U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, H&HS, MCAS Miramar, conduct a simulated security breach exercise at MCAS Miramar, California, Aug. 8, 2026. The exercise tested the EOD team's ability to assess threats, coordinate with installation security personnel and respond to a potential explosive hazard while maintaining base security and readiness.  (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur S. Oles IV concluded 22 years of honorable service in the Marine Corps during his retirement ceremony on the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar flightline on May 8, 2026. The crowd of Marines who gathered to bid farewell and congratulate him was a testament not just to his decorated career, but to the personal impact he had on each of them. While a decorated aviator, it was his leadership, rooted in his philosophy of "leading with love," that left an indelible mark on the Marine Corps.
Preceded by generations of service members, it was no surprise that Lt. Col. Oles was drawn to swear the oath and don the nation’s cloth. Through his great-grandfather’s service as an...
