Stories

U.S. Marines, family and friends gather to welcome home U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2024. - A U.S. Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to embrace his family after returning from deployment to the Indo-Pacific in support of the Unit Deployment Program and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 14, 2024. Consistently forward-deploying enables 3rd MAW squadrons to maintain combat readiness, deter aggression, and strengthen alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

The sky is not the limit for this Camp Pendleton Marine - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Fanelli, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2022. As a helicopter crew chief, Fanelli is responsible for maintaining the aircraft, preparing the helicopter for take-off and landing and manning weapon systems aboard the aircraft. Fanelli is a New Jersey native. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. Fanelli)

The MV-22B Osprey demonstrates the Marine Corps’ self-sufficiency in austere environments! - An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), departs Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 16, 2022. The aircraft landed on an airfield repaired by Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd MAW, to demonstrate the Marine Corps’ self-sufficiency in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)