Children chase Capt. Andrew Mettler, right, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and a Marietta, Ga., native and Capt. Michael Drozd, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 and a Hillsboro, N.J., native during the Kid’s 1K aviator scramble aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 21. The aviator scramble was one of the races in a Flight Line Dash hosted by the Officers’ Wives’ Club.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Nearly 400 runners gathered at Hanger Zero for the first Flight Line Dash hosted by the Officers’ Wives’ Club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 21. The Flight Line Dash is a non-profit fundraiser for the OWC Education Scholarship fund.
The course ran parallel down the flight line and consisted of a 10K, 5K and a 1K kid’s “aviator scramble.” Snacks, activities and face paintings were available and more than three dozen raffle and finisher prizes were given away after the races.
The kids 1K was a non-traditional run where kids chased after two pilots in hopes of catching one to receive a prize. The first ten kids to do so were rewarded.
The race raised funds to help provide educational scholarships to military dependants.
Col. Frank A. Richie, center, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., runs in the 5K Flight Line Dash aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 21. The race is a non-profit fundraiser for the Officers’ Wives’ Club Education Scholarship fund.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller
Capt. Andrew Mettler, right, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and a Marietta, Ga., native, and Capt. Michael Drozd, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 and a Hillsboro, N.J., native, prepare for the kid’s 1K aviator scramble aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Jan. 21. The aviator scramble was one of the races in a Flight Line Dash hosted by the Officers’ Wives’ Club.
