Lance Cpl. Casey Daves, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 airframes mechanic, adds a fresh coat of paint to a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft at the station's main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”