On a pure whim, I stopped by Brown Field on Sunday, March 25, 2012. I walked around the Terminal area and was about to leave when two Marine pilots walked by in flight suits. I asked them what was going on and they told me they were doing some weekend exercises at the field. It included 4 F-5's from the Snipers, 4 F/A-18's from the Sharpshooters and the Black Knights each. I then got access with two other photographers to the Flightline, and here's a few shots from the morning's shoot.
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WOW, that is really awesome...I wonder why they staged out of there, and not NAS North Island or Miramar...
Very nice surprise. Kind a like when they stage out of Long Beach. Miramar is closed late Friday and opens late Sunday I think so if they need to do trainning they have to go to other fields.
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on March 28, 2012, 09:04:13 AM
Very nice surprise. Kind a like when they stage out of Long Beach. Miramar is closed late Friday and opens late Sunday I think so if they need to do trainning they have to go to other fields.
Damon Thanks for that answer, I did not know that Miramar was quiet most weekends.
Thanks!
Doug,
how did you deal with all the new fencing at Brown Field?? I teach down by there and in between classes or at lunch I used to go by the terminal and shoot over the low fence.
I was lucky enough to make it out on to the flightline,pass the fences.