MCAS New River News

Col. Gregory H. Kitchens, officer in charge and marksmanship training unit and shooting for Marine Corps Forces Reserve Division Team, checks his time before firing the National Match M16A4 service rifle with iron sights at the 200-yard line during the individual rifle portion of the 2014 Marine Corps Championships from April 14-16 aboard the Weapons Training Battalion ranges at Stone Bay. Kitchens is one of 84 competitors, and they competed in three different categories. The individual rifle match, the individual pistol match and the team rifle and pistol match. The individual rifle match and team match are shot from the 200-yard line, 300-yard line and 600-yard line. The match rifle weighs approximately 17 pounds, with a stainless steel barrel with both weighted hand guards and butt stock. During competition marksmanship, competitors are supplied with unique shooting jackets and non-slip leather rifle slings that provide additional stability, and long-distance scouting scopes to sight shots at distances more than 600 yards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released) - Col. Gregory H. Kitchens, officer in charge and marksmanship training unit and shooting for Marine Corps Forces Reserve Division Team, checks his time before firing the National Match M16A4 service rifle with iron sights at the 200-yard line during the individual rifle portion of the 2014 Marine Corps Championships from April 14-16 aboard the Weapons Training Battalion ranges at Stone Bay. Kitchens is one of 84 competitors, and they competed in three different categories. The individual rifle match, the individual pistol match and the team rifle and pistol match. The individual rifle match and team match are shot from the 200-yard line, 300-yard line and 600-yard line. The match rifle weighs approximately 17 pounds, with a stainless steel barrel with both weighted hand guards and butt stock. During competition marksmanship, competitors are supplied with unique shooting jackets and non-slip leather rifle slings that provide additional stability, and long-distance scouting scopes to sight shots at distances more than 600 yards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Allen Jr. salutes during the national anthem during the Marine Corps Air Station New River's relief and appointment and retirement ceremony held aboard MCAS New River, N.C., April 11. Allen relinquished his post as the air station sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. William H. Oldenburg. During the ceremony, noncommissioned officers held key billets during the ceremony and marched with the noncommissioned officer sword. Sgt. Maj. Allen’s son, Sgt. Robert A. Allen III, a motor transportation specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, was the commander of troops for the ceremony. - Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Allen Jr. salutes during the national anthem during the Marine Corps Air Station New River's relief and appointment and retirement ceremony held aboard MCAS New River, N.C., April 11. Allen relinquished his post as the air station sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. William H. Oldenburg. During the ceremony, noncommissioned officers held key billets during the ceremony and marched with the noncommissioned officer sword. Sgt. Maj. Allen’s son, Sgt. Robert A. Allen III, a motor transportation specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, was the commander of troops for the ceremony.

Col. Timothy M. Salmon, Marine Corps Air Station New River commanding officer, presents Bernice Rogers, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society volunteer, with her award at the Officers Club aboard the air station, April 7. Rogers had approximately 300 hours of volunteer time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy J. Orozco/Released) - Col. Timothy M. Salmon, Marine Corps Air Station New River commanding officer, presents Bernice Rogers, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society volunteer, with her award at the Officers Club aboard the air station, April 7. Rogers had approximately 300 hours of volunteer time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy J. Orozco/Released)

Spouses from Marine Aircraft Group 26 and Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 learn how to march in the parking lot of AS-211 during an In Their Boots event aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 5. Former drill instructors from the squadrons assisted in helping the spouses drill during In Their Boots. - Spouses from Marine Aircraft Group 26 and Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 learn how to march in the parking lot of AS-211 during an In Their Boots event aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 5. Former drill instructors from the squadrons assisted in helping the spouses drill during In Their Boots.

U.S. Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, Naval Dental Center, 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N. C., visit Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. to learn about the aircraft at Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 as part of their Fleet Marine Force Training, Feb. 27. During the training, the sailors experienced a flight on a CH-53E Super Stallion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. S. N. Dyess/Released) - U.S. Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, Naval Dental Center, 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N. C., visit Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. to learn about the aircraft at Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 as part of their Fleet Marine Force Training, Feb. 27. During the training, the sailors experienced a flight on a CH-53E Super Stallion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. S. N. Dyess/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Wayne L. Allen posts for relief by Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Wells as the new sergeant major of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 during a relief and appointment ceremony held in the squadron's hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Feb. 27, 2014. - Sgt. Maj. Wayne L. Allen posts for relief by Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Wells as the new sergeant major of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 during a relief and appointment ceremony held in the squadron's hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Feb. 27, 2014.

Local military leaders, including Col. Timothy M. Salmon, Marine Corps Air Station New River commanding officer, and Col. James W. Clark, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune deputy commander, along with local government leaders including Jacksonville, N.C. mayor Sammy Phillips, held the 19th annual State of the Community Breakfast at the air station officers' club, Feb. 25, to speak about issues and developments regarding the local community. - Local military leaders, including Col. Timothy M. Salmon, Marine Corps Air Station New River commanding officer, and Col. James W. Clark, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune deputy commander, along with local government leaders including Jacksonville, N.C. mayor Sammy Phillips, held the 19th annual State of the Community Breakfast at the air station officers' club, Feb. 25, to speak about issues and developments regarding the local community.

Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River filter into the chapel for the third annual Vivian A. Holmes Female Marine Symposium, Feb. 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona/Released.) - Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River filter into the chapel for the third annual Vivian A. Holmes Female Marine Symposium, Feb. 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona/Released.)

Approximately 120 Marines from the royal Netherland Marine Corps stationed on the island of Aruba visited Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14, to conduct fast-rope operations and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River provided the helicopter support for the training exercise. - Approximately 120 Marines from the royal Netherland Marine Corps stationed on the island of Aruba visited Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14, to conduct fast-rope operations and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River provided the helicopter support for the training exercise.

Sgt. Maj. Lynnette C. Marr-Gaye relieves Sgt. Maj. Marion L. Hammerschmidt Jr., as the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 sergeant major in a ceremony at the squadron's hangar, Feb. 13. - Sgt. Maj. Lynnette C. Marr-Gaye relieves Sgt. Maj. Marion L. Hammerschmidt Jr., as the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 sergeant major in a ceremony at the squadron's hangar, Feb. 13.