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3Rd MAW Welcomes New Sergeant Major Vol. 13 No. 33 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. August 19, 2011 3rd MAW welcomes new sergeant major Compiled by Depot San Diego, he attended rifleman ders to Drill Instructor School, MCRD San Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, in 1992 The Flight Jacket Staff infantry training aboard Marine Corps Base Diego. Upon completion of this tour in Au- and 1993. Camp Pendleton, Calif. gust 1990, Gallagher was assigned to 3rd During the summers of 1994 and 1995, Sgt. Maj. Don W. Gallagher relin- He received orders in August to Marine Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, aboard Gallagher was assigned to Officer Candidate quished his post as the 3rd Marine Aircraft Barracks Yokosuka, Japan, and served Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay. School in Quantico, Va., where he trained Wing sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Anthony aboard Atsugi Naval Air Station, Japan. In He deployed to Saudi Arabia during the candidates. He was sent to 1st Battalion, 5th A. Spadaro during a relief and appointment January 1984, he returned to the states with Gulf War and participated in Operations Marine Regiment for duty in 1996 during ceremony on the flight line here today. orders to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Desert Shield and Desert Storm. which he deployed with the 31st MEU and Gallagher enlisted in the Marine Corps Division and completed a West Pacific Gallagher deployed twice with the conducted operations in the Western Pacific. on March 3, 1980. Upon graduating from deployment. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit In August 1987, Gallagher received or- Operations Capable), Marine Corps Base GO TO SERGEANT MAJOR, PAGE 3 Flight line fire fighters ‘snatch-and-grab’ ‘Pale Horse’ Marine makes critical discovery Cpl. Lisa M. Tourtelot get the disabled pilot out of his aircraft and COMBAT CORRESPONDENT in an ambulance as quickly and safely as possible. “We didnʼt know what the emergency Now an ARFF crewman aboard MCAS was at the time,” said Sgt. Eric Brazfield, Miramar, Brazfield, as well as the rest of the an aircraft rescue and fire fighting crew- MCAS Miramar fire station, 3rd and 4th man here and a San Bernadino, Calif., na- Marine Aircraft Wing ARFF Marines, train tive. Brazfield was a young ARFF crewman daily to respond to any emergency that may when he responded to an emergency aboard occur on the flight line. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. The ARFF Marines gathered to rehearse “[The pilot] veered off the taxi way and platform rescues on Aug. 15, much like the into the dirt,” said Brazfield. “We pulled off one Brazfield assisted with aboard MCAS his mask and blood came pouring out. His Beaufort. sinuses had burst.” The Marines practiced responding to a Brazfield and his crew had to perform a platform rescue, or “snatch-and-grab,” to GO TO ARFF, PAGE 3 Courtesy Photo Sgt. Mario Monarrez, an MV-22B Osprey mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal here Aug. 5. Monarrez discovered a defective piece of equipment on the squadron’s first Osprey and was the first Marine to find the Cpl. Lisa M. Tourtelot defective piece in Osprey history. The piece had never before been noted for inspection, and is An aircraft rescue and fire fighting crewman extinguishes a simulated fire on a training aircraft now inspected at the manufacturing level before it’s released to the fleet. Monarrez’s vigilance here Aug. 15. The crewmen, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar fire station, 3rd and 4th earned him Marine Safety Professional of the Quarter and he helped the VMM-561 “Pale Horses” Marine Aircraft Wing ARFF, spent the afternoon rehearsing platform rescues, in which the earn Unit Safety Professional of the Quarter. crew must first control a fire, then pull a mock pilot from the cockpit of the aircraft. CHARGERS SHOW THEIR MILITARY FALCONS DOMINATE FIRST REACH US MCAS Miramar APPRECIATION GAME OF SEASON Spectators watched as Marines and sailors The Miramar “Falcons” won their Website unfurled an American flag, the 3rd MAW first game of the season against 9th Band performed patriotic music and two Communication Battalion “Knights.” www.miramar.usmc.mil F/A-18 Hornets flew over Qualcomm Sta- For more photos, see page 5. EDITORIAL dium. For more photos, see pages 6 & 7. (858)-577-6000 COMMENTARY The SBD Dauntless dive bomber was used by the Marine Religious Services Corps, Navy and Army primarily during World War The Chaplainʼs Office, II. Dive bombers located in Building 5632 were used to on Bauer Road, coordi- bomb enemy ships or bridges while nates regularly scheduled virtually ‘diving’ at services. For the location a vertical angle and meeting schedules of for more accurate aiming. (Courtesy religious activities, call Photo) (858)-577-1333, or visit www.miramar.usmc.mil. Sunday: 9 a.m. Protestant Maj. Gen. Worship Service Thomas L. Conant Commanding General 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 9:30 a.m. Protestant The SBD Dauntless Childrenʼs Worship dive bomber was used by the 11 a.m. Marine Corps from 1940 until 1944. Roman Catholic Mass The aircraft was replaced by the Religious Education/Sunday: SB2C Helldiver. 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Eventually dive bombers became Catholic CCD Children K-12 obsolete because better technology 10 a.m. Protestant allowed pilots to fire from safer Adult Bible Study distances with greater accuracy. Weekday Worship Service: Col. Frank A. Richie (Courtesty Photo) Mon. – Fri. 11:30 a.m. Commanding Officer Catholic Mass MCAS Miramar Mon. 6:30 p.m. Contemporary Maj. Carl Redding Praise and Worship Service Public Affairs Director Wed. 7 p.m. Baptist Service Gunnery Sgt. Steven Williams Public Affairs Chief Douglas Dauntless ‘dives’ through air Study Groups: Sgt. Justin M. Martinez Cpl. Alexandra M. Vazquez more than 41 feet and a length greater than 31 feet. It Mon. 7 p.m. Internal Information Chief COMBAT CORRESPONDENT could exceed 250 mph. Night Bible Study, The aircraft saw its first major action during the Classroom in the Chapel area Sgt. Deanne Hurla Plunging your aircraft at a vertical angle to bomb Battle of the Coral Sea. It went on to participate in Editor a bridge accurately isnʼt a typical tactic in todayʼs various strikes on Japanese installations in the Gilbert modern warfare. However, in the militaryʼs early Islands, Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Wake Island Tues. 6 a.m. Cpl. Alexandra M. Vazquez aviation years, it was common place. One aircraft and Marcus Island. Morning Prayer Service Layout and Design Specialist specifically designed for this was the SBD Dauntless The dive bombers also contributed to the Battle and Study Group The Flight Jacket is published every Friday. dive bomber. of Midway, Guadalcanal Campaign and Operation This newspaper is an authorized publication for the The Dauntless was an upgraded version of a two- Torch. In 1944, the Dauntless saw its last major ac- Islamic Worship Service: military services, contents of the Flight Jacket are not neces- seat monoplane called the Northrop BT dive bomber. tion in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. sarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. govern- Fri. at noon. ment, the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy When Douglas company first flew the plane on April Some Marine squadrons continued using the or U.S. Marine Corps. It is for informational purposes only Located in the Chapel or visit and in no way should be considered directive in nature. 25, 1938, it was designated the XBT-2. The company Dauntless until the end of the war, but the aircraft was The editorial content is edited, prepared and provided later changed the designation to the Douglas SBD-1 eventually replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. www.icsd.org by the Public Affairs Office. Comments or questions should be directed to 858-577-6000. in 1939. Dive bombers became obsolete following World The Marine Corps received Dauntless dive bomb- War II due to improved technology that allowed pi- Jewish: ers in 1940. The dive bomber had a wing span of lots to fire from safer distances with greater accuracy. Jewish Outreach at (858) - 571 - 3444 www.jewishinsandiego.org www.miramar.usmc.mil August 19, 2011 Flight Jacket Page 2 NEWS SERGEANT MAJOR, Province, Iraq. After returning in 2009, he MCRD Parris Island, S.C., he reported to with the regiment. posted as the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing the Marine Artillery Detachment at Fort He served as a drill instructor at MCRD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sergeant major. Sill, Okla., for training as an artillery fire San Diego in April 1997 where he com- Gallagherʼs personal awards include direction controlman. pleted seven recruit training cycles until he In June 2001, Gallagher returned to the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service He received orders to Marine Corps was assigned as a Drill Instructor School MCRD San Diego where he was selected Medal with gold star, Navy and Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine staff member in July 1999. for sergeant major in 2003. Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Palms, Calif., for duty with 5th Battalion, In August 2001, he transferred to 3rd He then reported to and served as the “V” and gold star, Navy and Marine Corps 11th Marine Regiment. Marine Division and was assigned to 1st sergeant major for Marine Tactical Air Achievement Medal with gold star and the In February 1987, Spadaro was as- Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, which Command Squadron 38 where he deployed Combat Action Ribbon. signed to Naval Air Station North Island, participated in the Unit Deployment to Al Asad Air Base in Al Anbar Province, Gallagher relinquishes command to Coronado, San Diego, for training as an Program with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Iraq, for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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