An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps personnel were on the aircraft at the time of the incident. Two personnel died as a result of their injuries sustained in the crash. … [Read more...]
Celebrating 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation
April 12, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers “Flying … means a new and wonderful weapon of warfare, the value of which is not appreciated in this country.” – 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham, 1916 This May, Marine Corps aviation will celebrate its 100th birthday. On May 22, 1912, 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham arrived at Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Md., to begin aviation … [Read more...]
Vietnam Pilot, Chopper Reunite
April 11, 2012 By Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker , Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. — Have you ever had “the one that got away” only to get him or her back later in life? For one man, a love that was once lost, has now resurfaced in his life after more than 40 years. Curt Lambert, a photographer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, recently … [Read more...]
Combined Force Captures Taliban Facilitator
April 10, 2012 Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province today, military officials reported. The facilitator trained and equipped insurgents throughout northern Helmand province and also … [Read more...]
Marine Reunites with Military Working Dog
April 10, 2010 By Cpl. Michelle S. Brinn, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Former Cpl. Megan Leavey wanted nothing more than to reunite with her best friend, and her wish finally came true at Camp Pendleton’s K-9 Unit, April 6. Military Working Dog Rex retired after 10 years of service and was officially released into Leavey’s … [Read more...]