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A P-19 firetruck from Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting section, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif., sprays down an F/A-18D from Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Aug. 3. Major Gen. Keith J. Stalder is piloting the "Hornet" for the last time as the commanding general of 3rdMAW. Stalder's next assignment will be as the commanding general of training and education command at Headquarters Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. Photo by Sgt. J.L. Zimmer III

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3rd MAW commanding general relinquishes reins;

5 Aug 2005 | Cpl. Jonathan K. Teslevich Marine Corps Air Station Miramar-EMS

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's commanding general will relinquish command of the unit in a ceremony today on the air station flight line.

The wing's commanding general since May 29, 2004, Maj. Gen. Keith J. Stalder will hand the reins of 3rd MAW to Maj. Gen. Samuel T. Helland.

Stalder will become the commanding general of Training and Education Command, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Va.

As the wing's commanding general, Stalder oversaw the completion of the longest deployment in the 62-year 3rd MAW history.  The command arrived at Al Asad, Iraq, in February 2004 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, deploying more than 13,000 servicemembers and more than 200 aircraft over the course of 13 months.

Under Stalder, wing Marines and aircraft saw major combat action over Fallujah and Najaf. In addition to combat operations, the wing was integral to the success of Iraq's first free election in more than 50 years, held on Jan. 30, 2005.

Soaring above the air station for the final time in a VMFA-242 F/A-18D Hornet Aug. 3, "Bat Six-Three's" impact on the wing will be long lasting according to Master Gunnery Sgt. John F. Meagher, G-1 chief, 3rd MAW.

"The man had a vision for 3rd MAW.  I wish he could stay and see his ideas come to fruition," said Meagher. "The man is a warrior, and I am thankful to have served forward in Iraq with him."

Arriving from duty as the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Helland began his military career by enlisting in the Army in 1968. He served for three years with Army Special Forces, leaving after a combat tour of duty in Vietnam. Helland graduated from Marine Officer Candidates School in 1973, and was designated a Naval aviator in 1974 before serving as a qualified CH-53 Super Stallion pilot.

Helland's career assignments include tours of duty with amphibious units, aviation combat elements, and joint task forces. He has participated in exercises and operations ranging from the Arctic Circle to the Persian Gulf, where he saw combat again during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

POLICY

The most important starting point for an EMS* is the development of an environmental policy. ISO14001 requires local governments to implement their own environmental policy. The environmental policy acts as a basis for the environmental management system.

PLANNING

ISO14001 requires that an environmental management system is planned properly. It requires the organization to consider the following carefully: Environmental Aspects; Legal and Other Aspects; Objectives and Targets; and an Environmental Management Program.

IMPLEMENTATION

The two requirements for implementation of an EMS is to define, document, and communicate roles, responsibilities and authorities, and to allocate the resources needed to implement and control the EMS.

CHECKING

The key requirement in this EMS step is to regularly monitor and measure key characteristics of activities and operations that could have a significant impact on the environment. Changes to EMS procedures may become necessary in order to deal with nonconformances with the EMS, with mitigating environmental impacts, or corrective and preventive action.

REVIEW

The management review process ensure that information is collected to enable management to carry out proper review. Top management review the need for changes to policy, objectives and targets, and ensure that a commitment to continual improvement is being demonstrated.

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