HMH-462 External Mission

12/15/2013
12/15/2013: U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) perform an external mission as part of operation in Kajaki, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. HMH-462 used a CH-53E Super Stallion to pick up Marines, a civilian, gear and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…

The 36th Contingency Response Group in the Philippine Relief Effort

12/12/2013
12/12/2013:The Marines and the USAF worked together with support from the USN to establish an infrastructure to enable relief operations. It was an insert, support and withdraw effort in which the 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) and the USMC played a key role in rapid insertion, and responsible withdrawal. As…

CG of 1st MAW Visits Tinian

12/09/2013
12/09/2013: 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's Commanding General Visiting Marines on Tinian during Exercise Forager Fury II.  The purpose of Exercise Forager Fury II is to employ and assess Marine Air Group 12's combat power generation and aviation ground support and to operate in a deployed, austere, and unimproved environment.  While…