1st Marine Aircraft Wing

Service Members with 1st Marine Air Wing ran an accumulative 243 miles in honor of the Marine Corps’ 243rd birthday. The run was held in order to enforce Marine Corps tradition and build unit camaraderie. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy video) See more

Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, bids farewell to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 as they complete their tour in Okinawa during the Unit Deployment Program on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 7, 2018. See more

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing hosted an event called the Warrior Games on MCAS Futenma, Oct. 25, 2018. Each unit under the command of 1st MAW competed in vigorous team exercises to strengthen morale and camaraderie. (U.S. Marine Corps imagery by Cpl. Austin Weck) See more

World War II U.S. Marine veteran Bill Hook goes on a battle sites tour in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 16, 2018. Bill participated in the Battle of Okinawa, a battle that changed the course of World War II. See more

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Marc Maribao poses for a portrait photograph after the III Marine Expeditionary Force Sailor of the Year ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2018. Maribao was named the III MEF and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Sailor of the Year. He will now compete for the title of the Marine Forces Pacific Sailor of the Year. Maribao, an Anacortes, Washington native, is a hospital corpsman with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st MAW. See more

An Angels kickball team member kicks the ball during a tournament on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2018. The tournament was organized to strengthen the military spouse community across Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley Butler. See more

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 set-up a forward operating base during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 18-2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, Sept. 24, 2018. See more

Innovation in Marine Corps: 3D printing in aviation

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Jacobson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, looks at a 3-D printer at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 13, 2018. See more

U.S. Military members gather in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Valiant Shield Sept. 16-23, 2018. See more

Future of Corps meets it's legacy; F-35B flies over Mt. Suribachi

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, flies an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during Exercise Valiant Shield 18 at Iwo To, Japan, Sep. 18, 2018. See more

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1st MAW News

Innovation in Marine Corps: 3D printing in aviation October 2, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Jacobson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, noticed a problem with corrosion of a bucket housing cover on the F35B Lightning II jet. He used additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, to make an infrared countermeasure bucket housing cover preventing corrosion in the bucket housing while in Japan, where humidity is high during summer months. MORE

MAG-12 cleans Agat beach where Marines landed 74 years ago September 25, 2018 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 cleaned up Agat beach during exercise Valiant Shield 18 September 17. MORE

Marines strive for perfection in Marine Corps standards September 18, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, an F/A-18D pilot and Sgt. Austin Jagodzinski, an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, maintain a perfect score of 300 for their Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT), at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. MORE

Striking out suicide one pitch at a time September 17, 2018 — The annual softball game is held to enhance suicide prevention awareness, build camaraderie and strengthen bonds within the unit. MORE

One of the last living WWII Marine fighter pilots August 16, 2018 — Sam Folsom, born July 24, 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts, was one of the first echelon of 17 Marine fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 121 tasked with defending Guadalcanal. He is also one of the last living Marine Corps WWII combat pilot. MORE

Marines, Sailors volunteer at Okinawa senior citizen home August 16, 2018 — Approximately 20 Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spent the morning volunteering at the Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home in Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. MORE

VMFA-121 Marines fly high in Misawa ATR August 16, 2018 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed several F-35B Lightning II’s for a regularly scheduled aviation training relocation to Misawa Air Base, May 9, 2018. Aircraft training relocations are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. This training is conducted in accordance with the agreements between the U.S. government and the government of Japan and has been taking place since 1997. MORE

MAG-36 - Remembering Hue City April 12, 2018 — Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the first complete Marine air group to be transported by sea to a combat zone, launched from the USS Princeton to the shores of Vietnam, Sept. 1, 1965. Immediately, they began providing troop lifts, air strikes, medical evacuation, resupplies, and reconnaissance insertions and extractions in the southern area of operations. MORE

1st MAW honors U.S.-Philippine alliance April 11, 2018 — KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing took to the skies in the Philippine theater to drive out the invading Imperial Japanese Army. MORE

Haitian-national suffers tragic loss, fosters family ties with his Sailors April 2, 2018 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Chief Petty Officer Ophael J. Myrtil, a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As an infant, Myrtil’s life took a devastating turn when he lost 24 family members, including his mother and brother, in a motor vehicle accident. MORE

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Marine Corps News

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Eight Gold Stars, One Bronze and One Purple Heart awarded
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Eye in the Sky
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From a slow take off to high flying
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