Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-02-08 11:02:00 Sgt. Jessica N. Kruppa, a weather forecaster with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a Clover, S.C., native, uses the Pilot to Metro Service communication device to contact the air traffic control tower aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 8. The PMSV device allows pilots and crews to contact meteorology and oceanography analyst forecasters while in flight in the event of weather pattern shifts.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-02-08 11:00:00 Lance Cpl. Roslyn E. Norman, a weather forecaster with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a Mohave Valley, Ariz., native, analyzes weather patterns throughout California in preparation for a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 8. TAFs provide a 24-hour weather pattern analysis to squadrons throughout 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. METOC Marines analyze various weather conditions, ranging from temperature to wind patterns, to prevent aircraft safety hazards during flight.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-01-19 10:18:00 Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, walks with Marines and other dignitaries to an MV-22B Osprey for Azuma’s first flight, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited the air station to learn more about the aircraft before 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Okinawa, Japan, receives its first Osprey.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-01-19 10:21:00 Marines and Japanese dignitaries escort Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan to an MV-22B Osprey for Azuma’s first flight, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited the air station to learn more about the aircraft before 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Okinawa, Japan, receives its first Osprey.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-01-19 10:22:00 Staff Sgt. Jacob E. Merrell, an MV-22B crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 and a Sisters, Ore., native, aides Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, and other dignitaries aboard an MV-22B Osprey for Azuma’s first flight, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited the air station to learn more about the aircraft before 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Okinawa, Japan, receives its first Osprey.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-01-24 10:45:00 Roghan, a Labrador with Canine Companions for Independence, practices delivering items aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 24. Select prisoners at the brig receive an opportunity to raise puppies for CCI, which provides service dogs for wounded combat veterans
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-01-19 10:59:00 Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, and other dignitaries exit an MV-22B Osprey for Azuma’s first flight, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited the air station to learn more about the aircraft before 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Okinawa, Japan, receives its first Osprey.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-01-24 10:34:00 Roghan, a Labrador with Canine Companions for Independence, is tempted to play with a ball during distraction training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 24. Select prisoners at the brig receive an opportunity to raise puppies for CCI, which provides service dogs for wounded combat veterans.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-01-24 10:16:00 Poet and Roghan, both puppies with Canine Companions for Independence, practice distraction training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 24. Prisoners at the Naval Consolidated Brig train puppies for CCI as future service dogs.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2012-01-19 10:59:00 Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, and other dignitaries exit an MV-22B Osprey for Azuma’s first flight, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited the air station to learn more about the aircraft before 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Okinawa, Japan, receives its first Osprey.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-01-24 10:09:00 Roghan, a Labrador with Canine Companions for Independence, restrains from eating dog treats during distraction training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 24. Prisoners at the Naval Consolidated Brig train puppies for CCI as future service dogs.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:59:00 Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 use each other to perform sled training drills aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. The combat conditioning program these Marines used involved a variety of different exercises using nothing but human body weight.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:56:00 Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 perform lunges aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. The combat conditioning the sergeant major held consisted of upper and lower body workouts and core workouts.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:50:00 Sgt. Maj. Jean-Paul Courville, the squadron sergeant major with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, explains the next exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. Every Marine in the squadron is eligible to go to the combat conditioning exercises every Friday with the squadron sergeant major.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:38:00 Sgt. Maj. Jean-Paul Courville, the squadron sergeant major with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, demonstrates plyometric push-ups aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. Every Friday ten sergeants from MALS-16 perform combat conditioning with Courville. The MALS-16 Marines received Professional Military Education sessions on leadership and mentoring as well.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:25:00 Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 perform push-ups aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. Marines in groups of three took turns resting and spotting for Marines doing push-ups for a combat conditioning with Sgt. Maj. Jean-Paul Courville, the squadron sergeant major.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-01-20 08:01:00 A Marine with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 performs pull-ups to warm up before physical training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 20. Ten sergeants with MALS-16 took part in a weekly PT session with Sgt. Maj. Jean-Paul Courville, the squadron sergeant major. The Marines performed various exercises that focused on the core, upper and lower body.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-03 10:32:00 Sgt. Jacob Pridgeon, a range safety officer with Marksmanship Training Unit and a Clearwater, Minn., native, instructs Gunnery Sgt. Peter Hernandez, an aviation supply warehouse chief with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and an El Centro, Calif., native, proper speed reloading techniques for the pistol aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 2. Pridgeon enjoys helping others by providing knowledge in the skills he is certified to teach. Pridgeon dedicates his time to teaching fellow Marines martial arts, rifle and pistol techniques and scuba diving.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-03 10:25:00 Sgt. Jacob Pridgeon, far right, a range safety officer with Marksmanship Training Unit and a Clearwater, Minn., native, walks the firing line at the Hathcock Range during pistol snap-in aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 2. Pridgeon enjoys helping others by providing knowledge in the skills he is certified to teach. Pridgeon dedicates his time to teaching fellow Marines martial arts, rifle and pistol techniques and scuba diving.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-02 10:38:00 Sgt. Jacob Pridgeon, a range safety officer with Marksmanship Training Unit and a Clearwater, Minn., native, calls commands from the pistol tower to shooters snapping in on the line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 2. Pridgeon enjoys helping others by providing knowledge in the skills he is certified to teach. Pridgeon dedicates his time to teaching fellow Marines martial arts, rifle and pistol techniques and scuba diving.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-02-03 14:16:00 Maj. Gen. Andrew W. O’Donnell, Jr., left, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, right, the sergeant major for 3rd MAW, present Sgt. Molly A. Howe, center, a career planner with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 and a Gilroy, Calif., native, the Career Planner of the Year award aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Feb. 3. Howe accomplished 124 percent of her overall re-enlistment mission. She completed 100 percent of her interviews and her Commanding General’s Inspection was outstanding.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-04 09:50:00 Students with the North County Scuba Center prepare to enter the Pacific Ocean for an underwater scuba class at La Jolla Shores Feb. 4. Marines can use tuition assistance to help pay for scuba diving certifications with the North County Scuba Center.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2012-02-03 13:55:00 Career planner of the Year Sgt. Molly A. Howe, center, a career planner with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 and a Gilroy, Calif., native, speaks with senior ranking Marines at the Officer’s Club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Feb. 3. Career planners met at the Officer’s Club for a ceremony awarding Marines for their dedication to mission accomplishment.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-04 09:49:00 A student diver with North County Scuba Center prepares to enter the Pacific Ocean for a class at La Jolla Shores Feb. 4. Marines can use tuition assistance to help pay for scuba diving certifications with the North County Scuba Center
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-03 21:27:00 Marines enrolled in scuba diving classes with North County Scuba Center practice ascent skills and air sharing at the Pacific Athletic Club Feb. 4. Marines can use tuition assistance to get scuba diving certified. North County Scuba Center collaborates with Mira Costa College to offer Marines a chance to receive different levels of diving certifications.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-03 09:17:00 Cpl. Doug Burkhart, an Arabic linguist with 1st Radio Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and a Porterville, Calif., native, practices ascent skills at the Pacific Athletic Club Feb. 4. Marines can use tuition assistance to help pay for scuba diving certifications with the North County Scuba Center
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2012-02-03 09:02:00 Lance Cpl. Kasey Goulet, an avionics electrician technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, practices ascent skills at the Pacific Athletic Club Feb. 4. Marines can use tuition assistance to get scuba diving certified. North County Scuba Center collaborates with Mira Costa College to offer Marines a chance to receive different levels of diving certifications.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-12-13 08:49:00 The Miramar Falcons football team presents Col. Frank A. Richie, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, with the Best of the West championship trophy aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Dec. 13. The Miramar Falcons defeated the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Headquarters Battalion Bulldawgs, 34-15, Dec. 10. This victory marks the Falcons first championship win after three prior attempts in the Best of the West football competition.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot
Date: 2011-12-08 12:08:00 The Marines and sailors of 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) bring the aviation combat element compound to life aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 8. The 3d MAW (Fwd) personnel are participating in their mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) before deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this winter. At the MRX, Marines and sailors must respond to scenarios they may face while deployed to Afghanistan, such as aircraft mishaps or attacks on 3d MAW (Fwd) convoys.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2010-11-16 13:28:00 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Bennis Branch, left, head coach of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcon’s football team presents Maj. Gen. Andrew W. O’Donnell Jr., right, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, with a team photo and the 2011 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Football League Championship Trophy aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Dec. 2. O’Donnell congratulated the Falcons on their continued success throughout the season and wished them luck in the upcoming Best of the West championship game against the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Headquarters Battalion football team on Dec. 10.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-12-02 13:28:00 Maj. Gen. Andrew W. O’Donnell Jr., right, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the 2011, is presented the 2011 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Football League Championship Trophy by a member of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcon football team aboard MCAS Miramar Dec. 2. O’Donnell congratulated the Falcons on their continued success throughout the season and wished them luck in the upcoming Best of the West championship game against the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Headquarters Battalion football team on Dec. 10.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2006-12-23 00:00:00 SAN JOSE ADENTRO, Santiago – 1st Lt. Jose Quezada, bottom left, then a staff sergeant., an air support control officer with Marine Air Support Squadron 3 and a Santiago, Dominican Republic, native, poses with children from the Dominican Republic, after distributing toys Dec. 23, 2006. The Quezada family approved several schools’ sponsorship for this upcoming holiday season.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2008-12-21 00:00:00 SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic – 1st Lt. Jose Quezada, left, an air support control officer with Marine Air Support Squadron 3 and a Santiago, Dominican Republic, native, watches as employees of a toy store in Santiago, Dominican Republic, bag newly purchased toys Dec. 21, 2008. The Quezada family purchased several hundred toys to be distributed to various school of the Dominican Republic.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2008-12-21 00:00:00 SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic – Nilda Quezada, left, 1st Lt. Jose Quezada, middle, and Jose Grullon, right, review a toy list at El Mundo De Juguetes after filling the first of many carts with toys in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Dec. 21, 2008. Each list is broken down by grade and gender.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Rebecca Eller
Date: 2011-11-30 16:28:00 Lt. Col. Joseph Levreault, commanding officer of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 and a South Hadley, Mass., native, celebrates after a traditional “wet down” following the unit’s last flight of the CH-46E Sea Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 30. HMM-163 is scheduled to re-designate as a Marine medium tiltrotor squadron with MV-22B Ospreys Dec. 2.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2011-11-30 09:40:00 Col. Frank A. Richie, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., presents an award for more than 40 years of civil service with the Marine Corps to Mary Knotts, an administration assistant with Marine Corps Community Services aboard Miramar Nov. 30.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Pfc. Christopher D. Johns
Date: 2011-11-30 09:39:00 Col. Frank A. Richie, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., presents an award for more than 40 years of civil service with the Marine Corps to Bob Stopp, the air station’s athletic director, aboard Miramar Nov. 30.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-09 07:59:00 Luke Boyd, a safety with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons, intercepts a pass at Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 8. The Falcons shut out the 1st Maintenance Battalion Outlaws as they advance to the second round of the divisional playoffs.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-09 07:48:00 The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons battle for position with players from the 1st Maintenance Battalion Outlaws during a playoff game at Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 8. The Falcons will advance to the second round of the divisional playoffs after shutting out the Outlaws 16-0.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-09 07:11:00 The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons scramble for a loose ball during a playoff game at Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 8. The Falcons shut out the 1st Maintenance Battalion Outlaws 16-0 for their first round of the divisional playoffs.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-09 07:00:00 Cameron Harris, a wide receiver with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons, reaches out for a fingertip catch at Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 8. The Falcons shut out the 1st Maintenance Battalion Outlaws 16-0 for their first round divisional playoff game.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-09 06:57:00 Cameron Harris, a wide receiver with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons, dives through defenders of the 1st Maintenance Battalion Outlaws at Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 8. The Falcons shut out the Outlaws 16-0 for their first round divisional playoff game.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-11-08 23:12:00 Col. Frank A. Richie, center, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, cuts the first slice of Marine Corps birthday cake as the air station and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing celebrated the Marine Corps’ 236th birthday aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Nov. 9. According to tradition, the guest of honor takes the first slice, then the oldest Marine present shares a slice with the youngest Marine present. The Marine Corps has celebrated its “birthday” since its inception on Nov. 10, 1775.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-11-03 04:44:00 A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 circles above Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before flying over a Marine Air-Ground Task Force assault zone during the filming of the newest Marine Corps Recruiting Command commercial Nov. 3. Photographers shot aerial photographs of the ground assault from the interior of two Super Stallions to ensure the point of view of every Marine was captured for the commercial. “Sounds of Chaos” is the title of the 2012 commercial.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-11-03 04:11:00 Marines demonstrate a Marine Air-Ground Task Force assault aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., during the filming of the newest Marine Corps recruitment commercial Nov. 3. Marine Corps Recruiting Command used five squadrons from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to show the point of view of each Marine who would take part in a MAGTF assault. “Sounds of Chaos” is the title of the 2012 commercial.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-11-03 02:12:00 Collin Chappelle, a photographer with Jason Maris Photography and hired by Marine Corps Recruiting Command, takes aerial photographs of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force assault zone from the back ramp of a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 3. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 sent two CH-53E Super Stallions to fly over during a ground assault for the filming of the 2012 Marine Corps Recruiting Command commercial entitled “Sounds of Chaos.”
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Erica DiSalvo
Date: 2011-11-03 02:08:00 Collin Chappelle, left, a photographer with Jason Maris Photography and hired by Marine Corps Recruiting Command, photographs Cpl. Benjamin H. Cockrel, center, a maintenance crew member with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and an Ottawa, Ill., native, and Cpl. Justin R. Walker, right, a crew chief with HMH-361 and a York, Pa., native, during the filming of a Marine Corps recruitment commercial aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 3. The squadron sent two CH-53E Super Stallions to fly over a Marine Air-Ground Task Force assault zone for the filming of the 2012 Marine Corps Recruiting Command commercial entitled “Sounds of Chaos.”
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-04 22:28:00 Lance Cpl. Joseph Mlinko, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force planner with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and a San Diego native, tests a driving simulator for the Distracted Driving event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 4. The simulator required participants to reply to texts from the simulator’s phone while driving.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-04 22:28:00 A participant tests a text-while-driving simulator at the Distracted Driving event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 4. The event showed a graphic video of the consequences of driving while texting and a static display of a coffin to show a possible outcome of distracted driving.
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Byline: Lance Cpl. Kevin Crist
Date: 2011-11-04 22:27:00 Lance Cpl. Joseph Mlinko, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force planner with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and a San Diego native, tests a driving simulator for the Distracted Driving event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 4. The simulator required participants to reply to texts from the simulator’s phone while driving. |