aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Rounds must be counted by two or more people to ensure each ammo can has the correct amount.

Photo by Sgt. Raquel Barraza

Lance Cpl. Aaron Vega, a military police officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, fires the M4 tactical shotgun from the hip as Kevin Guffey, an instructor with Homeland Security Solutions, Inc., gives course instruction during a practical weapons course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Military police also fired the M9 service pistol to maintain weapon proficiency.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Vega, a military police officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, fires the M4 tactical shotgun from the hip as Kevin Guffey, an instructor with Homeland Security Solutions, Inc., gives course instruction during a practical weapons course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. Military police also fired the M9 service pistol to maintain weapon proficiency.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Staff Sgt. Glenn West, a chief accident investigator with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, fires his M9 service pistol from behind cover during a practical weapons course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The training allows military police officers to hone their skills in preparation for an actual situation.

Staff Sgt. Glenn West, a chief accident investigator with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, fires his M9 service pistol from behind cover during a practical weapons course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 21. The training allows military police officers to hone their skills in preparation for an actual situation.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar