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Archive: November, 2005

MCCS gives Marines outdoor fun for low cost November 7, 2005 — In a non-descript building next to the station car wash sits a business that many Marines use and find extremely helpful. Arizona Adventures is an outdoor recreational rental facility that rents out equipment to active duty military members and their families, said Tricia L. Nichols, Arizona Adventures manager. “We rent all kinds of sports MORE

ARFF training gets serious;Aircraft rescue Marines practice for pilots’ worst nightmare; November 4, 2005 — Marines from Aircraft Rescue Fire fighting held a training exercise Nov. 4 at the CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter mock-up at the ARFF training area here. “The training was used to familiarize the truck crew chiefs and rescuemen with the proper rescue procedures and how to properly spot on an aircraft emergency,” said Cpl. Anthony L. Mixon, training MORE

Youth center dishes out fright November 3, 2005 — The youth center held it’s annual haunted house at the station’s youth center Oct. 21. The house worked like a maze through several rooms, each with a different Halloween theme. The children who attend the youth center put the haunted house together. “This year, I absolutely loved the way the house turned out,” said Pat Carson, youth center MORE

F-5E taxis across station, parks at the main gate November 3, 2005 — After thousands of flight hours logged, an F-5E Tiger was taxied to its final resting place next to the station main gate Nov. 3 by Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., employees and Marines from Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401. The F-5E is being added to the displays as a joint project by the Marine Corps and Sikorsky, who provides maintenance MORE

PMO screens civilian contractors at main gate November 1, 2005 — About 20 station military policemen, with help from government agencies, screened all civilian contractors entering the air station through the main gate during the early morning of Nov. 1. The inter-agency security operation, which included representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and MORE