The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band, based at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, covered two Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs at their recent Marine Corps Ball.
Video of the performance of "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" is going viral on YouTube, with more than 184,000 views so far.
The 3rd MAW Band gave some background about their mini-concert:
So this is our 3rd year doing these knock-down/drag-out ...
From Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:
First impressions are often the ones that last.
Stephanie Milroy, a family readiness program volunteer with Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303 Atlas, makes sure that initial contact with the unit is a happy and positive experience.
“I hope to help the new spouses have an easier adjustment to the Marine Corps life, which will ultimately help the Marines focus ...
The Blue Angels' 2014 schedule is a go! The first stop for the team will be the air show at Naval Air Facility El Centro in the Imperial Valley next March.
All in all, the Blue Angels are slated to perform 65 shows in 34 locations - including the Miramar Air Show in October 2014.
Sequestration prompted the cancellation of the Blue Angels' 2013 season. That was tough for the team ...
That dark smoke you see rising in the San Diego sky may look scary, but it's just the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting unit conducting training fires on the airfield until noon Saturday.
A news release from MCAS Miramar warns that "flames and smoke may be visible from nearby roadways."
However, I live all the way in North Park, and I can see the fire ...
From Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:
They may not be turning the wrench or putting fuel in the tank themselves, but Marine spouses have a mission to accomplish nonetheless. Those steadfast wives and husbands who support the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing receive well-deserved recognition for the strength and perseverance it takes to be married to the Corps.
The commanding general of 3rd MAW, Maj ...
The Miramar Air Show has been cancelled because of the government shutdown, according to a base news release:
"The shutdown of the U.S. government has necessitated this decision by the United States Marine Corps and we apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation has on our sponsors and the local San Diego Community.
Guidance from the Deputy Secretary of Defense mandates that non-excepted activities, including outreach events, are not authorized ...
In the wake of Monday's deadly shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of security on U.S. military bases around the world.
The review will consider physical security and access to military bases.
Earlier Tuesday, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus released a statement saying he had ordered a "rapid review" of security procedures at Navy and ...
An MV- 22B Osprey attached to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing out of MCAS Miramar made a hard landing near Creech Air Force Base in Nevada on August 26, according to a 3rd MAW news release. While all crew members were able to escape safely, the subsequent fire on the Osprey made the aircraft unrepairable, and a total loss costing $2 million.
Stars and Stripes reports the Marine Corps classified ...
The NCAA has cleared MCAS Miramar Marine veteran Steven Rhodes to play football for his college team. The decision reverses an earlier ruling that banned him from playing ball because of a handful of loosely organized games he took part in while stationed in San Diego.
The appeals process for an NCAA decision usually takes weeks. But the overwhelming amount of traditional and social media coverage of Rhodes' plight helped ...
Steven Rhodes served five years as an active-duty Marine at MCAS Miramar, where he played about a dozen football games with fellow Marines. Now a freshman at Middle Tennessee State University, an obscure NCAA rule is keeping Rhodes from playing for his college team.
Rhodes, 24, expressed his disappointment to The Daily News Journal:
“This is extremely frustrating. I think it’s unfair, highly unfair. I just got out of ...
MCAS Miramar commanding officer Col. John Farnam announced today the 2013 Miramar Air Show will go ahead as scheduled, despite the Pentagon's grounding of military aircraft for air shows due to sequestration cuts.
Farnam said in a video statement that the 2013 Miramar Air Show will feature static displays of aircraft, and an opportunity for the public to meet with Marines and Sailors to discuss their work:
"While the ...
The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Pilot Program gives Marines the opportunity to earn certification recognized in the private sector based on the occupational skills they learned while in the military.
The goal is to make the transition from military to civilian life a bit smoother for the troops.
Cassandra A. Coney, an Education and Career Specialist with Personal and Professional Branch, Marine and Family Programs Division, Headquarters U.S. Marine ...
The military is investigating the death of MCAS Miramar-based Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Tuttle, 19, who died July 14 at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after being medically evacuated from the USS Nimitz.
According to the Department of Defense, Tuttle was medevaced from the USS Nimitz during a scheduled port visit in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. He was taken to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center ...
There will be no military flight demonstrations at the Miramar Air Show this year. MCAS Miramar announced today the Pentagon turned down the base's request to use military planes in the show due to sequestration budget cuts.
Col. John P. Farnam, MCAS Miramar commanding officer, said in a news release:
"The DoD decision is disappointing because of the air show's long standing tradition in the San Diego community ...
MCAS Miramar Marine Maj. Robert Weingart has been named the Alfred A. Cunningham Marine Aviator of the Year for his heroic actions during the September 2012 insurgent attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
At least 20 insurgents attacked the base with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, and suicide improvised explosive device vests, according to the Department of Defense. Marine Lt. Col. Christopher Raible, 40, and Sgt. Bradley Atwell, 27, were killed ...
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