For their embodiment of honor, courage and commitment through their life-saving actions in the spring and summer of 2011, two Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., received prestigious medals, Feb. 15.

Flying Marines to the heart of Helmand province, Afghanistan, and carrying cargo to villages in Africa in need of supplies are just two of the many responsibilities of Marine Corps aviation assets.

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 conducted emergency landing pad procedures for MV-22B Ospreys aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13.

Out of 62 career planners in the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, only one earned the distinction Career Planner of the Year.

Some people think of scuba diving as a career, many as just a leisure activity. Regardless of the reason to scuba dive though, it requires certification.

Flying at an airspeed of 230 knots and an altitude of 18,000 feet, a KC-130J pumps 10,000 pounds of fuel for two F/A-18 Hornets off the coast of San Diego, Jan. 25.

Sounds of cloths sliding over smooth metal and the clinking of small parts being assembled into larger, more deadly weapons could be heard from a hallway in the armory of Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 16.

Two members of the Japanese House of Representatives visited Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 19 to better understand the MV-22B Osprey aircraft that will soon be stationed aboard the Marine Corps' air stations in Japan.

With their hands covered in grease and their uniform reeking of jet fuel, the hard workers on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar spend all day ensuring the FA-18 is ready for flight.

Lifting 20,000 pounds is no easy task, especially when Marines need equipment fast. Ensuring the process to deliver that equipment goes smoothly requires hours of training.

"It was just so surreal, I couldn't believe I had won," said Mike Relucio, the fitness coordinator for the High Intensity Tactical Training Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. "I had really just won "The Price is Right" and was going to be on [television]."