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U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The MCCRE consisted of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, high-altitude aerial refueling, aviation delivered ground refueling, and external lift exercises to ensure HMH-361's operational and combat readiness before deployment. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush) - U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The MCCRE consisted of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, high-altitude aerial refueling, aviation delivered ground refueling, and external lift exercises to ensure HMH-361's operational and combat readiness before deployment. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Powering the Mission: MCAS Miramar Microgrid Brightens the Future During Steel Knight

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is not only a bustling hub of fighter jets, helicopters, and Marines always on the alert, it is a game-changer in energy security. Its cutting-edge microgrid played a pivotal role during exercise Steel Knight 23.2, a 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviation training exercise, by providing power to the air station during a simulated blackout at the air station on Nov. 30...

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MCAS Miramar microgrid passes significant milestone in microgrid commissioning

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar conducted two successful black start tests of their microgrid, passing a significant milestone in the process of testing and commissioning the power plant and microgrid. The tests were conducted from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., beginning with the power provided from San Diego Gas and Electric being turned off requiring the microgrid to conduct a black start. During this test, the installation facilities with backup generator power utilized their backups as needed to ensure critical facilities remained operational....

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Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California is renowned as the Marine Corps’ premiere training facility. While meeting the needs of visiting units, the installation also utilizes a significant amount of resources while also dedicating to resources to conserving energy, while maintaining the training standards. - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California is renowned as the Marine Corps’ premiere training facility. While meeting the needs of visiting units, the installation also utilizes a significant amount of resources while also dedicating to resources to conserving energy, while maintaining the training standards.

Combat Center leads Corps in environmental management

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California is the largest combined arms live-fire training facility in the Marine Corps. As such, they have the responsibility of ensuring Marines remain the nation's force in readiness while simultaneously preserving the ability to train, live and work on the land entrusted to them.The

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Marine Corps launches energy saving campaign, Unit Energy Manager program

“You have the power” is the tagline for the Marine Corps’ new energy ethos campaign and Unit Energy Manager program. A MARADMIN announcing the effort was released March 9 by Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics Lt. Gen. William M. Faulkner.

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1st Lt. Catherine Nuar, left, and 1st Lt. Rachel Cline, right, have a discussion while observing an energy-efficient advanced power system after an energy efficiency briefing Feb. 26 outside the Camp Foster Theater on Okinawa. The technology provides alternative power options for energizing communications equipment, computers and other electronic equipment in an expeditionary environment. Nuar is a native of Manassas, Virginia, and logistics officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Cline is a native of Denver, Colorado and a logistics officer with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. - 1st Lt. Catherine Nuar, left, and 1st Lt. Rachel Cline, right, have a discussion while observing an energy-efficient advanced power system after an energy efficiency briefing Feb. 26 outside the Camp Foster Theater on Okinawa. The technology provides alternative power options for energizing communications equipment, computers and other electronic equipment in an expeditionary environment. Nuar is a native of Manassas, Virginia, and logistics officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Cline is a native of Denver, Colorado and a logistics officer with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF.