VMFA-242 PILOTS FROM OKINAWA ESCAPE, EVADE ENEMIES DURING PILOT DOWN TRAINING
December 19, 2008
December 19, 2008
OKINAWA, Japan, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story:
By Lance Cpl. Tyler James Hlavac
III MEF
Armed with little more than a radio and a signaling mirror, pilots 1st Lt. Jesse Rangel and Navy Lt. Rod Miranda successfully evaded enemy forces while navigating through two kilometers of thick jungle during a 'pilot down' training scenario here Dec. 10.
The 'pilot down' scenario was part of th . . .
By Lance Cpl. Tyler James Hlavac
III MEF
Armed with little more than a radio and a signaling mirror, pilots 1st Lt. Jesse Rangel and Navy Lt. Rod Miranda successfully evaded enemy forces while navigating through two kilometers of thick jungle during a 'pilot down' training scenario here Dec. 10.
The 'pilot down' scenario was part of th . . .