A Morning visit to MCAS Yuma.
On May 9th, the United States Marine Corps invited a select few members of the media to the Air Station for an “Open House” of the new faculties that have been built on the base for the latest Marine...
Author: Douglas Aguillard
The Allen Airways Fly In San Diego May 10-11, 2013
Now I have always been a huge fan of aviation, but more towards the planes of the second World War and after, so when I got a call on a Thursday night from a fellow Photorecon photojournalist, about covering...
Marines Training In The Old West.
While it may resemble Brawley, CA, it’s actually is the country of “Black”, and in one of the smaller towns, there is an insurgent leader who Intelligence has found out, is holed up in a certain house being protected...
USS Nimitz Deploys to the Western Pacific
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 departed Naval Air Station North Island, April 19 and will join up with San Diego based ...
USS Ronald Reagan returns to Homeport
San Diego, CA — The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to its homeport here, Thursday, March 21, after more than a year away. The ship and her 2,500 person crew departed last January and spent more...
Beginning of the End……..
Today marked another step for the decommissioning of an old warrior. The first time it took to the sky was in August of 1962, the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, has gone on to serve the United States Marines...
EXERCISE IRON FIST 2013 – Camp Pendleton
70 years ago, two military forces were facing each other during the Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and code named Operation Watchtower by Allied forces. On one side was the United States Marines and the...
Photorecon attends Red Flag 13-2
Out in the Nevada desert, just outside of Las Vegas sits Nellis Air Force base and its different live fire training areas, called the Nellis Range Complex. The Nellis Range complex is located northwest of Las Vegas and covers...
Giving back and more…Meet MSGT Shayne Meder USAF (Ret)
Everyone in San Diego County, and probably most people in Southern California, are use to seeing U.S. Navy helicopters flying back and forth across the skies. But every now and then, you spot one that looks just a little...
F-35B’s Delivered to MCAS Yuma
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 and it’s a beautiful day in Yuma, AZ. A large crowd of hundreds is gathering at MCAS Yuma, and the crowds included dignitaries such as General James Amos, the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps,...
The Medal of Honor(s) Marine F/A 18
A few weeks ago, I was photographing the U.S. Marines VMFAT-101 “The Sharp-shooters” squadron at a civilian airport outside of San Diego, when I noticed an all white F/A-18 with no markings on the plane. VMFAT-101 is a Fighter...
Miramar Air Show 2012
Every year for 3 days in October, an estimated crowd of over 700,000 make the journey to MCAS Miramar near San Diego, CA. It was no different this year, and the 2012 Miramar Air Show continued to bring smiles...
