Lt. Col. Thomas Ready (left), commanding officer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Maj. Kevin Szepe (center), operations officer of VMFA-112 , and Col. Tray Ardese (right), commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 41, were presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence Award for Marine Corps Reserve Aviation Safety Oct. 20, 2014, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. VMFA-112’s focus on mission safety resulted in zero mishaps during fiscal year 2013. - Lt. Col. Thomas Ready (left), commanding officer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Maj. Kevin Szepe (center), operations officer of VMFA-112 , and Col. Tray Ardese (right), commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 41, were presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence Award for Marine Corps Reserve Aviation Safety Oct. 20, 2014, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. VMFA-112’s focus on mission safety resulted in zero mishaps during fiscal year 2013.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX LAKEHURST, N.J.—Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 load a CH-53E Super Stallion onto a C-5 Galaxy May 30, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Nearly half of HMH-772 departed the joint base May 30-31, 2013, for a six-month deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. The C-5 and its crew are assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX LAKEHURST, N.J.—Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 load a CH-53E Super Stallion onto a C-5 Galaxy May 30, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Nearly half of HMH-772 departed the joint base May 30-31, 2013, for a six-month deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. The C-5 and its crew are assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

VMFA-112, known as the 'Cowboys,' is equipped with 12 F/A-18A+ Hornets. In 2004, the Cowboys were the first reserve squadron to deploy to the Western Pacific since the Korean War. Since then, the squadron has been active in exercises in Norway and Great Britain. - VMFA-112, known as the 'Cowboys,' is equipped with 12 F/A-18A+ Hornets. In 2004, the Cowboys were the first reserve squadron to deploy to the Western Pacific since the Korean War. Since then, the squadron has been active in exercises in Norway and Great Britain.