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• MAG-13 makes history: 1,600 mile HF shot August 21, 2018
  Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 13 effectively communicated with air station assets throughout southern California utilizing organic equipment from exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counter Land Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., August 16.
  Sgt. David Bickel
• One of the last living WWII Marine fighter pilots August 16, 2018
  Sam Folsom, born July 24, 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts, was one of the first echelon of 17 Marine fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 121 tasked with defending Guadalcanal. He is also one of the last living Marine Corps WWII combat pilot.
  Pfc. Ryan Persinger
• Minds behind the flight: MAG-13 mechanics support Northern Lightning August 15, 2018
  Marines from units across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing provided assets and personnel during Northern Lightning 18-2, a joint training exercise at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis. Aug. 13-24.
  Sgt. David Bickel
• Dark horse in the Mountains August 15, 2018
  As the Marines Corps Hymn boasts, Marines must be prepared to operate in any clime and place whether
  Cpl. Adam Dublinske
• A century of solidarity: Celebrating 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps August 14, 2018
  On August 13, 1918, Pvt. Opha May Johnson became the first in a line of just over 300 women to join the United States Marine Corps. Today, exactly 100 years later, women are continuing that legacy, helping the Marine Corps progress in leaps and bounds.
  Sgt. Justin Huffty