FOX 5 goes live from MCAS Miramar

Posted: Sep 9, 2019 / 08:02 AM PDT / Updated: Sep 9, 2019 / 11:35 AM PDT

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SAN DIEGO — FOX 5 got a behind-the-scenes look at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Monday morning, taking our show on the road and learning more about the local air base and training center.

Thank you @fox5sandiego for joining us here today aboard @MCASMiramarCA. It’s always a pleasure getting a chance to share our @USMC story with our neighbors in #SanDiego pic.twitter.com/pACIqZay7G
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) September 9, 2019

Brad Wills took a trip to the shooting range to learn more about how technology hones marksmanship and to try his hand at target practice: Heather Lake hit the obstacle course with 15 other Marines, learning from men and women how they stay strong and agile at the base:

We also got a live look at the air station’s fire department as they performed a drill, and we got to step inside the one-of-a-kind Osprey aircraft, the vehicle that sparks debate: helicopter or airplane?