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Video by 1st Lt. Danielle Phillips, Sgt. Paul Peterson

Morón Air Base, Spain, 75th Anniversary Open Base and Remembrance Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

May 30, 2015 | 8:17

Spanish Military personnel opened the airfield at Morón Air Base, Spain, to the public to commemorate the base’s 75th anniversary May 30-31, 2015. The event allowed visitors to see the numerous aircraft and other military equipment used at the base. The Spanish military and U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, who also work at the base, greeted visitors at a variety of equipment demonstrations and aircraft displays to allow the public to see what they do at the airfield on a daily bases. The Spanish began the event with a remembrance ceremony to honor fallen service members. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 1st Lt. Danielle Dixon and Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)