Marines secure a landing zone as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes flight Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. Three helicopters with the Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were used for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172’s forward-arming and refueling point training during Exercise Lejeune II. MWSS-172 is with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines secure a landing zone as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes flight Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. Three helicopters with the Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were used for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172’s forward-arming and refueling point training during Exercise Lejeune II. MWSS-172 is with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Service members with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 place landing pads into position Aug. 28 at Ie Shima training facility. The landing areas are completed when the top layer of the area, called AM-2 pad surface, is successfully laid on top of the prepared surface, creating a safe and durable landing zone for rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The landing area at Ie Shima is expected to increase III Marine Expeditionary Force’s unit capabilities for training and operations, according to Master Sgt. Juan C. Manco, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge for expeditionary airfields with MWSS 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Service members with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 place landing pads into position Aug. 28 at Ie Shima training facility. The landing areas are completed when the top layer of the area, called AM-2 pad surface, is successfully laid on top of the prepared surface, creating a safe and durable landing zone for rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The landing area at Ie Shima is expected to increase III Marine Expeditionary Force’s unit capabilities for training and operations, according to Master Sgt. Juan C. Manco, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge for expeditionary airfields with MWSS 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder addresses the crowd Aug. 30 during the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The redesignation symbolizes the completion of the squadron's transition from CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters to MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and the improvement of III Marine Expeditionary Force operational agility. The Osprey provides increased operational range and load-carrying capabilities, providing improved rapid-response ability to contingencies throughout the Asia-Pacific region. VMM-262 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. Rudder is the commanding general of 1st MAW. - Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder addresses the crowd Aug. 30 during the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The redesignation symbolizes the completion of the squadron's transition from CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters to MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and the improvement of III Marine Expeditionary Force operational agility. The Osprey provides increased operational range and load-carrying capabilities, providing improved rapid-response ability to contingencies throughout the Asia-Pacific region. VMM-262 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. Rudder is the commanding general of 1st MAW.
Lt. Col. Larry G. Brown, right, adjusts the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 unit colors Aug. 30 during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The squadron, previously Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, was redesignated to reflect the replacement of the squadron's CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. “As we begin the next chapter and continue our transition from good to great, how we do things will continue to change, but why we do them and who we are shall remain,” said Brown during the ceremony. VMM-262 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. Brown is the commanding officer of VMM-262. - Lt. Col. Larry G. Brown, right, adjusts the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 unit colors Aug. 30 during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The squadron, previously Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, was redesignated to reflect the replacement of the squadron's CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. “As we begin the next chapter and continue our transition from good to great, how we do things will continue to change, but why we do them and who we are shall remain,” said Brown during the ceremony. VMM-262 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. Brown is the commanding officer of VMM-262.
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” said Staff Sgt. Talan J. Wyenandt. “Though it was a flag football game the teams came out and gave their all. They weren’t afraid to get a little (aggressive) if they had to.” Wyenandt is the operations chief for MWSS-172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” said Staff Sgt. Talan J. Wyenandt. “Though it was a flag football game the teams came out and gave their all. They weren’t afraid to get a little (aggressive) if they had to.” Wyenandt is the operations chief for MWSS-172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Vicchiollo prepares a Smokey SAM rocket Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. Vicchiollo is an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Vicchiollo prepares a Smokey SAM rocket Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. Vicchiollo is an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, left, presents a coin to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis K. Pugh Aug. 15 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 were presented the coins after extinguishing a fire resulting from an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, which crashed during a training mission Aug. 5 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa. “When we needed help, the Marines were there for us,” said Hecker, the commanding general of the 18th Wing. Pugh is the air frames officer in charge with HMM-262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, left, presents a coin to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis K. Pugh Aug. 15 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 were presented the coins after extinguishing a fire resulting from an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, which crashed during a training mission Aug. 5 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa. “When we needed help, the Marines were there for us,” said Hecker, the commanding general of the 18th Wing. Pugh is the air frames officer in charge with HMM-262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.