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- [Narrator] Originally
established in 1942,

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Camp Pendleton's air
facility was re-designated as

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Marine Corps Air Station
Camp Pendleton in 1985,

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and was honorably named
Munn Field in 1987.

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The air station currently maintains,

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and operates facilities
designed to support

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flight operations of a
marine aircraft wing,

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a marine reserve aircraft wing,

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and a Marine Expeditionary Force.

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The air station also
controls training in the Camp

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Pendleton air ground training
complex in conjunction

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with Camp Pendleton range operations.

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MCAS Camp Pendleton provides
air traffic control services

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and facilities, aircraft
firefighting and rescue services,

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weather service support as
well as hot and cold re-fueling

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and de-fueling to Camp Pendleton.

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The air station encompasses
410 acres with a 6000 foot

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runway that allows the station
to support strategic air

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lift operations of various
aircraft such as the C-17

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globe master three which
can easily be supported by

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FCAS Camp Pendleton, with the equipment

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and personnel available on sight.

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In addition, the air station
can even support the C-5

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galaxy which is the largest
military strategic flipped

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platform in the United States Arsenal.

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The air station is the
primary aviation logistics and

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training hub for the first
marine expeditionary force.

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It serves as the aerial port
of embarkation and debarkation

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for a variety of equipment
and it accommodates

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hundreds of personnel at one time.

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This station has facilitated
the loading and unloading

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of strategic flipped assets
of other aircraft like

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the AH1Z and the UH1Y as
well as other rolling stock

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like the high mobility
artillery rocket systems, medium

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tactical vehicle replacements,
light armored vehicles

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and even M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks.

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The air traffic control
facility provides safe, orderly

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and expeditious movement of
air traffic up to 24 hours

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a day at need to include
aircraft movement on the ground

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to and from the airport
within assigned airspace and

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special use airspace and interface

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with the national airspace system.

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Because of the air stations air
traffic control capabilities

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aircraft continue operating
in degraded weather conditions

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with aircraft able to land
when cloud ceilings are as

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low as 400 feet and when visibility is as

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low as three quarters of a mile.

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The aircraft rescue firefighting
division ensures the

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rescue and safety of
personnel involved in aircraft

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mishaps on the air station or
it's immediate environment.

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The station is capable of
providing 24 hour emergency

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aircraft rescue and firefighting
support for all Marine

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Corps and DOD aviation platforms.

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The station weapons Camp
Pendleton mission is to support

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Marine Aircraft Group 39 and
all tenant squadrons with

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all class 5A ammunition and
explosives needed for training

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operations and preparation for combat.

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The MCAS Camp Pendleton weather
office provides Garrison

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meteorological and oceanic
graphic forecasting support

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for both air and ground operations
to facilitate operational

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risk management and safety
of flight requirements within

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the MCAS Camp Pendleton
area of responsibility.

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The air stations aviation
fuel division provides both

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tenant and transient aircraft
on Camp Pendleton with

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cold mobile refueling as well as

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hot and cold hydrant refueling.

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The air station is equipped
with storage tanks, refuelor

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tankers and a type two hot
refueling facility that

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allows the fuel division to service up to

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eight aircraft simultaneously.

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The air station has many more
capabilities and is constantly

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adapting and improving to
address new challenges.

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The air station will continue
to work every day to provide

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around the clock support to
the third and fourth marine

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aircraft wings and all of
the other war fighters in

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the first Marine expeditionary force.

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(sizzling sound)