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Station long ball king crowned

As I sit there, atop my wooden perch, a breeze cools me off from the bright and shining sun overhead. I listen to the wind pass through the trees and suddenly I’m hit with more force than I’ve ever felt in my life. I soar quickly, like a bullet through the air, I rise higher and higher like a balloon some child lost grip of. The view is amazing, I

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Gas grunts attack Fuji aboard Blackhawk

CAMP FUJI, Japan — Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, air operations company bulk fuel shop along with the Ninjas of the U.S. Army 78th aviation battalion from Camp Zama conducted a Forward Arming Refueling Point training exercise here, June 24. When a helicopter is providing close air support during a combat operation, having to stop

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Marines protect cargo with force

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 motor transport company teamed up with the base Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines to conduct an exercise which simulated a convoy maneuvering through a combat zone riddled with enemy combatants and improvised explosive devices here June 22. The obstacles for the combat convoy course were designed by

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Pfc. Troy Norman, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 expiditionary airfield services crewmember, looks down the track of a 12 foot length of Alluminum mating checking for obstructions before it is set into place in the Vertical Take Off and Landing pad, June 20. - Pfc. Troy Norman, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 expiditionary airfield services crewmember, looks down the track of a 12 foot length of Alluminum mating checking for obstructions before it is set into place in the Vertical Take Off and Landing pad, June 20.

Marines puzzle over pad

CAMP FUJI, Japan — Marines From Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 completed the installation of the Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) pad here, June 20. The VTOL pad is a 96-foot by 96-foot puzzle, which when pieced together create a solid surface for aircraft capable of vertical take off and landing to do so. “Basically the VTOL is a surface

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Marines welcome aboard Sgt.Maj. Randolph L. Mitchell during a Post and Relief Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, June 17. - Marines welcome aboard Sgt.Maj. Randolph L. Mitchell during a Post and Relief Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, June 17.