A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carries an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 14. The fire department here can call upon 3rd MAW Marines and reliably assist from the ground and the air when other fire combating elements like the United States Forest Service request additional assets to support fires throughout California. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carries an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 14. The fire department here can call upon 3rd MAW Marines and reliably assist from the ground and the air when other fire combating elements like the United States Forest Service request additional assets to support fires throughout California.
Mick Wasco, installation energy manager with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., speaks to peers about steps the installation took to reduce its environmental foot print in San Diego during the Federal Regional Council San Meeting in San Diego, Aug. 7. The United States Environmental Protection Agency honored Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., along with Naval Base Coronado, Calif., and a Drug Enforcement Agency laboratory with the Federal Green Challenge Award for their efforts in conservation. - Mick Wasco, installation energy manager with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., speaks to peers about steps the installation took to reduce its environmental foot print in San Diego during the Federal Regional Council San Meeting in San Diego, Aug. 7. The United States Environmental Protection Agency honored Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., along with Naval Base Coronado, Calif., and a Drug Enforcement Agency laboratory with the Federal Green Challenge Award for their efforts in conservation.
Fires burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5. A crew of four personnel with the Miramar Fire Department joined crews with the Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, and Inyo National Forest Fire Departments to help extinguish the Klamath National Forest wildfires. Mutual aid agreements provide agencies with a reciprocal support arrangement, allowing for a cost-effective agreement to provide aid to an organization in a time of need. The Miramar Fire Department honors these agreements several times a year. (Courtesy photo provided by the Miramar Fire Department) - Fires burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5. A crew of four personnel with the Miramar Fire Department joined crews with the Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, and Inyo National Forest Fire Departments to help extinguish the Klamath National Forest wildfires. Mutual aid agreements provide agencies with a reciprocal support arrangement, allowing for a cost-effective agreement to provide aid to an organization in a time of need. The Miramar Fire Department honors these agreements several times a year. (Courtesy photo provided by the Miramar Fire Department)