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Friday, September 11, 2015 Vol. 50, No. 36 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
India and Papa Company Graduates See Page 9
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Exceptional Marine awarded - Page 4
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Bengals deploy to Pacific- Page 5
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Fourteen years later: where were you on 9/11? Story by: Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy Staff Writer
Fourteen years have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Service members around the world look back on that horrible day and remember exactly
where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. The younger generation to enlist and serve may be too young to remember the tragic events but still feel the weight of 9/11 on their shoulders. That tragic day, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, one into
the Pentagon and one in the fields of Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed before reaching the terrorists target in Washington, D.C., because of the heroic actions of passengers on board. Sgt. Maj. Paul T. Davis, the Sergeant Major of Marine Aircraft Group 31 aboard
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, clearly remembers the events that day. “At the time, I was a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island,” said Davis. “I remember the day. The recruits were in the base theater receiving a see
9/11, page 6
Graphic illustration by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez
Exceptional Marine awarded
Bengals deploy to Pacific
Stor y and photos by: Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy Staff Writer
Good leadership is the foundation the Marine Corps was built on. It is the art of inspiring Marines to rise above self-concern, placing the team first and accomplishing the mission. It requires judgment, integrity, honesty, decisiveness and many other attributes expected of Marines on a daily basis. Marines strive to be the best in everysee
AWARDED, page 4
F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 taxi on the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 3. The squadron is slated to deploy to the Western Pacific Region to support multinational exercises to improve interoperability with our allies, and expose Marines to various training environments. VMFA(AW)-224 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 31.
Sgt. Mark Saeger received the Marine Aircraft Group 31 non-commissioned officer of the quarter award in a ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air station Beaufort Sept. 1. Saeger is a two-time recipiant of the award. Saeger is an aircraft ordinance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, MAG-31.
Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres Staff Writer Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 deployed to the Pacific Region as part of the Unit Deployment Program Sept. 4. The squadron deployed with ap-
proximately a dozen aircraft and personnel needed to operateand maintain them. Also, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 detachment deployed with the unit. The squadron and their aircraft will support multinational exercises to improve interoperability with foreign nations, and expose Marines to various
training environments. The squadron is scheduled to participate in a number of training exercises while attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. 1st MAW has distinguished itself see
BENGALS, page 5