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Friday, June 5, 2015 Vol. 50, No. 22 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
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Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force
An F-35B Lightning II takes off on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) during routine daylight operations, as part of Operational Testing 1, May 22. Data and lessons learned during the operational test will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard amphibious ships. Story by: Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy Staff writer
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 completed the first operational
test, known as OT-1, of the F-35B Lightning II, May 29. Jets from VMFAT-501 spent 11 days onboard the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean. The purpose of the operation was to demonstrate the capability of the F-35B
to deploy onboard an amphibious ship, said Maj. Paul Holst, a pilot with VMFAT-501. Marines and sailors have been working together to assess the integration of the F-35B, which is scheduled to replace
Fight fire with Firefighters: ARFF Marines test skills
all Marine tactical jet aircraft. When the testing period concluded, May 29, U.S. Marine F-35B pilots had flown 110 sorties from USS Wasp, racking up more see
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Dedication to education: Tri-Command graduates
Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. ARFF trains at the burn pit to ensure they are always prepared in the event of an emergency on the flight line. The ARFF Marines are with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Beaufort.
other emergencies on the flight line,” said Cpl. Damien Sanders, a crew chief Staff writer with ARFF. arines with the Aircraft Rescue and ARFF Marines are trained to gear up Firefighting aboard Marine Corps and be ready for an emergency within Air Station Beaufort put their skills to three minutes of the call. Their quick the test as they rotate teams, and extin- response time is critical to any emerguish fuel fires on a model jet, May 28. gency situation aboard the Air Station. “We execute training fires once a “Our mission is to protect property month to train for possible fuel fires and Story and Photos by: Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres
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Photos by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy
Marine Corps Community Services’ Lifelong Learning Program held a graduation ceremony for service members and Department of Defense civilians at the Lyceum aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. The ceremony honored graduates receiving their higher learning degrees from various schools both on campus and at distance learning centers during the 2014-2015 school year.
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Games and Entertainment
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MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule
Saturday 2 p.m. PG (1:34)
Mess Hall Menu Monday - Friday Breakfast: 6 - 7:30 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.
Saturday 4:45 p.m. PG-13 (2:21)
Saturday 7 p.m. R (1:23)
MCRD Parris Island Movie Schedule
Saturday, Sunday and holidays Brunch: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.
Midrats Sunday - Thursday 11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. Takeout Window Hours: Breakfast - Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Lunch - Mon. - Fri. 12:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. Dinner - Mon. - Fri. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday Lunch Beef short ribs and roasted zucchini Lunch Salmon with cucumber relish
Dinner Bayou jerk pork loin and rice
Sunday
Dinner Baked ziti with italian sausage
Sunday 2 p.m. PG-13 (2:21)
Sunday 4:30 p.m. PG-13 (1:53)
Hurricane Word Search
Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon
Word Bank Hurricane Prepare Storm surge Wind Rain Category Evacuation Eye Tropical Landfall Wind shear Outer bands Season Warning Watch
Monday Dinner Lunch Spicy shrimp with Baked smoked ham cheesy grits and sweet potatoes Tuesday Dinner Lunch Herbed roast pork Chicken and dumploin with pan gravy lings and rice Wednesday Dinner Lunch Manhattan clam Roast turkey and chowder green beans Thursday Dinner Lunch Apple glazed corn Arroz con pollo and beef and squash garlic bread Friday Dinner Lunch Chili macaroni and Herbed baked green beans chicken and carrots
Chapel Services Roman Catholic • 9:30 a.m. - Sunday Mass • Confession takes place before Mass • Confession Monday - Thursday at noon Protestant • 9:45 a.m. - Protestant Church School (Sunday School) • 11 a.m. - Protestant Sunday Worship Service (Children’s church is also available at this time) • 5 p.m. - Wednesday Protestant Bible Study • 5 p.m. - Saturday Worship Service at Laurel Bay Youth Center Buddhist • 11 a.m. - Saturday Worship Service in the Chapel Fellowship Hall Labyrinth Walk • 8 a.m - 4 p.m. - Monday in the Chapel Fellowship Hall
Sunday 4:30 p.m. PG-13 (1:46)
Sudoku
Other Faith Groups • For Jewish, Mormon and Islamic support, contact the Chaplain’s Office at 228-7775
Hotlines
MCAS Beaufort Station Inspector Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Force Protection information and concerns PMO Dispatch Severe Weather and Force Protection
228-7789 228-6904 228-6924 228-6710 1-800-343-0639
Sexual Assault The contact number for a Uniformed Victim Advocate is 592-0646. This number can get you in contact with a UVA 24 hours a day.
Fraud, Waste and Abuse
If you know of or suspect any fraud, waste or abuse aboard MCAS Beaufort, call 228-7777. If you know of or suspect any fraud, waste or abuse within MAG-31, call (252) 466-5038. The automated answering service on these lines is available 24 hours a day.
Answer key will be available on facebook.com/MCASBeaufort on June 10.
Command Information
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Did you know... June 8, 1995: A Marine tactical recovery team with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Kearsarge, rescued a downed U.S. pilot, Air Force Capt. Scott O’Grady, from Bosnian-Serb territory in Bosnia.
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Brain Teaser A milkman has 2 empty jugs: a 3 gallon jug and a 5 gallon jug. How can he measure exactly 1 gallon without wasting any milk? Answer for this week’s brain teaser will be available on facebook.com/ MCASBeaufort on June 10.
Happenings The Provost Marshal’s Office plans to test the mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. aboard MCAS Beaufort and Laurel Bay. It will announce the following twice; “This is a test of the Marine Corps mass notification system. This is only a test. Test 5 4 3 2 1. Test out.” These tests are standard drills, and do not require any response. For further information, please contact the physical security section at 228-6335. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at the Station Chapel aboard MCAS Beaufort every Thursday at 10 a.m. Meetings are open to all service members, veterans, and civilians within the Tri-Command. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be conducting extended live fire training from 6 a.m. to midnight, June 8-9. The marsh and waterways in the range impact area including Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek will be closed to boater traffic. For questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 228-3170. The photocopying of U.S. Government identification cards is a violation of Title 18, U.S. Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section 701 and punishable by fine and imprisonment.
Chaplain’s Corner
Building your community By Lt. Allen Presser Chaplain, U.S. Navy
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o many people are waiting for people to invite them to community, not realizing they are the community. They have what it takes to build on one of the communities they are a part of or create a new community. There are a variety of communities we are all involved in everyday such as the military community, church community, city community, club communities, sports communities, and many others. When working on any community there are some effective principles and strategies to remember. First, one of the best ways to create a new community is to pick a place, invite people and have food available in order to eat together. Social friendships and communities are often built when not only time is spent together, but when a meal is shared together. This sharing of the meals together invites friendship and warm-heartedness. This example is center in Holy Scripture, as when the Lord Jesus Christ began to build His Church. They went from house to house, eating together, telling the good news about how if we believe in Jesus Christ, and turn to Him with our whole hearts, then we can be forgiven for all of our sins and, ultimately go to be with Him in heaven. Socializing and praying together is also important. The Bible tells us in Acts, “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common” (Acts 2:42-44). Second, consistency is also helpful to develop community. For example, many churches have what
are called life groups, cell groups, and so forth. These groups are fellowship groups for people to talk, visit, and hopefully be edified and encouraged. At the chapel that I am a part of, we have coffee, doughnuts, and other snacks after the service in order to have the time to enjoy each other’s company. We all have social needs, and godly healthy options are not only a plus, but very important to meet the needs of the people. Many churches also have youth groups to help support the social and spiritual needs of the next leaders of society. The Word even tells us, “And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and do good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25). Lastly, it is important to nurture the community that we endeavor to build and be a part of by showing kindness, love, acceptance, and forgiveness toward each other whenever a wrong or injustice is committed. The Bible tells us that “we all stumble in many ways” (James 3:2), and “What is desirable in a man is his kindness” (Proverbs 19:22). Just as there are no perfect churches, so also there are no perfect communities; therefore, it is critical to be quick to forgive and pray for each other, rather than spread the offense to others. Moreover, as we are quick to forgive each other of the offenses committed and pray for each other, it will ultimately create a loving, healthy, and accepting community. As the Word declares: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13), and “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).
Effective June 1, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will be in Tropical Cyclone Condition V for Hurricane season until Nov. 30. There are currently no threats. Due to El Nino conditions, it’s likely to be a below average tropical cyclone season for the Atlantic. NOAA is predicting 6-11 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes, and 0-2 major hurricanes. Monitor local weather sources to stay up to date and be prepared.
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MCCS holds college graduation College graduates throughout the Tri-Command were recognized for earning their higher learning degrees during the Lifelong Learning Program’s Graduation and Recognition Ceremony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. Many of the students graduating were active duty or prior service military personnel who can now call themselves college graduates.
Members of the Tri-Command stand to be recognized during the Lifelong Learning Program’s Graduation and Recognition Ceremony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26.
Photos by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy
From left, Brig. Gen. Terry V. Williams, Col. Peter D. Buck, and Col. William R. Lieblein congratulate a college graduate during the annual Lifelong Learning Graduation and Recognition Ceremony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. The officers shook hands with each graduate as they crossed the stage and received their diploma. Williams is the commanding general of MCRD Parris Island, Buck is the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, and Lieblein is the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 31.
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Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines tap each other’s shoulders to let each other know which direction to point the hose. The ARFF Marines are with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Beaufort.
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and flight operations by employing advanced fire suppression rescue operations,“ said Cpl. Dustin Gober, a hand line operator with ARFF. Training with live fires not only makes the Marines train the way they fight, but also ensures that they understand the severity and importance of their specialty to the Air Station.
Photos by Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres
Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines use teamwork while handling hoses to ensure fires are extinguished in the safest way possible.
Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines perform a sweeping motion of the hose to push away fuel from themselves and the jet.
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Corps Bits Secretary of Defense flies with Marines over Straits of Malacca
Marines from 1/7 attend Pre-Scout Sniper Course Story and Photos by: Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodigues Defense Media Activity
Story and Photo by: Cpl. Anne Henry
II Marine Expeditionary Force
PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and his staff flew with U.S. Marines aboard an MV-22B Osprey to survey the Straits of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29. The visit to Singapore and observation of one of the most important shipping lanes in the world was part of the Secretary of Defense’s attendance of the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. The Secretary of Defense met with important leaders in the defense and security community and spoke about the U.S.’ advocacy for equality in economic opportunity. “The United States wants a future in which an Indonesian fisherman, an energy executive from Malaysia, an entrepreneur from Singapore, a small business owner from California or a Chinese business woman, just to name a few, have the security and opportunity to rise and prosper,” said Carter. The highlight for the Marines was the opportunity to take the Secretary of Defense on one of their premier aircrafts, the MV-22B, in order to survey the straits. All of the Marines worked around the clock to get the aircraft ready for the flight. “I feel that as a crew, we couldn’t have performed any better,” said Sgt. Charles Covington, an Osprey crew chief with VMM-265 (Rein.), 31st MEU. “The pilots were on top of everything.” Utilizing the Osprey’s airplane mode, the Marines were able to take off and get the Secretary of Defense to the Straits of Malacca in a timely manner. Then converting to helicopter mode, the Secretary of Defense was given a better view of the ship-congested waters.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Blending in with tall dry grass and patches of greenery, the Marine was indistinguishable to the pair of binoculars that were searching for him. Cpl. Fouad Cherair’s movements were slow and steady as he loaded a magazine into his weapon and prepared to fire. Off to the right of the two Marines who were trying to detect Cherair, the unexpected shot hit its mark with precision. Six Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division participated in stalking training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The training was the last event during Division Schools’ 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course. “This course prepares you for the Basic Sniper Course,” said Cherair, a rifelman with 1/7. “You don’t want to send someone into the heat of the fire without any preparation for it because that will just lead to failure. This course is made to help you succeed in follow-on training and the career path in general.” Students that attend the Pre-Scout Sniper Course are introduced to the basic sniper skill set. During the course, they are taught land navigation, marksmanship, stalking and field skills. “The biggest skill that I took away from this course was how humidity and the wind can affect your round when it goes down range,” said Cherair. The overall goal of the course is to fa-
Instructors of Division School’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course search for their students aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The six students are well camouflaged as they practice stalking.
miliarize the students with the main aspects of sniper skills so that when they go to the Basic Sniper Course, they will continue to improve and pass the sniper school, said Sgt. Matthew Solowynsky, the chief instructor for the Division School’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course. “The importance of this course is to get these guys ready and into that mind set of how much work this job actually entails,” said Solowynsky. “They don’t realize that, even compared to a typical
infantry job, this job takes twice as much work to be good at.” Students who attend the course are usually infantryman. However, occasionally, a radio operator or Navy Hospital corpsman with a sniper platoon will attend in order to operate with the team. With the help of the instructors, the Pre-Scout Sniper Course will continue to equip its students with the necessary skills they need to pass their required training and succeed as certified snipers.
Setting standard at Recon Challenge
A Marine with 1st Marine Division, 7th Marine Regiment participates in stalking training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The training was the last event during the Division School’s 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course. Story and Photo by: Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols 1st Marine Division
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – With the sound of five-foot swells crashing on the San Onofre Shore, competitors in the 7th Annual Recon Challenge prepared themselves mentally for the day’s events. Service members from across the reconnaissance community came together aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, to honor their fallen brothers by competing in a series of challenges designed to push even a recon Marine. This year’s competition saw competitors from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reconnaissance battalions, 1st Force Recon, Reconnaissance Training Company, Marine Combat Diver School, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Systems Command and the 19th Special Forces Group. The 1st Marine Division alone contributed four of the 22 two-man teams that participated in the competition, one pair, which would go on to win the competition. The Marines from 1st Force Recon Company and 1st Recon Battalion competed in events that challenged their mental, physical and emotional fortitude. For them, the challenge meant a lot more than a year’s worth of bragging rights in the recon community. It meant honoring the recon Marines that have fallen. Seeing the names of the fallen reconnaissance Marines on the back of the rucks is inspiring to all the competitors, said Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Holms, a platoon sergeant for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and first time competitor in the Recon Challenge. The Recon Challenge pushed the competitors mental, physical, technical and tactical reconnaissance skill-sets. The Recon Challenge was designed to test the finest the recon community has to offer, May said.
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Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force
USS WASP, At sea - Marines load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II during Operational Testing 1 onboard the USS Wasp at sea, May 27. Marines and sailors have been working together to assess the integration of the F-35B Lightning II, which is currently on track to replace Marine tactical jet aircraft. By the end of the testing period, May 29, U.S. Marine F-35B pilots had flown 110 sorties from the USS Wasp, racking up more than 85 flight hours.
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Fightertown deployed: VMFA(AW)-224 Bengals
VMFA-251 Thunderbolts are currently deployed aboard the USS Roosevelt as part of the U.S. Third Fleet.
are currently deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
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Corps Bits Once more into the breach: 2nd Tracks supports engineers, tanks
MALS-31 Stingers a detachment is currently deployed to the Western Pacific supporting VMFA-251 and VMFA(AW)-224. Story and Photo by: Cpl. Sullivan Laramie
Pegasus in the sky: HMH-463 conducts transportation operations for Exercise Predator Walk
II Marine Expeditionary Force
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The sound of grinding treads and rumbling engines roll across the open field. The Marines have arrived. Once in position, combat engineers file out the rear of the vehicles while heavy breaching vehicles plow through barriers in the path to their objective. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division supported 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 2nd Tank Battalion during an obstacle-breaching exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18-21. The mission of 2nd AA Bn. is to land the ground forces and their equipment during amphibious operations, and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support missions. The battalion provided transportation for combat engineers and additional firepower for security during obstacle-clearing operations conducted by engineers and tanks. The battalion regularly attaches companies to other units on deployments, and obstacle breaching is just one type of operation they may encounter overseas. Training exercises such as this serve to strengthen the battalion and II Marine Expeditionary Force. A combined attack of AAVs and engineers moving on foot took a force of Marines, who portrayed enemy combatants, by surprise before they could complete their defenses. The attack served as an experience for the Marines to draw on in order to improve their abilities for future operations. Real-world scenarios like this allow Marines to apply training in various situations more effectively.
Marines “Tellus” about new program A platoon of U.S. Marines sit with their gear inside of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a refueling and transport operation May 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Two CH-53Es picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exercise Predator Walk. The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with the Australian Army and enables Marines to become familiar with and improve their knowledge of the Australians’ technical and tactical procedures and standard operating procedures to strengthen interoperability. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. Story and Photos by: Cpl. Reba James
Marine Rotational Force - Darwin
MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia – U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conducted refueling and transport operations with two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters at the Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, May 22. The CH-53Es picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from the Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exercise Predator Walk. “Today was the beginning of Predator Walk and is the first joint coalition exercise between the Australian Defense Force and the MRF-D Marines,” said Capt. Kevin Roche, the opera-
tions officer for HMH-463. “We transported Marines from Company A in three waves down to the Mount Bundey training area. There they will be executing missions with the ADF and other Marines.” As the aviation combat element for MRF-D Marine AirGround Task Force, HMH-463 provided the ground units with assault support by transporting personnel and equipment to designated landing zones. “We are the sole air transport and our entire mission is to support [Marines] on the ground in order to support the MAGTF commander, Lt. Col. Eric Dougherty,” said Roche. “We mostly do heavy lifting of cargo, assault support, which is moving Marines around the battle space, and refueling.” The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with
the Australian Army, which enables Marines to become familiar with and improve their knowledge of the Australians’ technical, tactical and standard operating procedures to strengthen interoperability. “Marines will learn the basics of how to set up a patrol base, operate out of it, do reconnaissance, contact patrols and ambushes,” said 1st Lt. Timothy Rose, the executive officer for Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D. “We will be working with the Australian Army for another exercise after the initial patrolling exercise, in which we are detaching a platoon [of Marines] with the ADF. Marines were able to grasp the capabilities of the CH-53E as a quick transport option, and the basic fundamentals of controlling the helicopter during
transportation or refueling at landing zones. “From the big picture standpoint, the Marines got a good appreciation of the resources the ACE can provide,” said Rose. As Predator Walk continues, Marines will be working together with the ADF and other MRF-D assets to exercise the interoperability and the combined capability of a MAGTF. Defense ties between the United States, its allies, and partner nations are critical to regional security and cooperation. “We were able to get the Marines into the zones where they needed to be, and we will be doing a lot of exercises with the [ground combat element] and the ADF,” said Roche. “Not only during Predator Walk, but [Exercises] Talisman Saber and Koolendong.”
Operational Reach 2015 war game tests future Marine Corps operations Story by: Pfc. David Staten
Defense Media Activity
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Fifty subject matter experts from the four services of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as representatives from the United Kingdom and Australia, executed the Operational Reach 2015 war game at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 1-5. During the war game, the Marine Corps and Navy identified critical energy-based capability gaps and risk mitigation options during Marine Expeditionary Brigade forcible entry and lodgment operations in a 2030 operating environment. The game will also enable the services to explore new operational concepts. “Operational Reach 2015 is important due primarily to the fact of the logistical challenges that the operational force has run into,” said Col. James McGrath, the deputy commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, and the cell lead for the
game. The war game will identify issues concerning new naval concepts and weapons systems such as: fuel storage, load measurement, vehicle travel, equipment distribution, follow-on operations and energy implications. While exploring the concepts and scenarios, participants in the war game will evaluate a wide variety of operational energy risks. Risk consideration is a high priority when examining any operation. Risk is considered in forces used and in mission decisions. The operation focuses on three different moves. The first move, shaping, involves figuring out the best way to gain an advantage over the enemy and learn what activities are happening in the area, while also paying attention to energy challenges. Move two is forcible entry, which considers the energy-based risk associated with forcible entry operations and littoral war-
fare in an anti-access area denial threat environment using a 2024 Naval equipment set. Although more lethal, future combat systems will demand far more energy than yesterday’s systems. The implications of this increased energy demand in the Naval Force will be studied in detail. “We are preparing for a wide variety of situations,” McGrath said. The last move is force extension. This move examines the risks, decision space, and capabilities related to MEB lodgment operations ashore as it extends its’ operational reach from the seabase. “Operational Reach 2015 is a great way for us to explore new concepts and make sure they are sustainable,” said Capt. Byron K. Johnson, an OPNAV N95 future amphibious itegration officer. By integrating operational energy challenges within the context of operational impact, Operational Reach 2015 is focused on increasing the effectiveness of Navy and Marine Corps teams during combat operations.
Story and Photo by: Cpl. Cuong Le
Defense Media Activity
Stafford, Va. – Marines from the Marine Corps Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator team, or MCISRE Accelerator team, introduced a new program dubbed “Tellus” to the director of Marine Corps Intelligence at the Mantech Spaces in Stafford, Va., May 29. The team aimed to demonstrate the product after 12 weeks of work, and validate the release plan for future development of their software program. “Tellus is an alerting software that uses wireless communication methods to transfer real-time significant events, such as improvised explosive device attacks or enemy ambushes,” said Jennifer Edgin, the chief technology officer, for Headquarters Marine Corps Intelligence. “Instead of using traditional radio methods to report or receive updates to events, information you need to send would be a click away.” The team, consisting of intelligence Marines, designers and developers, showcased the capabilities and effectiveness of Tellus by creating an interactive map of a battlefield in real time. Alert, inform, and react are the basis of the Tellus program. It allows users to quickly and easily report essential enemy elements by using an intuitive, iconbased application that requires almost no data entry, but contains enough information to allow recipients to make informed decisions. “Tellus will allow higher and lower commands to see, change, and update missions as they happen,” said Staff Sgt. Stephen Metzger, an imagery analyst from 2nd Intelligence Battalion. The Marine Corps has several methods of reporting enemy activities, allowing each unit in the Marine Corps to have their own way of reporting. Though these methods may be effective for individual units, the process can leave room for human error. According to Metzger, there are 150 upgrades that can be added to the Tellus program as mission requirements and capabilities change in the future.
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An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 taxies after returning from the USS Wasp as part of Operational Testing 1, May, 22. The purpose of the operational test is to improve the pilot’s training and overall mission readiness. VMFAT-501 is with Marine Aircraft Group 31, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
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than 85 flight hours. “We learned some things of course,” said Holst. “We validated all the assumptions we had made previously, but overall the training system we developed and the airplane both performed remarkably well on the boat.” Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 plans to use this operational test to improve their pilot’s training and overall mission readiness.
“As we train new pilots, we can incorporate what we learned on this operation into the training,” said Holst. Data and lessons learned will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard U.S. Navy amphibious ships. These operations are one of many steps in the transition from the Corps’ aging legacy tactical fleet to the F-35, which will provide the dominant, multi-role, fifth-generation capabilities needed across the full spectrum of combat operations to deter potential adversaries and enable future naval aviation power projection.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy
A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 taxies an F-35B Lightning II after returning from the first operational test of the F-35B on board the USS Wasp, May 29. The operational testing is executed to assess the integration of the F-35B, which is scheduled to replace all Marine tactical jet aircraft.
Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy
An F-35B Lightning II taxies to be refueled on the flight deck of the USS Wasp during night operations, a part of Operational Testing 1, May, 22.
A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 exits his aircraft after returning from the first operational test of the F-35B Lightning II, May 29. VMFAT-501 spent 11 days onboard the USS Wasp to demonstrate the capability of the F-35B to deploy onboard an amphibious ship.
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Fox Company Graduates Honor Graduates Platoon 2040
Platoon 2044
Pfc. J.A. Hanes, Jacksonville, FL Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. B.M. Hampshire
Pfc. T.J. Le Sure, Batesville, MS Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R.M. Stahler
Platoon 2041
Platoon 2045
Pfc. C.D. Stern, West Melbourne, FL Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. A.D. Ansley
Pfc. Z.M. Catron, Bristow, VA Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. D.S. Cascio
Platoon 2042
Platoon 2046
Pfc. C.A. Norris, Roswell, GA Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R.F. Lark
Pfc. K.J. Fedelem, Sayville, NY Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R. Cunningham
Platoon 2040 Pvt. D. J. Baker, Pvt. C. J. Bouma, Pfc. A. J. Braniff, Pvt. A. A. Britt , Pvt. D. R. Brown , Pvt. K. R. Bundrage , Pfc. G. M. Canno , Pvt. R. M. Cherrington , Pfc. K. K. Council , Pfc. G. A. Davis , Pvt. D. S. Dunlap , Pfc. M. A. Federman , Pfc. R. J. Flowers , Pvt. T. S. Grissom Jr. , Pfc. J. A. Hanes* , Pvt. C. Z. Harrington , Pvt. Z. D. Henson , Pfc. K. Kim , Pvt. M. D. Kindell , Pvt. J. S. Kinder , Pvt. T. A. Laney , Pfc. W. C. Lewis , Pvt. J. C. Lilley , Pfc. A. L. Luker , Pvt. D. R. Mayhew , Pvt. J. T. McFarland , Pvt. J. J. Mckenzie , Pfc. M. M. Mitchell , Pfc. M. K. Morrison , Pvt. D. K. Mouton , Pvt. B. L. Norris , Pfc. M. S. Osborn , Pfc. D. Osorio , Pfc. T. L. Ouravanh* , Pfc. A. M. Patton , Pfc. B. A. Perdue , Pfc. A. C. Potter , Pvt. G. M. Pruitt , Pfc. P. K. Rand* , Pvt. W. W. Rhodes , Pvt. J. S. Roberson , Pvt. M. T. Schmit , Pfc. S. P. Smithvazquez , Pvt. T. W. Souder , Pvt. N. S. Stevens , Pfc. E. M. Ware , Pfc. J. B. Webb , Pfc. K. B. Winfrey
Platoon 2041 Pfc. C. F. Arecomaidana, Pvt. J. E. Beaupre, Pfc. T. G. Blackburn, Pfc. L. G. Breeden, Pvt. Z. T. Camp, Pvt. X. M. Canton, Pvt. N. A. Cody, Pvt. N. C. Collins, Pvt. D. K. Cooper, Pfc. D. S. Craig, Pfc. E. B. Diggs Jr., Pvt. Z. C. Dillehay, Pfc. C. A. Dominguez, Pvt. C. L. Durden, Pfc. A. J. Frazier III*, Pfc. J. I. Garcia, Pfc. T. A. Gilpin, Pfc. J. I. Gonyea, Pfc. H. H. Goodwyn Jr., Pvt. R. A. Hernandez Jr., Pvt. Q. D. Holloway, Pfc. M. D. Jenkins, Pfc. J. E. Kelley Jr., Pfc. C. D. Kim, Pfc. B. H. Laidroo, Pvt. K. A. Lewis, Pfc. M. R. Liptak*, Pfc. J. M. Losego, Pvt. N. S. Maze, Pvt. S. R. McAteer, Pvt. J. J. Messer, Pvt. G. Millan, Pfc. A. C. Myers*, Pfc. R. M. Parshall, Pfc. C. A. Prepetit, Pfc. J. T. Rhodes, Pvt. T. S. Rickerd, Pvt. K. R. Rodriguez, Pvt. M. M. Scheidt, Pfc. N. J. Searfoss, Pfc. D. D. Seltzer, Pvt. D. P. Shackleford Jr., Pvt. C. D. Slaughter, Pfc. C. D. Stern, Pfc. C. M. Wheeler, Pvt. J. C. Wright, Pfc. M. W. Yacavone, Pvt. J. Zapata
Platoon 2042 Pvt. S. M. Anderson, Pvt. C. L. Barnes, Pvt. K. D. Black, Pvt. J. W. Brown III, Pvt. S. T. Brown Jr., Pfc. E. J. Burns, Pfc. J. P. Cardoza , Pvt. G. M. Comeaux , Pvt. C. R. Contardo , Pfc. B. J. Cornish , Pfc. J. J. Costello , Pfc. J. J. Czerwinski , Pfc. S. M. Daley , Pfc. N. T. Devericks , Pfc. R. E. Eckhoff , Pfc. B. M. Eden , Pvt. J. B. Foksinksi , Pfc. J. P. Fredrickson* , Pvt. M. G. Gibson , Pvt. H. W. Harris , Pvt. B. Hrushko , Pfc. K. M. Karsnick , Pvt. S. J. Krouse , Pvt. E. J. LoveraMachado , Pvt. A. K. Marinelli , Pvt. D. S. McGroarty , Pvt. D. L. Miller IV , Pvt. F. N. Mondesir , Pvt. J. D. Morek , Pfc. C. A. Norris* , Pvt. E. M. Neville , Pvt. C. Paz , Pvt. W. W. Perez , Pfc. J. Remedios , Pfc. W. Rosario III , Pfc. M. L. Sanders , Pvt. Z. M. Seppi , Pfc. J. V. Serksnis* , Pvt. G. W. Slater , Pvt. D. R. Smallwood , Pvt. N. B. Stimely , Pvt. T. A. Taylor , Pvt. K. J. Verbeke , Pvt. A. M. Wallace Jr. , Pvt. S. O. West , Pvt. K. J. Whitehead , Pfc. E. Willis
Platoon 2044 Pvt. N. A. Alvarado, Pvt. D. C. Ball, Pfc. C. E. Bates, Pvt. L. B. Bouwman, Pvt. G. P. Byrnes Jr, Pfc. W. Chatthongkam, Pvt. J. R. Chennault IV, Pfc. S. M. Cleary, Pvt. D. Clunis, Pvt. J. F. Crespo-Mather, Pfc. C. D. Dahrouj*, Pfc. J. A. DeCamp*, Pvt. H. J. Denize, Pvt. K. Ducoste, Pvt. R. P. Ferguson, Pvt. R. K. Fernald, Pfc. D. Y. Giorlando, Pvt. F. Hebreo, Pvt. T. B. Hillger, Pvt. D. T. Ingersoll, Pfc. J. J. Johnson, Pvt. I. A. Kruger, Pvt. A. Leal, Pfc. T. J. Le Sure, Pvt. J. L. Long, Pvt. M. W. Lowe, Pfc. J. A. Majur*, Pvt. S. M. McBride, Pvt. C. D. McColgan, Pvt. J. L. Pacheaco, Pvt. B. M. Picou, Pvt. K. C. Pratt, Pvt. J. B. Ramkissoon, Pfc. P. D. Rice, Pfc. J. Santiago, Pvt. J. B. Scism, Pvt. C. F. Sherrill, Pvt. P. D. Shilling, Pvt. B. V. Sipion, Pfc. P. C. Slusser Jr., Pfc. D. R. Snow, Pvt. J. A. Tetreault Jr., Pfc. S. A. Thatcher, Pvt. V. A. Valdez, Pvt. F. E. VelasquezBernabe, Pvt. C. W. Walker, Pvt. L. D. Wheeler, Pfc. R. S. Wilczewski
Platoon 2045 Pfc. T. E. Ako, Pfc. T. A. Basegmez, Pfc. D. R. Belanger, Pvt. J. G. Bennett, Pvt. D. A. Cardenas, Pfc. Z. M. Catron, Pfc. R. J. Cubano, Pvt. K. H. Desai, Pfc. M. P. Diana, Pvt. C. B. Felix, Pvt. E. J. Gabriel, Pfc. J. R. Gillmer*, Pvt. E. G. Gray, Pfc. K. C. Guadalupe, Pvt. J. M. Guilliams, Pfc. D. P. Hill, Pfc. T. R. Jones, Pvt. T. S. Kennan, Pvt. A. M. Lagana, Pfc. L. R. Lareau, Pfc. S. F. Lester, Pfc. G. L. Lobraico, Pfc. D. J. Lynd, Pfc. G. A. Malloy, Pvt. M. A. Mcginty, Pfc. A. J. Mikel*, Pfc. T. J. Muffoletto, Pvt. S. Y. Park, Pfc. R. G. Paul, Pvt. P. N. Prevas Jr., Pvt. R. M. Randazzo, Pvt. J. C Rebholz, Pfc. T. S. Redemann Jr., Pvt. J. D. Reed, Pvt. S. C. Russell Jr., Pfc. B. C. Sharp, Pfc. J. F. Smoak II, Pfc. D. L. Steadman, Pfc. J. D. Sumner, Pvt. T. V. Susa, Pfc. J. R. Thomas, Pvt. F. D. Toxtle, Pfc. C. T. Turner*, Pvt. T. S. Varnkham, Pfc. M. L. Walters, Pfc. C. M. Wellsward, Pvt. D. L. Williams
Platoon 2046 Pfc. A. S. Bonanno, Pvt. D. J. Britt, Pvt. D. A. Callahan, Pfc. A. L. Campbell, Pfc. R. H. Cash, Pfc. K. J. Fedelem, Pfc. R. J. Galante, Pfc. R. C. Galvez, Pvt. A. S. Geiter, Pvt. N. L. Ingraham, Pfc. M. R. Knox, Pvt. J. A. Lenhard, Pfc. B. D. Luke, Pvt. J. N. Mangano, Pvt. A. M. Martinez, Pfc. A. J. Missler, Pfc. F. L. Mitchell Jr, Pvt. A. Munoz, Pvt. N. G. Novotny, Pvt. D. Perkowski, Pvt. B. F. Perretta, Pfc. B. M. Pierce, Pfc. R. A. Potter, Pfc. C. E. Powell*, Pvt. C. Ramos, Pvt. D. J. Romero, Pvt. M. J. Safford, Pfc. R. Sanchezburgos, Pvt. C. Z. Schwartz , Pfc. J. A. Smith*, Pvt. S. D. Trumpowsky, Pfc. C. O. Turberville, Pvt. A. B. Uddin, Pvt. A. M. Urena, Pfc. M. J. Velard, Pvt. M. A. Walter, Pvt. J. D. Watford, Pfc. T. J. Watkins, Pfc. C. L. Welborn, Pvt. A. L. West, Pvt. W. C. Wilhoitcanoy, Pvt. T. M. Williams, Pvt. T. B. Williams, Pvt. K. D. Witsoe, Pfc. J. M. Woodbery, Pfc. H. Xue, Pvt. J. F. Zhininpogyo *Denotes meritorious promotion
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