One of the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobras from the Marine L...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
One of the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobras from the Marine L...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (M...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
Lt. Col. Michael Moore, the commanding officer of Marine
Lt. Col. Michael Moore, the commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), cases the squadron battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at the... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) rests staged next to a UH-60A Black Hawk at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan. The Cobra is one ... More
An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and an EH101 Merlin with 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint Aviation Group, 3rd MAW (Fwd), refuel before joint Opera... More
Lance Cpl. Roy Castro, an aircraft mechanic with Marine
Lance Cpl. Roy Castro, an aircraft mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), receives his Certificate of Naturalization from Mr. Robert V. Looney, a citizens... More
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, inspects the exterior of an AH-1W Cobra for launch aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 11. “We make sure everyth... More
A UH-1Y Huey sits on Camp Bastion's runway prior to
A UH-1Y Huey sits on Camp Bastion's runway prior to launching for a mission in Afghanistan, April 4.
An AH-1 Super Cobra begins its descent onto a landing
An AH-1 Super Cobra begins its descent onto a landing zone for re-fueling and re-supplying at Forward Arming and Refueling Point Ouellette, Afghanistan, April 5. The Vipers of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squ... More
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, examines fuel for sediments ensuring it is suitable for use at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouelle... More
Capt. Phillip A. Wiktor, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the
Capt. Phillip A. Wiktor, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the hazardous materials officer-in-charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a Rochester, Minn., native, received the 2011 Marine Corps Ground S... More
A sign and a photograph of firefighters with Engine
A sign and a photograph of firefighters with Engine 60, Ladder 17, New York City Fire Department, hangs in the airframes work section of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanis... More
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) land near Patrol Base Boldak, Afghanistan, March 6. The squadron was transporting Maj. Gen. Lee Miller, the commanding general of Regional Com... More
Major Scott Weis, the current operations officer with
Major Scott Weis, the current operations officer with Regimental Combat Team 7, and Lt. Col. Garrett Hoffman, the commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, look at the sign dedicated to... More
Lance Cpl. Austin Hubbar, an aviation mechanic with
Lance Cpl. Austin Hubbar, an aviation mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, places burnt debris into a garbage bag during a Carlsbad cleanup, Oct. 18. Marines and local volunteers he... More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) from Camp Pendleton, Calif., flies a training mission Feb. 18, 2015, in support of Integrated Trainin... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Suzette Clemens, left, and Cpl.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Suzette Clemens, left, and Cpl. Ashley Hutchins, both military working dog handlers with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a military dog take-down de... More
Donnelly, Idaho, native, Sgt. Elizabeth Azcuenaga,
Donnelly, Idaho, native, Sgt. Elizabeth Azcuenaga, an enlisted aircrew training manager with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine ... More
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer studies a manual for the
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer studies a manual for the the M134 GAU-17 Gatling Gun in preparation for a Joint Terminal Attack Control training scenario Dec. 15 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. A JTAC ... More
A memorial for two pilots with Marine Light Attack
A memorial for two pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, who passed away following a mishap, last year; stands at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 23, 2016. Marine Wing Support... More
After refueling a UH-1Y Venom, Lance Cpl. Gerald J.
After refueling a UH-1Y Venom, Lance Cpl. Gerald J. Demontmollin III and Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Galan Jr. standby for permission to board the helicopter Feb. 24, 2016, at Camp Pendleton. The aircrewmen performed ... More
A U.S. Marine Corps GAU-17 mounted on a UH-1Y Venom
A U.S. Marine Corps GAU-17 mounted on a UH-1Y Venom during a Gunnery Refinement exercise, near Yuma, Ariz., March 30, 2016. The Gunnery Refinement exercise was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Cour... More
Marine visits battleground where grandfather served as a Navajo Code T...
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando and other Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, hike towards the Iwo Jima memorial site on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, July 26, 2017. Fernando and other M... More
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando holds a jar of sand
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando holds a jar of sand taken from her trip to Iwo Jima, August 1, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Fernando and other Marines in her squadron were given th... More
A U.S. Marine maintains a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air
A U.S. Marine maintains a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 9, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the J... More
Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific
Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team is c... More
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney disassembles an M240B medium
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney disassembles an M240B medium machine gun at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 13, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 conduct preflight inspections on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise... More
A U.S. Marine and Sailor search for trash at Miss Veedol
A U.S. Marine and Sailor search for trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to partic... More
A U.S. Navy Corpsman observes a CH-53E Super Stallion
A U.S. Navy Corpsman observes a CH-53E Super Stallion at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, during external lift training in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint ... More
Two U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technicians with Marine
Two U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technicians with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 insert a training missile into an AH-1Z Viper at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadr... More
Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing wait for the
Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing wait for the Sailor of the Year ceremony to begin at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, November 2, 2017. The Sailor of the Year program recognizes Sailors whom embody a history ... More
An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 taxis on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 8, 2017. HMLA-169 is slated to leave Okinawa and return to Camp... More
U.S. Marine Col. Darry W. Grossnickle is briefed by
U.S. Marine Col. Darry W. Grossnickle is briefed by Capt. Ronald Dewy on the equipment used for a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.C., Aug. 15, 2018. ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kyle Adams (left), and
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kyle Adams (left), and Marc Zepeda, aircraft ordnance technicians, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load 20mm target... More
U.S. Marine AH-1Z Vipers depart from Marine Corps Air
U.S. Marine AH-1Z Vipers depart from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, during exercise Viper Storm Dec. 11, 2019. The AH-1Z Viper gives 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force ... More
Four U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers with Marine Light
Four U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons (HMLA) 169 and 469, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), hover during exercise Viper Storm at El Cent... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to conduct Defense of Amphibious Task Force (DATF) training in support of Exercis... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter
A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Camp Pendleton, California, watches as a USMC helicopter takes off in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light
U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the flight line during Integrated Training Exercise 1-21 at Marin... More
Lt. Col. Brendan Reilly, the commanding officer of
Lt. Col. Brendan Reilly, the commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), uncases the squadron battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at ... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) rests staged next to a UH-60A Black Hawk at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan. The Cobra is one ... More
Sgt. Woods Pepperman, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Sgt. Woods Pepperman, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), watches for threats during joint Operation Aero Hunter in western Kandahar pro... More
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, tightens her protective helmet before heading to the flightline at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 11. “We are resp... More
Cpl. Nathan J. Roeller, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Cpl. Nathan J. Roeller, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., removes the jet intake cover from a Huey prior to conducting a m... More
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an ordnance technician with
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, checks the weapon systems on a AH-1 Super Cobra, at Forward Arming and Refueling Point Ouellette, Afghanistan,... More
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, annotates the results of his findings for locating sediments, at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouel... More
Capt. Phillip A. Wiktor, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the
Capt. Phillip A. Wiktor, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the hazardous materials officer-in-charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a Rochester, Minn., native, received the 2011 Marine Corps Ground S... More
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 stand in front of an AH-1W Super Cobra on the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flightline, Dec. 15, 2012. The Marines spent approximately one week developing a... More
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) land near Patrol Base Boldak, Afganistan March 6. The squadron was transporting Maj. Gen. Lee Miller, the commanding general of Regional Comma... More
Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 built a new sign to honor Maj. James Matthew Weis, an AH-1W Cobra pilot who was killed in action in 2010, so his brother, Maj. Scott Weis, the current oper... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jason Edwards, center, quality assurance
Gunnery Sgt. Jason Edwards, center, quality assurance chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, assists with moving debris during a Carlsbad cleanup, Oct. 18. The cleanup assisted with remo... More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) from Camp Pendleton, Calif., flies a training mission Feb. 18, 2015, in support of Integrated Trainin... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kahleel Richards, a UH-1Y Huey
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kahleel Richards, a UH-1Y Huey helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, answers questions about the UH-1Y and pilot qualifications at ... More
Ogden, Utah, native, 1st Lt. Daniel Wilde, a UH-1Y
Ogden, Utah, native, 1st Lt. Daniel Wilde, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, condu... More
Sgt. Elizabeth M. Azcuenaga explains to 1st. Lt. James
Sgt. Elizabeth M. Azcuenaga explains to 1st. Lt. James E. Shelton how to properly feed GAU-21/A .50 Caliber Machine Gun ammunition in order to reduce double feeds and jams in preparation for a Joint Terminal At... More
A plaque rests atop a memorial for two pilots with
A plaque rests atop a memorial for two pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, who passed away following a mishap last year; at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 23, 2016. Marine ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Roeller, crew chief with
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Roeller, crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) operates a GAU-17 mounted on a UH-1Y Venom during a Gunnery Refinement Exercise, near Yuma, Ariz., M... More
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando holds a handful of
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando holds a handful of sand taken from her trip to Iwo Jima, August 1, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Fernando and other Marines in her squadron were give... More
A U.S. Marine puts a cover on a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa
A U.S. Marine puts a cover on a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for exercise Northern Viper 2017, August 9, 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Se... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 interact
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 interact with the Hirosaki orphans attending a Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Vi... More
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney reassembles an M240B medium
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney reassembles an M240B medium machine gun at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 13, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability ... More
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of ... More
Service members search for trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
Service members search for trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in ... More
A U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member
A U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member rush out of an MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilatera... More
A UH-1Y Venom helicopter lands on a runway at Kadena
A UH-1Y Venom helicopter lands on a runway at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, ... More
Nominees for the Sailor of the Year program pose with
Nominees for the Sailor of the Year program pose with Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Wiedley and Command Master Chief Curtis Blunt during a Sailor of the Year ceremony at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, November 2, 2017. Th... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, shows his appreciation to the Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Ja... More
A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light
A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, walks back to his helicopter during a fastrope exercise at Marine Corps Base... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 272 and Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team (MMT) prepare a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kyle Adams (left), and
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kyle Adams (left), and Marc Zepeda, aircraft ordnance technician, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load a Captive Ai... More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Aircraft
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares for landing during exercise Viper Storm at El Centro, Calif., Dec. 11, 2019. The AH-1Z Viper gives M... More
A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper prepares for exercise Viper
A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper prepares for exercise Viper Storm at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 11, 2019. The AH-1Z Viper gives 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force an... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tanner Olsen, a helicopter crew
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tanner Olsen, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), observes his surroundings during Exercise... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Taylor Coughlin, weapons
U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Taylor Coughlin, weapons and tactics instructor assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Camp Pendleton, California, sits in a UH1-Y Venom helicopter bef... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Hernandez, aircrewman,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Hernandez, aircrewman, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans for targets from a U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y V... More
Lt. Col. Brendan Reilly, the commanding officer, and
Lt. Col. Brendan Reilly, the commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Mark Byrd Sr., the squadron sergeant major, both of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), salute the nat... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) departs from Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan to provide close air support on a joint Tactical ... More
An EH101 Merlin with 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint Aviation
An EH101 Merlin with 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint Aviation Group, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares to land along Route 1 in western Kandahar province during joint Operation Aero Hunter Jan. 13. The ... More
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine
Cpl. Kelsey J. Canoy, a helicopter mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, removes the straps from the tail rotor of an AH-1W Cobra in preparation for the helicopters launch from Camp Bastion... More
Cpl. Nathan J. Roeller, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Cpl. Nathan J. Roeller, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., surveys the ground during a mission after launching from Camp Ba... More
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an ordnance technician with
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, checks the weapon systems on a AH-1 Super Cobra, at Forward Arming and Refueling Point Ouellette, Afghanistan,... More
Lance Cpl. Wade Skaff, a motor transport specialist
Lance Cpl. Wade Skaff, a motor transport specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, extracts fuel from a fuel tank for inspection, at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette ... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 sits on the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flightline, Dec. 15, 2012. The squadron’s corrosion control section hand painted a mural on the side ... More
Lance Cpl. Michael Becerra, airframe mechanic with
Lance Cpl. Michael Becerra, airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, picks up debris during a Carlsbad cleanup Oct. 18. Marines and local volunteers assisted with cleaning a fi... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Seth Tompkins, a UH-1Y Huey
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Seth Tompkins, a UH-1Y Huey "Venom" helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) from Camp Pendleton, Calif., operates sensors during a training mission... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carey Edwards, a Martial Arts
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carey Edwards, a Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with the Martial Arts Center of Excellence, is applauded by Sunny Slope High School students after demonstrating a front kick during Marin... More
UH-1Y pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
UH-1Y pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, begin the dive toward their target aboard Marine Corps... More
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer observes aircraft as his
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer observes aircraft as his team prepares to take off for a Joint Terminal Attack Control training scenerio Dec. 15 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. A JTAC is when combat ai... More
A memorial for two pilots with Marine Light Attack
A memorial for two pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, who passed away following a mishap last year; stands at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Jan. 23, 2016. Marine Wing Support ... More
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267) flies during a Gunnery Refinement exercise near Mt. Barrow, Ariz., March 30, 2016. The Gunnery Refinement exer... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 position a fiber wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look at an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team i... More
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney reassembles an M240B medium
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney reassembles an M240B medium machine gun at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 13, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability ... More
U.S. Navy Seaman Malik Ballard (left), a religious
U.S. Navy Seaman Malik Ballard (left), a religious program specialist, and U.S. Navy Lt. Jim Curty (right), Marine Aircraft Group 36 deputy group Chaplain, walks towards a CH-53E Super Stallion, at Misawa Air B... More
Service members pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
Service members pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in the... More
U.S. Marines refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward
U.S. Marines refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward arming refueling point in Hokkaido, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. The FARP mission is to provide fuel and ordnance necessary... More
A U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technician with Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 inserts a training missile into an AH-1Z Viper at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, awards U.S. Navy HM1 John Mark Soriano, with this year’s 1st MAW Sailor of the Year plaque at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, November 2, ... More