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Helping Marines choose their path: Career Planner of the Year

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. (Photo by Pfc. Christopher Johns)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., (February 07, 2012) -- Out of 62 career planners in the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, only one earned the distinction Career Planner of the Year.
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Tuition assistance picks up scuba tab

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. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., (February 06, 2012) -- Some people think of scuba diving as a career, many as just a leisure activity. Regardless of the reason to scuba dive though, it requires certification.
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Nearest gas station: 18,000 feet

A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 practices aerial refueling in an F/A-18 above the Pacific Ocean Jan. 25. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 KC-130J pumped 10,000 pounds of fuel into two F/A-18s for aerial refueling training. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., (January 27, 2012) -- Flying at an airspeed of 230 knots and an altitude of 18,000 feet, a KC-130J pumps 10,000 pounds of fuel for two F/A-18 Hornets off the coast of San Diego, Jan. 25.
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