Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay

A mural and roster featuring the “The Flying Tigers” was found in April 2015 in Hangar 102. The unit was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay from 1971 to September 1992 before transferring to Mari More

Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 “Scarface” stand in formation during a welcome aboard ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, flight line, Sept. 17. The squadron was activa More

Sterling Cale, a former sailor and retired Army sergeant major, addresses an audience of Marines and sailors at Hangar 105, Oct. 7. Cale, 89, was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. More

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Mar. 26, 2004) Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Rodney Rose, from Pratt, Kan., assigned to Patrol Squadron Four Seven (VP-47), participates in a Captain's More

Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Oct. 08, 2004) Four F/A-18A Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the "Blue Angels," fly in formation over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The team perf More

Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Oct. 09, 2004) Four F/A-18A Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, fly in formation over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The team perfor More

Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Oct. 09, 2004) Five F/A-18A Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the "Blue Angels," fly in formation over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The team perf More

Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Oct. 09, 2004) A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules Fat Albert, assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, uses Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) bottles during a takeof More

HONOLULU (Dec. 15, 2009) Lt. Brian Roberts, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37, embraces his son during his return to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Roberts returned fr More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (May. 13, 2010) Cmdr. Stephen L. Newlund, commanding officer of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. Ne More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (May. 13, 2010) Rear Adm. William F. Moran, commander of the Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, addresses the audience during a Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 change of command ceremony at Marine Corp More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jun. 29, 2010) Naval Air Crewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Case Barnette, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, monitors flight equipment during an in-flight emergency drill in the flight stati More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 05, 2010) P-3C Orion aircraft from the navies of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Canada, Australia, Republic of Korean and the U.S. line the Rainbow Fleet tarmac of Marine Corps More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 05, 2010) Navy and Air Force air crewmen from the U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia and Canada gathered on the tarmac at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during the Rim of More

In a flash of blue and yellow, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, roared onto the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay flight line on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 21. The squadron More

James Clarke, a physics teacher at Punahou School in Honolulu, waits with his family before his key influencer flight in one of the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay More

Airmen and crew members with the Red Bull Air Race Team unload racer Chuck Aaron's Red Bull BO-105 CBS helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneoh More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet screams through the blue Hawaiian sky during a practice demonstration on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2010. Nearly 140,000 spectators flocked More

A Coast Guard Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopter moves over Kaneohe Bay toward simulated casualty Cpl. Brad Rosati, a navigation aids technician with Air Traffic Control maintenance, Marine Corps Air Station K More

Sgt. Conraddo Jonse, a turret operator with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, unrolls a hose in preparation for burn training near the MCAS flight line, Oct. 24, 2010. More

Firefighters with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, work to extinguish a fire during burn training near the MCAS flight line, Oct. 24, 2010. Once per month, ARFF uses t More

Staff Sgt. Jerrand Carr, assistant operations chief, C-20 Operations, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, and Gunnery Sgt. Katrina Michael, operations chief, C-20 Ops, labor through the cardio portion of an I More

Marine firefighters from Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will hike the Honolulu Marathon Dec. 12 to raise money for Wounded Marines and sailors at Wounded Warrior Bat More

The spotless engine of a 1969 Camaro SS 396 sits on display during a Wounded Warrior Benefit Car Show outside the Navy Exchange near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2011. The car show, organize More

The Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-362 Ugly Angels returned from deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Feb. 28 at Hangar 105 of Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay. The squadron More

Coast Guardsmen with Maritime Safety Security Team Honolulu, Coast Guard Deployable Operations Group, perform fast-rope operations out of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 3 More

Sgt. Maj. Eric B. Sutton, sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, prepares to receive the non-commissioned officer sword of office from Lt. Col. Jeffrey P. Pellegrino, commanding officer More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Morgan Jones, Airframes Mechanic, Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, carries the HMH-463 guidon aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Sept. 17, 2011. Approximately 160 Mar More

Sgt. Zachariah Bellmer, firefighter, Aircraft, Rescue, Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, helps Lanikai Elementary School student Lucas McDonald, 8, spray water from a fire hose, Oct. 18. The f More

Cpl. Nicholas P. Brazil, helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, adjusts radio wires aboard a UH-1Y Super Huey July 7 during cross-cockpit training with pilots of Marine Heavy He More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Frank Dugger, the maintenance control chief for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, nearly died from two cardiac episodes while deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. The 41-year-old native More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathon McClure, a military policeman with the Provost Marshal's Office, carries a simulated casualty to medical care during Exercise Lethal Breeze on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 6, 2012. More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 27, 2012) Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, conduct a foreign object debris walk-down prior to conducting a morning turns evolution at Marine Cor More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 27, 2012) Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, conduct preflight checks on the smoke systems of the F/A-18 Hornets during a morning turns evolution More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 27, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. C.J. Simonsen, lead solo pilot, completes a "dirty roll" maneuver after take off above another F/A-18 Hornet during a practice flight demonstration at Marine Corps More

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Demonstration Team fly in formation during the Kaneohe Bay Airshow aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Sept 28, 2012.The Kaneohe Bay Airshow is a two day event that More

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Demonstration Team fly in a close proximity formation during the Kaneohe Bay Airshow aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Sept 28, 2012. The Kaneohe Bay Airshow is a More

An Air Force C-130 (top left) performs an aerial refueling of two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters under the watch of two AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters (bottom) during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine C More

U.S. Navy Sailors with Waterfront Operations, Marine Corps Air Staion Kaneohe Bay patrol the water to prevent unauthorized vessels from approaching the airfield during the Kaneohe Bay Airshow on Sept 28, 2012, More

An U.S. Air Force C-130 flys overhead during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2012. The Kaneohe Bay Airshow is a two day event that features aerial perfo More

An U.S. Air Force C-17 flies overhead during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2012. The Kaneohe Bay Airshow is a two day event that features aerial perfo More

Cpl. Mary Schloss, operations clerk, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and Petty Officer 2nd Class Leonel Manzanilla, aviation boatswain’s mate fuels, Headquarters Battalion, stand at attention before each r More

Marines of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, pose after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new MCAS Operations Complex, March 15, 2013. The $46.6 million project includes More

Key personnel and guests ceremoniously shovel dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Marine Corps Air Station Operations Complex, held near the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building, March 15, 2013 More

Marines and sailors with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 challenged each other to a competition when they launched seven CH-53E Super Stallions, five AH1 Cob More

Jorge Garay throws a bowling ball during his turn in the second day of the Hawaii All-Military bowling tournament held at K-Bay Lanes, April 3. In this leg of the tournament, bowlers were grouped in mixed doubl More

Marines and sailors display pride through their guidons as they run down the airstrip on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 19, 2013. This is the first event Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay has held for Sexua More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Smith, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) conducts a pre-flight inspection on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Hawai More

Lt. Col. Armando Espinoza practices in the pool with conditioning fins on his hands, May 22. Espinoza was selected for the All-Marine Triathlon Team and competes in the 2013 Armed Forces Triathlon Competition a More

Cindy Wong takes stock of cleaning supplies and other useful chemical products inside the Reuse Room near building 6047. The Reuse Room offers free cleaners, propane and other helpful chemical supplies to Marin More

“The Ghost” prepares to land on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay after returning from St. Louis, where the aircraft underwent maintenance for 11 months, June 13, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo More

1st Lt. Jonathon Will (right), a UH-1Y Huey helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and 26-year-old native of Newport, R.I., and HMLA-367 aircrew Marines conduct a pre-flight inspectio More

An UH-1W Supercobra and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) participate in a Flag Day commemoration flight over Oahu, Hawaii, June 14, 2013. HMLA-367 departs from Marine Co More

U.S. Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3, secure themselves to the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) rope during SPIE training with Army fligh More

U.S. Marine Corporal John P. Vernon, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112), Marine Aircraft Group 41 (MAG-41), conducts maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Ai More

U.S. Marine Lieutenant Col. Thomas J. Mackie (right), an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112), Marine Aircraft Group 41 (MAG-41), receives hand signals from Corporal Eric J. Kilpatric More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses Marines and Sailors at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hi., Thursday, August 22. Hagel took the time to address the crowd’s concerns before heading to Brunei, Indon More

Lt. Col. Kevin Duffy, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166, answers questions for local media outlets about the MV-22B Osprey aircraft. Aug. 29, 2013. The squadron visited Marine Corps Air More

Lance Cpl. James J. Eck, a 23-year-old helicopter crew chief with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 and native of Caseyville, Ill., receives his flight vest in the gear room at Hangar 102 aboard Marine Corps More

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Oct. 17, 2013) U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez talks with Sailors during an all-hands call at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. During his visit, he toured various commands an More

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Oct. 17, 2013) U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez talks with Sailors during an all-hands call at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. During his visit, he toured various commands an More

Miley Bleu, 5, carries a present for her family at Hangar 105 during the MCBH Good Samaritan Gift Giving Event, Dec. 15, 2013. Approximately 200 toys from the Toys for Tots Campaign were donated for the militar More

Lt. Justin Rogers, mission commander for the "Pelicans" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45, explains to members of the Parliament of Australia how the P-8A Poseidon has been beneficial to the squadron's training during More

Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Chris Westwood, Combined Forces Air Component commander, answers questions from members of the Australian P-3 Orion detachment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercis More

Sgt. Michael Joseph (third from left), the avionics noncommissioned officer in charge at Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, and Master Sgt. Marion Eggers (fifth from left), the operations chief for Ex More

Cpl. Kyle D. Malone packs and prepares his double-bag static line parachute Jan. 23 at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. U.S. Marines and New Zealand service members began a high-altitude, high-opening DBS More

Four F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 sit stationary outside Hangar 105 next to the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Jan. 29, 2014. The unit is stationed a More

Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah T. Dare gives guidance to Lance Cpl. Greg Steiner Feb. 4 during a small-arms, live-fire package at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The package gave the Marines a chance to become mo More

Monica Morales listens to instructions from Capt. Justin Campbell, the operations officer of Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron, before trying out the AH-1W Super Cobra flight simulator, Feb. 12, 2014. ( More

UH-1Y Huey and AH-1W Cobra helicopters fly over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Feb. 13, 2014. Marine Aircraft Group 24 conducted a max launch of 13 helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter More

Marines load approximately 8,000 pounds of ammunition supply onto a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, March 12, 2014. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 delivered a total More

Marines and sailors with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 load a CH-53E Super Stallion onto an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 24, 2014. Approximately More

Lance Cpl. Harley Calonder, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, and a 20-year-old native of Sacramento, Calif., pulls a communications line from an MV-22 Osprey during a pre-flight inspectio More

Capt. Ryan Ludvigsen (left), a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, inspects the tail rotors of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter before boarding the aircraft on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Sta More

Joey Ochoa shows off his teeth as he flexes for his father and mother at Hangar 101, April 25, 2014. Ochoa’s father was one of more than 25 Marines and sailors in an advance party from Marine Heavy Helicopter S More

A maintenance Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 guides the pilots of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter as it takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, May 6, 2014. Marine Aircraft More

Marines undergoing a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master’s Course hang from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a special patrol insertion and extraction rigging exercise at landing zone Westfield aboard Mari More

The Rapid Area Sensitive Sight and Reconnaissance robot examines an aircraft leaking chemical agents in the environment during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training exercise at Westfield, Ma More

Lt. Col. John DiGiovanni (far right), commanding officer of the Pyramid Rock Young Marines, Sgt. Maj. William R. Sweet (second from right), the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific sergeant major and Young Marine More

Members of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and members of canoe club Na Koa Lani launch a canoe into Kaneohe Bay at Hale Koa Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 30, 2014. Canoe paddling is available More

Vice Adm. Kenny Floyd, commander, Combined Task Force, and Air Commodore Chris Westwood, Combined Forces Air Component commander, from the Royal Australian Air Force board an MV-22 Osprey during Rim of the Paci More

U.S. Navy Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Matthew Garcia lowers the front ramp of a landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 to unload equipment at Marine Corps Base Haw More

\Gregory Nelson (left), a receiver for Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37, grabs the flag from Matt Hollingsworth, the quarterback for Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, during a 101 Days of Summer Flag More

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, receives the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific colors from Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, symbolizing the transfer of command of MARFORPAC, during the Change of Command Ceremony Aug. 15, aboar More

John Miles, an aviation structural mechanic at Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2, rinses off after finishing the 500-meter swim in Kaneohe Bay, during the Tradewind Triathlon on the flightline near Hangar 101, More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Davidson, a CH-53E super stallion crew chief and Galt, Calif. native assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 "Pegasus," conducts pre-flight inspections on his aircraft prior to a fl More

Lance Cpl. Gerber Portillo (left) and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Moore, both unmanned aerial vehicle technicians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, start a generator in Hangar 102, Sept. 24, 2014. (U.S. M More

Lance Cpl. Gregory Amburgey, a Marine assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Fire fighting and Leesburg, Ga., native, dons his proximity gear before conducting night time 360 degree firefighting training aboard Marine More

Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting extinguish a blaze from a mobile aircraft firefighting training device aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Oct. 30, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo More

Cadet Isaiah Piengkham, Cadet Justin Montgomery and Cadet Jared Morales watch Cpl. Jonathan Hamman, an avionics technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, as he works on a safety wire in a UH- More

Aysen Gahan-Deponte, 4, waits in Hangar 104 with other families of Patrol Squadron 4, Jan. 31, 2015. Sailors from VP-4 recently returned from a seven-month deployment to the Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility. More

Col. Eric W. Schaefer (center), commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, unties the maile lei as Navy Capt. George Suther, executive officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii (right) and Kah More

Lt. Col. Edward J. Pavelka, incoming commanding officer, receives the unit colors from Lt. Col. Richard P. Matyskiela, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, during the change of com More

Lt. Col. Richard P. Matyskiela (left center), outgoing commanding officer, and Lt. Col. Edward J. Pavelka, incoming commanding officer, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, prepare to render salutes during the More

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY - Lt. Col. Richard P. Matyskiela (right), outgoing commanding officer, congratulates Lt. Col. Edward J. Pavelka, incoming commanding officer, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadro More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Clint T. Riggin, a sailor with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37, waits for the members of Detachment 5 to board the MH-60R Seahawk for deployment, March 24, 2015. HSM-37 is based o More

Service members with Marine Aircraft Group 24 receive the 2014 Overall Commander's Cup trophy and Intramural Sports Commander's Cup trophy aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 9, 2015. The trophie More

Triatheletes begin the competition with a 500 m swim in Kaneohe Bay during the Koa Kai Sprint Triathlon aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, May 3, 2015. Following the swim participants complete a fast More

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D, sit with their gear inside of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a refueling and transport operation May 22 at Mount B More

U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Australian soldiers with Direct Fire Support Weapon Platoon, 5th Battalio More