Our Squadron is for all Marines who are or were part of Marine Air Command and Control. The name honors a small team of Marines who created an all weather bombing system in 1949 at Point Magu, California that evolved to become the Air Support Radar Team (ASRT). The equipment was sent to the Korean War as part of the 1st MAW, 1st MTACS. The radio call sign was Devastate Charlie. We are part of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. Click on the MCAA logo below for more information or to join. If you want to post stories or photos send them to craighullinger@gmail.com Semper Fi

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Iwo



23 Feb 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island's highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S. flag. Marine photographer Louis Lowery was with them and recorded the event. American Marines fighting for control of Suribachi's slopes cheered the raising of the flag, and several hours later more Marines headed up to the crest with a larger flag. Joe Rosenthal, a photographer with the Associated Press, met them along the way and recorded the raising of the second flag along with a motion-picture cameraman.

Thanks to Jim Homan for sharing.


Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Hill 327 Danang 197-71 at LZ BA Puglisi







The blast wall protects the office buildings from the helo rotor wash - Hill 327 Danang Vietnam.

More scoop about MASS-3 Vietnam at:     mass-3.blogspot.com/



Monday, February 9, 2015

The Blue Angels’ C-130 Hercules


The Blue Angels’ C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert", flies over the Silent Drill
 Platoon on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona on March 4, 2014. The Marine Corps pilots
 who fly the C-130 must be aircraft commander qualified with at least 1,200 flight hours. 
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar L Olive IV/Released)
 
A larger, high-res version can be viewed or downloaded here:


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