2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward

Capt. Wesley R. Ogden, a fixed wing planner with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), wears a Texas patch on his flight suit during a remembrance ceremony for San Jacinto Day at the 2nd MAW (Fwd.) headquarters c More

More than 250 personnel departed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in support of operations in southern Afghanistan, Feb. 1. “I’m excited, this is my first deployment and a new journey,” said Cpl. Keith A. More

Lance Cpl. Shiquesha T. Howard, an aviation operations specialist with 2nd MAW (Fwd.) shoulders her pack bound for Afghanistan’s Helmand province prior to departing Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 9.

Marines, sailors and coalition troops stand at parade rest during the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) transfer of authority to 2nd MAW (Fwd.) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 9. “Second MAW comes in w More

The Harvest Hawk equipped KC-130J rests on the runway at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, March 24. The one-of-a-kind Harvest Hawk system includes a version of the target sight sensor used on the AH-1Z Cobra attack hel More

Marines and sailors bow their heads during the chaplain's invocation at Marine Wing Support Squadron 373's transfer of authority to MWSS-272 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 27. The transfer of authority More

Brig. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) commanding general speaks with Staff Sgt. Matthew L. Norman, an engineer equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 about the op More

Cpl. David B. Gurney, an aircraft rescue firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, sorts through a box of goods at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, April 7. Sgt. Christopher L. Preston an More

Lance Cpl. Kory Bailey, a native of East Liverpool, Ohio, stands post at the Camp Dwyer flightline, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 12. The 2008 Beaver High School graduate serves as a gate sentry for M More

Lance Cpl. Jesiah D. Care, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, unhooks a strap securing more than 2,500 gallons of jet propulsion fuel at a new forward arming and refueling point a More

Cpl. Reagan M. Odhner and Cpl. Brian A. Winkler, aviation ordnance technicians with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, load ammunition onto an AH-1W Cobra at a new forward arming refueling point at Co More

Lance Cpl. Jonathan J. Limrick, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, directs a bulldozer clearing ground debris to expand a forward arming refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette in Afgh More

Cpl. David Reinoso (left), a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, listens as Staff Sgt. Rockey L. Crump, the forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette officer in char More

Staff Sgt. Billy Roth prepares a .50-caliber machine gun for use during a troop extraction mission in support of operations in southwestern Afghanistan, April 27. Roth, a native of Anthony, Kan., is a CH-53D cr More

Cpl. Christopher Jones, and unmanned aerial vehicle technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares an RQ-7B Shadow UAV for launch from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. Marine Unmanned Aer More

The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 color guard present the battle colors during the VMU-2 change of command ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, April 30. The Marines and sailors said goodbye to Lt. More

Gunnery Sgt. Brian D. Cook, the aviation ordnance chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, exits through the hatch of a unique variant of the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules located on Camp Dwyer More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro Membreno, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, aircraft mechanic, reinstalls an auxiliary tank panel to a Marine CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May More

Sgt. Marissa L. Stuart, an intelligence analyst with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Brig. Gen. Glenn M. Walters at Camp Leatherneck, Afghan More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 pick of the remaining pieces of aluminum matting that was the expeditionary runway at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 8. The Marines picked up more than 1.8 million More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Phillip Bemis speaks to U.S. Army soldiers of the 814th Engineer Company at the Combat Outpost Payne Chapel, May 12. Bemis thanked the soldiers for constructing a bridge to allow the 3rd Lig More

Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 513 share a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with an U.S. Army unit en route to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, by way of the transit center at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, More

Helicopter support team Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepare the rigging for a transport of a Canadian Forces CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in More

AV-8B Harriers with Marine Attack Squadron 513, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., rest at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, following their arrival, May 20. VMA-513, which was the first Marine More

Cpl. Michael Bybee, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 powerline mechanic and Garden Grove, Calif., native, works atop the AV-8B Harrier numbered "01," which bares Sgt. Edwardo Amor's artwork on its tail, on the flig More

AV-8B Harriers with Marine Attack Squadron 513, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., rest at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, following their arrival, May 20. VMA-513, which was the first Marine More

Lt. Cmdr. Amber Biles, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) aeromedical safety officer, stands beneath the propeller of a KC-130J Hercules on the flight of Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Katherine Lisi, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., is promoted to first lieutenant during a ceremony here, May 26. Lisi, the officer-in-charge of the F More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy K. Putts is a computer specialist with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, deployed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Putts, a native of Eureka Springs, Ariz., is curren More

Sgt. Amanda J. McGhee is an intelligence specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. McGhee, a native of Hagerstown, Md., is currently deploye More

Sgt. Judy Hunziker, left, a maintenance administration clerk with Marine Attack Squadron 513, and her brother, U.S. Army Sgt. George Hunziker, an infantryman with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, stand toget More

Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 513's quick reaction team wait for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) commanding general, Brig. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, to make an appearance at the squadron's hangar at K More

Cpl. Aine A. Feaser (left), a Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., was meritoriously promoted to More

Marine Attack Squadron 513 airframe mechanics clean one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 3. Keeping Harriers free of Afghanistan's fine sand, often called "moon dust" by More

Cpl. Andy L. Girona, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, and a native of Bethlehem, Pa., lubricates and inspects an AH-1W Cobra's hinges for corrosion on Camp Dwyer, Afghanist More

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle launches from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, June 7. Deployed Marine Corps UAV squadrons use small, lightweight vehicles that are able to stay in the air for several hours to s More

Lance Cpl. Richard Carr, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 airframe mechanic and Durham, N.C., native, sorts through an incoming passenger's personal effects at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 8.

Cpl. Raymond Hewitt, a generator mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, instructs Gholam Mohammad, an Afghan National Army soldier, on electrical wiring at an Afghan National Security Forces generator More

Marines and sailors take off at the start of the U.S. Navy hospital corps' 113th birthday celebratory run at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 17.

Cpl. Terrance Jones, left, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 water support technician, Lance Cpl. Nick Delieto and Cpl. Wassim Abouabdallah, both MWSS-272 electricians, install a 1,000-watt light atop one of t More

Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 513 set up a wing stand for one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers in the squadron hangar at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 17.

Cpl. Jesse Rivera, a native of Irvington, N.J., serves as an airframes mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 513. Rivera and his squadron are currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 excavate land for new living areas on the flightline at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 23. Once completed, t More

Sgt. Tristeza Castellanoz is an aviation operations specialist, deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). What began as a casual interest in photography has grown into More

Military intelligence Marines from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) are using new technologies and techniques to stay ahead of insurgents in Afghanistan.

Sgt. Christopher Pou, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 quality assurance representative and ordnance technician, spruces up one of the squadron's AV-8B Harrier's engines in the squadron hangar at Kandahar Airfield, More

Cpl. Jose Moreira, a West Palm Beach, Fla., native, serves with Marine Attack Squadron 513 as an administrative clerk. Moreira and his squadron are currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Lee P. Miller is an intelligence analyst with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Miller, a native of Staatsburg, N.Y., is currently deploy More

Sgt. James Janeway of Maryville, Tenn., serves as a mobile refueler with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Janeway refuels AH-1W Cobras, MV-22B Ospreys and o More

Lance Cpl. Seth A. Barnes, a native of Circleville, Ohio, serves with Marine Attack Squadron 513 as an AV-8B Harrier airframes mechanic. Barnes and his squadron are currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afgh More

Cpl. Sherrell Burton, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 quality assurance representative and Philadelphia native, smiles as an American flag waves overhead during an Independence Day celebration on the boardwalk at More

Lance Cpl. Justin Powers, a native of Anoka, Minn., serves as an AV-8B Harrier aircraft mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 513. Powers and his squadron are currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan More

Col. Mary Jo MacGregor, the former chief of staff for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) and a Waukesha, Wis., native, recently departed Afghanistan. MacGregor, whose daughter is currently at basic training at More

Lance Cpl. Sarah M. Passehl is a supply clerk with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Passehl, a native of Hatfield, Pa., is currently deployed to Camp Le More

Sgt. Denise King, a native of Los Angeles, and Cpl. Joshua King, of Battle Ground, Wash., are both deployed with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, and are not only newlyw More

Petty Officer 1st Class Angelo Catindig, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Reyes, both corpsmen with Marine Attack Squadron 513, watch as Abdulhrazaik, an Afghan police officer, administers a shot at t More

Cpl. Marc Longoria, a native of Yuma, Ariz., is currently deployed wtih Marine Attack Squadron 513 to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Cpl. Ashley Zifko, left, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 avionics technician and Two Rivers, Wis., native, and Staff Sgt. Luis Gonzales, a VMA-513 avionics technician and Yucaipa, Calif., native, check the functio More

Deployed Marines and sailors gathered at the Regional Command Southwest Memorial Chapel on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to honor the life and service of Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dudley, July 18. Dudley fell to hi More

Lance Cpl. Samuel C. Lepone is an aviation electrician technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Lepone, a native of Dallas, is currently dep More

Lance Cpl. Kyle Rowe, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 ordnance technician, signals one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers to approach for an arming procedure on the flightline of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 22.

Aircraft rescue firefighters with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 taught six Afghan National Army firefighters the basics of fire truck operations, extinguishing fires, and rescue saw techniques at Forward Ope More

Cpl. Zachary Painter, left, a Lima, Ohio, native, and Sgt. Michael Saltalamacchia, a New Castle, Pa., native, both Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40 aircraft gun systems technicians, assemble a 25mm GAU-12/ More

Sgt. Luis J. Carranza, an avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, and a native of Marysville, Calif., removes an infrared imaging system from its case to place it on a CH-53E Super Stalli More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, speaks to members of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prior to promoting Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, the wing More

Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Gabbard is an aviation maintenance administration clerk with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Gabbard, a native of Hicksville, More

Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Lorenz is an aircraft data analyst with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464. Lorenz, a native of Saint Ignace, Mich., is currently deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, with the 2nd Marin More

Cpl. Leonard R. Knudsen Jr. holds a steel rail used to attach cargo to the hull of a CH-53E Super Stallion in the hangar of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Aug. 2. On a recent More

Staff Sgt. Luis Gonzales, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 avionics technician, helps replace a generator in one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers on the flightline of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 8.

Cpl. Jacob Campbell, a native of St. Louis, is currently deployed with Marine Attack Squadron 513 to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Campbel serves with the squadron as an aviation electrician technician.

Sgt. Christopher S. Anderson is an avionics technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Anderson, a native of Winchester, Ky., is currently de More

U.S. Marines with the Helicopter Support Team, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), wait to perform a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in the Hindu Kush mountains of Logar province, Afghanis More

Sgt. Marc Longoria, center-left, Cpl. Michael Prince and Cpl. Shawn Rose, re-enlisted aboard a KC-130J Hercules in the skies of Afghanistan, Aug. 13. Longoria, a native of Yuma, Ariz., and Prince, of Battle Cre More

From left to right, 1st Lt. Martha A. Hiett, 1st Lt. Joel R. Searls and Lt. Col. Robert Cooper work in the Tactical Air Command Center for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanist More

An Afghan National Army air force Mi-17 helicopter rests on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Afghan National Army's air force recently completed its first unassisted helicopter-borne medical ev More

The CH-53D, one of the oldest aircraft in the Marine Corps, recently added a new trick to its arsenal in support of operations in Afghanistan, Aug. 17. The aircraft, from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, c More

Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Pifer is the administrative chief for Marine Air Control Group 28, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Pifer, a native of New Kingstown, Pa., is currently deployed More

Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan speaks to deployed Marines at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, about the support they provide for infantrymen on the ground, Aug. 19. Toolan is the commanding general of II Marine Expedi More

Nimroz Provincial Gov. Abdul Karim Barahawi takes part in an iftar meal at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Aug. 20. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims break fast during the month of Ramadan.

U.S. Navy Capt. Rondall Brown serves as the command chaplain for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. In 2001, the chaplain shepherded families through the carnage in Ground More

Lt. Col. Peter Lee is the commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 513. Lee and his squadron are currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 awarded 18 Marines with combat aircrew wings at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. "It feels good to get the wings. Every crew chief dreams of this," said Sgt. Kathe More

Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hughson is an avionics technician with Marine Avionics Logistics Squadron 40, currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Hughson, a nati More

Cpl. Nicholas Holub and Lance Cpl. Christopher Hankins, both Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 CH-53E Super Stallion mechanics, work on the drives and other systems to get the helicopter back into the sky Ba More

Lt. Col. Thomas Bajus, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 28, speaks to his Marines prior to relinquishing command to Lt. Col. John R. Siary for the second half of the group's yearlong More

Capt. Daniel Fiust is the battalion air officer for 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and a San Carlos, Calif. native. Fiust formerly served as an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 513, a unit h More

Sgt. Cameron Abercrombie is an Airframes collateral duty/ quality assurance representative with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, with the 2nd Marine Air More

The command of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40 sings a song about the change of the squadron's name back to the Smokin' Aces at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 3. The song made reference to the squadron' More

Staff Sgt. Leah G. Dorley is a logistics embarkation specialist with Marine Air Control Group 28, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Dorley, a native of Hazel Park, Mich., is currently More

Cpl. Benjam Waldo is an embarkation specialist with Marine Attack Squadron 513, currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Waldo, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., is deployed with his squadron from Yuma, Ariz.

Staff Sgt. Douglas Acero, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 avionics technician and Sugarland, Texas, native, was three days away from graduating boot camp when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11. Ten years later, he's in More

An AH-1W Suber Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 heads off to support combat operations in the southwestern regional command of NATO's International Security Assistance Force from Camp Bast More

Lance Cpl. Seth Barnes, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 ordnance technician and Circleville, Ohio native, signals Capt. Paraminder Ubhi, a VMA-513 pilot and Union City, Calif., native, to prepare his AV-8B Harrier More

Cpl. Joseph Aguon, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 ejection seat mechanic and Santa Rita, Guam, native, closes the hatch on an AV-8B Harrier at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ejection seat mechanics support the s More

Sgt. Tyler J. Andreatta, right, an avionics and weapons technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, stands before Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos before being awarded the Purp More

Cpl. Joseph J. Millunzi is an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Attack Squadron, currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Millunzi, a native of Lodi, Calif., helps provide the aerial firepow More

Sgt. Jason Van Zile, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 airframe mechanic and a native of Milwaukee, Wis., applies a fresh coat of paint on one of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers in the squadron hangar at Kandahar Airf More

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, the combat camera operations chief for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is promoted to his current rank at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Nov. 1. "All the hard work that I have put More

Cpl. Naharen Shaba is an aviation supply specialist with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40, currently deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Shaba is a native of Detroit, Mich.

Lance Cpl. Jamie Valdez is a field wireman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Valdez is a native of Canyon Lake, Calif.