Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter, Medal of Honor recipient, speaks during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif., June 23. Carpenter, the most recent Medal of Honor recipient, attended the ceremony as the guest of honor and spoke about the impact noncommissioned officers can make on junior Marines. - Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter, Medal of Honor recipient, speaks during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif., June 23. Carpenter, the most recent Medal of Honor recipient, attended the ceremony as the guest of honor and spoke about the impact noncommissioned officers can make on junior Marines.
Cpl. Fernado Verdoza, a military police officer with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office, fires an M-9 pistol during a practical weapons course aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 18. The training helped keep Marines and police officers current with annual training requirements. - Cpl. Fernado Verdoza, a military police officer with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office, fires an M-9 pistol during a practical weapons course aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 18. The training helped keep Marines and police officers current with annual training requirements.
Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar sergeant major, congratulates Bryce R. Charles, left, scholarship winner, and his father Patrick Charles, center, for winning a $2,000 scholarship aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 19. Participants wrote essays about the difficulties military families face in order to win the scholarship. - Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar sergeant major, congratulates Bryce R. Charles, left, scholarship winner, and his father Patrick Charles, center, for winning a $2,000 scholarship aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., June 19. Participants wrote essays about the difficulties military families face in order to win the scholarship.
Marines practice proper riding techniques during an American Supercamp course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 16. The two-day course helped Marines improve their riding skills on the track and the street. - Marines practice proper riding techniques during an American Supercamp course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 16. The two-day course helped Marines improve their riding skills on the track and the street.
Sgt. Johnte Hall, drum major and musician with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, stands during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 10. The ceremony recognized the San Diego Chargers for their service to military members in surrounding communities. The event featured 3rd MAW and MCAS Miramar noncommissioned officers as part of the Committed and Engaged Leadership initiative, originated by Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, 3rd MAW commanding general. - Sgt. Johnte Hall, drum major and musician with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, stands during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 10. The ceremony recognized the San Diego Chargers for their service to military members in surrounding communities. The event featured 3rd MAW and MCAS Miramar noncommissioned officers as part of the Committed and Engaged Leadership initiative, originated by Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, 3rd MAW commanding general.
Jose Maldonado, lead instructor with Homeland Security Solutions, Inc., instructs Marines on the proper procedures expected of them during a field sobriety test aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 4. The annual training was held with the help of intoxicated volunteers to better simulate the effects of alcohol. - Jose Maldonado, lead instructor with Homeland Security Solutions, Inc., instructs Marines on the proper procedures expected of them during a field sobriety test aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 4. The annual training was held with the help of intoxicated volunteers to better simulate the effects of alcohol.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines collect water samples during an exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 29. The Marines collected the samples to send to the San Diego Vector Disease and Diagnostic Lab to test for a contaminant. - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines collect water samples during an exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 29. The Marines collected the samples to send to the San Diego Vector Disease and Diagnostic Lab to test for a contaminant.
Headstones stand in straight rows aboard Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, May 15. The cemetery serves as an annex to the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and was dedicated January 2010. - Headstones stand in straight rows aboard Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, May 15. The cemetery serves as an annex to the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and was dedicated January 2010.
Water drips off of a freshly watered plant outside the Marine Mart aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. As California experiences a drought, MCAS Miramar works to cut back on water consumption to aid the city of San Diego, as well as the rest of the state to conserve this precious resource. - Water drips off of a freshly watered plant outside the Marine Mart aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. As California experiences a drought, MCAS Miramar works to cut back on water consumption to aid the city of San Diego, as well as the rest of the state to conserve this precious resource.
Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, left, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, and Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, hold a check of a $350,000 donation to Marine Corps Community Services aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 24. The check was presented to Busby and Farnam on behalf of all the hard work of volunteers throughout the air station and 3rd MAW during the 2014 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, which honored the efforts of Marines, Sailors and family members who volunteer in the community. - Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, left, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, and Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, hold a check of a $350,000 donation to Marine Corps Community Services aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 24. The check was presented to Busby and Farnam on behalf of all the hard work of volunteers throughout the air station and 3rd MAW during the 2014 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, which honored the efforts of Marines, Sailors and family members who volunteer in the community.
Seaman Valentin Zherelyev, a corpsman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225, moves an old concrete slab for Earth Day near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 22. Marines and Sailors also picked up litter near the roads. - Seaman Valentin Zherelyev, a corpsman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225, moves an old concrete slab for Earth Day near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 22. Marines and Sailors also picked up litter near the roads.
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Military and civilian police officers with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office, force an acting suspect on the ground during an active shooter exercise at the Navy Marine Reserve Center aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 2. The exercise tested the officers’ readiness in the event of a real emergency. - Military and civilian police officers with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Provost Marshal’s Office, force an acting suspect on the ground during an active shooter exercise at the Navy Marine Reserve Center aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., April 2. The exercise tested the officers’ readiness in the event of a real emergency.
Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, center, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, takes a team photo with Marine Aircraft Group 16 spouses after receiving the Committed and Engaged Spouses Support League “Friday Night Lights” Football Tournament trophy aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 28. Nine teams ranging from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., participated in the tournament. - Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, center, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, takes a team photo with Marine Aircraft Group 16 spouses after receiving the Committed and Engaged Spouses Support League “Friday Night Lights” Football Tournament trophy aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 28. Nine teams ranging from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., participated in the tournament.
Bonnie Amos, First lady of the Marine Corps, and Col. John Farnam, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, stand with employees after the unveiling the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold plaque at the Miramar Inn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Amos toured the inn the see the eco-friendly changes made to the facility. - Bonnie Amos, First lady of the Marine Corps, and Col. John Farnam, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, stand with employees after the unveiling the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold plaque at the Miramar Inn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Amos toured the inn the see the eco-friendly changes made to the facility.
Marine and civilian students review their work together in the same classroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 11. Both groups went through the same training at the Marine Corps Police Academy West: Marines for follow-on training and civilian students for certification to become Marine Corps civilian police officers. - Marine and civilian students review their work together in the same classroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 11. Both groups went through the same training at the Marine Corps Police Academy West: Marines for follow-on training and civilian students for certification to become Marine Corps civilian police officers.
A 1944 International Harvester FFN-3 fire and crash crew engine waits for restoration at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum warehouse aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 12. This particular fire engine was first used to fight fire aboard Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif., in 1944, making it a piece of MCAS Miramar’s illustrious history. - A 1944 International Harvester FFN-3 fire and crash crew engine waits for restoration at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum warehouse aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 12. This particular fire engine was first used to fight fire aboard Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif., in 1944, making it a piece of MCAS Miramar’s illustrious history.
Pilots in the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler fold the aircraft’s wings after flying from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 4. The Prowler is the newest aircraft slated to be displayed at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum as the Navy and Marine Corps transition to the EA-18G Growler. - Pilots in the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler fold the aircraft’s wings after flying from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 4. The Prowler is the newest aircraft slated to be displayed at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum as the Navy and Marine Corps transition to the EA-18G Growler.
A bee lands on a native California plant in a garden used to observe endangered and non-endangered plants outside the station environmental office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 29. The area has experienced a decline in bees due to sickness spreading in the bee population. Endangered plants rely on bees to carry their pollen from plant to plant in order to reproduce. - A bee lands on a native California plant in a garden used to observe endangered and non-endangered plants outside the station environmental office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 29. The area has experienced a decline in bees due to sickness spreading in the bee population. Endangered plants rely on bees to carry their pollen from plant to plant in order to reproduce.
Sgt. Aaron Gardner, a training clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., performs a handstand push up while warming up during the Orange County Throwdown at the Orange County Fair Grounds, Jan. 11. Gardner pushed himself through each grueling repetition and, despite an injury to one of his abdominal muscles early the second day, finished 20th. - Sgt. Aaron Gardner, a training clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., performs a handstand push up while warming up during the Orange County Throwdown at the Orange County Fair Grounds, Jan. 11. Gardner pushed himself through each grueling repetition and, despite an injury to one of his abdominal muscles early the second day, finished 20th.
Hangar 7, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., is the newest hangar to the flight line that uses green energy to help sustain its power needs. Buildings like this provide the efficient use of resources by using energy from methane-powered generators at the Miramar Landfill and other natural resources such as solar power providing clean renewable energy. - Hangar 7, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., is the newest hangar to the flight line that uses green energy to help sustain its power needs. Buildings like this provide the efficient use of resources by using energy from methane-powered generators at the Miramar Landfill and other natural resources such as solar power providing clean renewable energy.