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‘Firebirds’ Marines strive for best field mess in the Pacific region

Dec. 14, 2017 | 0:40

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 cook a three-course meal during a food service evaluation designed for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, December 8, 2017. MWSS-172 Marines competed to earn the title ‘Best Field Mess’ for the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 1985, the W.P.T Hill award was created to reward high quality food service by identifying the best mess halls and field messes throughout the Marine Corps and encouraging a commitment to excellence through competition. MWSS-172 is attached to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andy Martinez)

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MWSS-172 engineers demolish section of runway on Ie Shima

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing demolish a section of runway using an Asphalt Zipper at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 17-19, 2025. The Asphalt Zipper is used for road repair and reclamation, grinding asphalt and mixing it with the base to create a reusable surface. Marines used the Asphalt Zipper to demolish the airstrip, allowing them to replace it with a higher quality runway capable of supporting aircraft landings. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig)

March 17, 2025

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MWSS-172 engineers demolish section of runway on Ie Shima

March 17, 2025 | 5:09

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MWSS-172 engineers demolish section of runway on Ie Shima

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U.S. Forces work together to perform ADR

U.S. Marines, Navy, and Airmen work together during exercise Cope North (CN) 20 to recover and repair an airstrip from a simulated attack, clearing unexploded ordinance using massive mechanical equipment and explosive ordinance disposal, as well as repairing damage with combat engineers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2020. Exercise CN is annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces multilateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of CN is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jackson Ricker)

Feb. 13, 2020

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U.S. Forces work together to perform ADR

Feb. 13, 2020 | 1:14

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U.S. Forces work together to perform ADR

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*Interview* Air base ground defense SNCOIC discusses importance of rapid deployment operations

U.S. Marine GySgt. Andrew Kissick, the SNCOIC for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 air base ground self defense, discusses the importance of rapid deployment operations as well as the advantages it offers the 1st Marine Air Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

Oct. 24, 2019

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Interview Air base ground defense SNCOIC discusses importance of rapid deployment operations

Oct. 24, 2019 | 2:02

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Interview Air base ground defense SNCOIC discusses importance of rapid deployment operations

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MWSS-172 Appointment and Relief

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a appointment and relief ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2019. Sgt. Maj. Shonor Burton relieved Sgt. Maj. Joshua J. Smith as the sergeant major of MWSS-172. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Gerardo W. Cano)

May 30, 2019

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MWSS-172 Appointment and Relief

May 30, 2019 | 6:42

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MWSS-172 Appointment and Relief

May 30, 2019 | 6:42

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MWSS-172 Change of Command

Marines and families with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a change of command ceremony May 23, 2019, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The Change of Command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from the outgoing commanding officer, Lt. Col. Prescott N. Wilson, to the incoming commanding officer, Lt. Col. James S. Pryor. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ryan Persinger)

May 23, 2019

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MWSS-172 Change of Command

May 23, 2019 | 2:49

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MWSS-172 Change of Command

May 23, 2019 | 2:49

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Balikatan 2018 | Air Community Experience

U.S. and Philippine military aircraft community personnel participated in a variety of subject matter exchange events at Clark Air Base, Calumpang, Mabalacat City, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2018, held from May 7 to 18. The training was held to further interoperability between the U.S. and the Philippines, particularly among the various aircraft community members. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon)

May 25, 2018

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Balikatan 2018 | Air Community Experience

May 25, 2018 | 1:13

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Balikatan 2018 | Air Community Experience

May 25, 2018 | 1:13

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1st MAW Motivated Marine of the Quarter

Cpl. Mackinzie Wentt was selected as 1st MAW’s Motivated Marine of the Quarter for April – June 2018. Wentt was one of the first female Marines to successfully graduate from the Infantry Training Battalion and constantly encourages and inspires her peers, junior Marines and senior leaders. Wentt, from Kansas City, Missouri, is a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

April 27, 2018

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1st MAW Motivated Marine of the Quarter

April 27, 2018 | 1:12

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1st MAW Motivated Marine of the Quarter

April 27, 2018 | 1:12

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Iraqi, American to U.S. Marine

Lance Cpl. Abdul N. Zhaiya, from Mosul Iraq, shares his journey from a young infant in Iraq to a grown man in the United States Marine Corps. Abdul is a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jess Etheridge)

Feb. 16, 2018

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Iraqi, American to U.S. Marine

Feb. 16, 2018 | 1:33

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Iraqi, American to U.S. Marine

Feb. 16, 2018 | 1:33

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‘Firebirds’ Marines strive for best field mess in the Pacific region

Dec. 14, 2017

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‘Firebirds’ Marines strive for best field mess in the Pacific region

Dec. 14, 2017 | 0:40

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‘Firebirds’ Marines strive for best field mess in the Pacific region

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Annual rivalry games | MWHS-1 VS MWSS-172

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, November 22, 2017, to win the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s annual rivalry games. The field meet tested MWHS-1 and MWSS-172's competitiveness through various events such as the tug of war, football, basketball, pull-up competitions, ultimate frisbee and more. The Marines are with MWHS-1, 1st MAW and MWSS-172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Alexia Lythos)

Nov. 22, 2017

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Annual rivalry games | MWHS-1 VS MWSS-172

Nov. 22, 2017 | 0:38

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Annual rivalry games | MWHS-1 VS MWSS-172

Nov. 22, 2017 | 0:38

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1st Marine Aircraft Wing | Skilled, Smart, Strong

Fighting and winning our nation’s battles since July 7, 1941, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the Aviation Combat Element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides combat ready, task organized forces capable of conducting aviation operations across all six functions of Marine Aviation in naval and expeditionary environments, and commands and controls aviation forces through the Tactical Air Command Center in order to contribute to the accomplishment of our nation's security objectives as required by standing operational plans in the Pacific Command's area of responsibility, engagement operations in support of Marine Forces Pacific, overseas contingency operations, and other operations as directed. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Nov. 8, 2017

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1st Marine Aircraft Wing | Skilled, Smart, Strong

Nov. 8, 2017 | 1:58

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1st Marine Aircraft Wing | Skilled, Smart, Strong

Nov. 8, 2017 | 1:58

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