U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1, pictured, and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey) - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1, pictured, and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey)
Capt. Melanie Salinas, public affairs officer with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, briefs the media before the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Media Day aboard MCAS Miramar, California, July 29 The MCAS Miramar Media Day allowed the media an opportunity to delve deeper into the moving parts that make the air station and the Marine Corps work. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning) - Capt. Melanie Salinas, public affairs officer with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, briefs the media before the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Media Day aboard MCAS Miramar, California, July 29 The MCAS Miramar Media Day allowed the media an opportunity to delve deeper into the moving parts that make the air station and the Marine Corps work. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa P. Schuning)
Amaya Lewis, grandaughter of Vandra Lewis, Navy veteran and San Diego native, makes a bracelet with the help of Gary Elfman, a volunteer with Alvarado and Paradise Valley Hospitals at the San Diego Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families, July 18. Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar transported, set-up and maintained the tents and other equipment used during the stand down. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens) - Amaya Lewis, grandaughter of Vandra Lewis, Navy veteran and San Diego native, makes a bracelet with the help of Gary Elfman, a volunteer with Alvarado and Paradise Valley Hospitals at the San Diego Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families, July 18. Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar transported, set-up and maintained the tents and other equipment used during the stand down. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens)