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CHERRY POINT, N.C. - More than 25 military spouses of Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 spent the day racing, shooting and flying in a squadron event designed to bridge the communication gap that commonly occurs between military and civilian couples.
The spouses were separated into five groups and sent to six different stations throughout Cherry Point. They flew the KC-130J Hercules simulator, spent some time in the dark with military issue AN/AVS-9 night vision goggles, raced through an inflatable obstacle course, learned self defense with Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors, shot some bad guys at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer and ended the day at the air traffic control tower.
“This has definitely helped me figure out what my husband is talking about now,” said McKenzie Apodaca. “Today has really put me in touch with my warrior spirit.”
Courtney Thorud, the squadron family readiness officer, said that VMGR-252 tries to hold a family or unit day every month but usually only has a Jane Wayne only once a year.
“We really have a dynamic squadron with constant deployments,” said Thorud. “In the past two years we’ve only had one three-week period where everyone was home from deployments.”
| Date Taken: | 06.01.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.01.2012 10:25 |
| Story ID: | 89290 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | BELTON, MISSOURI, US |
| Hometown: | DAYTON, OHIO, US |
| Hometown: | FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, US |
| Hometown: | HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, US |
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