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Shuttle bus schedule change

The station shuttle bus has a new schedule that took place Dec. 26 due to the South Side Mess Hall closure. The new shuttle schedule will be in effect until renovations of the South Side Mess Hall are completed. Once the mess hall is re-opened, the shuttle will resume its old schedule, said Chief Equipment Operator Kathryn Remm. The old shuttle

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Lance Cpl. Zachary Hudson, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 avionics technician, loads cryptographic codes into a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18 Hornet during hot pit, hot seat training here Dec. 22. - Lance Cpl. Zachary Hudson, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 avionics technician, loads cryptographic codes into a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18 Hornet during hot pit, hot seat training here Dec. 22.

VMFA(AW)-225 are thrown in hot seat during unit level training

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 power line technicians conducted “hot pit, hot seat” training here Dec. 22. “In between flights, you have to do entirely new inspections, so the purpose of the hot pit, hot seat is so the aircrew can switch out without ever shutting down the aircraft,” said Sgt. Anthony Jefferis, VMFA(AW)-225 power

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Mekhi Chapa, 7, entered three pieces into the Boys and Girls Club of America fine arts exhibit and all were selected for regionals. - Mekhi Chapa, 7, entered three pieces into the Boys and Girls Club of America fine arts exhibit and all were selected for regionals.

Youth, teen’s imaginations displayed in art exhibit

Walking through the hallway of the Crossroads Mall, here, various “ooh’s” and “ah’s” were heard as people’s eyes examine the 37 pieces of art lining the hallway Dec. 15. Twenty of the 37 pieces entered were selected for regionals. “Many parents don’t know that their children are artists,” said Eugene Clark, director of youth and teen activities.

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Lance Cpl. Casey Hayes, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 aviation ordnance technician, ensures a launch adapter unit is safely secured to a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18 Hornet during a unit-level training exercise here Dec. 17. Aviation ordnance technicians ensure all ordnance is safely secured several times before a jet can take off. - Lance Cpl. Casey Hayes, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 aviation ordnance technician, ensures a launch adapter unit is safely secured to a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18 Hornet during a unit-level training exercise here Dec. 17. Aviation ordnance technicians ensure all ordnance is safely secured several times before a jet can take off.

VMFA(AW)-225 Ordnance test, inspect, to ensure bombs boom at right time

As the first fighter/attack designed jet, the F/A-18 Hornet has become one of the Marine Corps most useful jets.Capable of attaching many types of ordnance and reaching speeds of Mach 1.7, the F/A-18 Hornet can be described as a “drop and go” jet.The F/A-18 Hornet’s ability to quickly mobilize and attack may seem like a simple load and go process,

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Presents with numbers lined the floor ready to be given away to each of the 51 children from the Yahata Children’s home that participated in the 6th annual Marine Corps Exchange angel tree gift exchange at the MCX here Dec. 18. - Presents with numbers lined the floor ready to be given away to each of the 51 children from the Yahata Children’s home that participated in the 6th annual Marine Corps Exchange angel tree gift exchange at the MCX here Dec. 18.

Station members give angels holiday spirit

A crowd gathered Dec. 18th for the arrival of 51 Japanese orphans from the Yahata Children’s home for the 6th Annual MCX Angel Tree Gift Exchange held at the Marine Corps Exchange here.The community was given the opportunity to select angels from the MCX angel tree with a child’s name and age. “My husband and I initially picked a 5 year-old,” said

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MAG-12 turns, burns during Wolmi-Do Fury

Wolmi-Do Fury, a four-day exercise, prepared service members for real-world wartime situations here Dec. 1-4. The annual exercise included support from Marine Aircraft Group 12, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadrons 224 and 225. Wolmi-Do Fury is a MAG-12 level exercise, which integrates other flying

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Cpl. Ricky Russell, a Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 flight equipment technician, inspects the functionality of a flight helmet here Tuesday. Russell won the Marine Corps Community Services Football Bash grand prize — a trip to Super Bowl XLV. - Cpl. Ricky Russell, a Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 flight equipment technician, inspects the functionality of a flight helmet here Tuesday. Russell won the Marine Corps Community Services Football Bash grand prize — a trip to Super Bowl XLV.

You’re going to the Super Bowl dude, local Marine wins tickets

Cpl. Ricky Russell, native of Sacramento, Calif., was the winner of the 2010 Marine Corps Community Services Football Bash grand prize – a five day/four night, all expense paid trip for two to Arlington, Texas, to attend Super Bowl XLV, valued at over $7,500. Russell, a Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 flight equipment technician, was

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Sgt. Richard J. Martin, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 food service specialist and chief cook, slices and dices green peppers and onions in the field expedient kitchen set up at Penny lake here Dec. 8 in preparation for the W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award competition. - Sgt. Richard J. Martin, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 food service specialist and chief cook, slices and dices green peppers and onions in the field expedient kitchen set up at Penny lake here Dec. 8 in preparation for the W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award competition.

Field cooks sizzle their way through competition

Before the sun rose the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 field mess crew arrived at their field expedient mess hall set up at Penny Lake here Saturday to begin cooking. They weren’t just training; they were cooking for the W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award competition for best field mess, the most prestigious award in military food service. Established in

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Courtney Simmons, Sho Stoppaz forward and center, evades Waner Bazile, Fil-Am point guard, in the championship game for the Holiday 2010 basketball tournament at IronWorks Gym here Sunday. This is the third consecutive tournament the Sho Stoppaz have won. The Sho Stoppaz were undefeated throughout the tournament and beat Fil-Am 41-32 in the championship game. - Courtney Simmons, Sho Stoppaz forward and center, evades Waner Bazile, Fil-Am point guard, in the championship game for the Holiday 2010 basketball tournament at IronWorks Gym here Sunday. This is the third consecutive tournament the Sho Stoppaz have won. The Sho Stoppaz were undefeated throughout the tournament and beat Fil-Am 41-32 in the championship game.