MCAS New River News

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Miller, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 UH-1Y Huey crew chief, mans the GAU-17 minigun, Nov. 28. The minigun is a six-barrel electrically-operated machine gun that has a firing rate of 2,000-4,000 rounds per minute and is mounted on vehicles, helicopters and boats. - Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Miller, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 UH-1Y Huey crew chief, mans the GAU-17 minigun, Nov. 28. The minigun is a six-barrel electrically-operated machine gun that has a firing rate of 2,000-4,000 rounds per minute and is mounted on vehicles, helicopters and boats.

Marine Aircraft Group 26 went for a motivational run around Marine Corps Air Station New River, Nov. 7. The run was in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday and was led by Lt. Col. Christopher C. Seymour, MAG-26 commanding officer and Sgt. Maj. Scott L. Booth, MAG-26 sergeant major. MAG-26 serves the Corps by providing ground units with aviation support. - Marine Aircraft Group 26 went for a motivational run around Marine Corps Air Station New River, Nov. 7. The run was in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday and was led by Lt. Col. Christopher C. Seymour, MAG-26 commanding officer and Sgt. Maj. Scott L. Booth, MAG-26 sergeant major. MAG-26 serves the Corps by providing ground units with aviation support.

Yirak Seth, Marine Corps Air Station New River Blues' right midfielder, plays a long pass during the Blues' double-overtime loss to Navy Hospital which ended 3-2, Nov. 14. - Yirak Seth, Marine Corps Air Station New River Blues' right midfielder, plays a long pass during the Blues' double-overtime loss to Navy Hospital which ended 3-2, Nov. 14.

Daniela Lopez, zumba and fitness instructor at the fitness center aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, leads a zumba fitness class designed to show healthy alternatives to smoking during the 2012 Great American Smoke Out, Nov. 15. - Daniela Lopez, zumba and fitness instructor at the fitness center aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, leads a zumba fitness class designed to show healthy alternatives to smoking during the 2012 Great American Smoke Out, Nov. 15.

A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 scopes out the area as he prepares to land in the fabricated country of Mica, Nov. 14. VMM-263 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines conducted “Operation Sundown”, a mock training event designed to simulate a mission while deployed. - A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 scopes out the area as he prepares to land in the fabricated country of Mica, Nov. 14. VMM-263 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines conducted “Operation Sundown”, a mock training event designed to simulate a mission while deployed.