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Friday, July 01, 2016 Vol. 51, No. 26 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.

Golf and Oscar Company Graduates See Page 11

“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Descendants honor gravesite of Revolutionary War hero

CBIRF and FDNY train side-by-side, share search and rescue tactics

Exercise Koa Moana: First direct training Between U.S. Marines, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

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MCAS Beaufort vital to flight operations

Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy

A KC-130J Super Hercules takes off from the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The aircraft is visiting Fightertown to support training operations in conjunction with local squadrons. MCAS Beaufort handles more than 500 arrivals and departures each month and hosts numerous visiting commands to support flight operations across the Marine Corps. The Hercules is with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadroon 252. see

AIRCRAFT, page 8

MCAS Beaufort achieves high level of safety and health management Story by: Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez Public Affairs Chief Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort has been recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the Voluntary Protection Program Star site status after a command evaluation performed in June. The OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program recognizes private industry and federal agencies who have achieved an elite level of safety and health management while maintaining injury and illness rates below national averages. “I would expect that now that we have been recommended for the VPP Star recognition, next Graphic illustration courtesy of www.osha.gov will be an endorsement by OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program recognizes private industry Region 4, in Atlanta, Georgia,” and federal agencies who have achieved an elite level of safety and health management while maintaining injury said Ronald L. Lanoie, the direcand illness rates below national averages. There are only three VPP Star sites in the Marine Corps; Marine Corps tor of safety for MCAS Beaufort. Logistics Base Barstow, MCLB Albany and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. Marine Corps Air Station “Once endorsed, it goes up to Beaufort will be the fourth, and first operational command recognized.

the Department of Labor. The head of the Department of Labor will forward a letter to the command saying we have been identified to have achieved VPP Star status.” In VPP, management, labor, unions, contractors, and OSHA work cooperatively and proactively to prevent fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. To achieve Star recognition, a site must exceed OSHA standards, submit a VPP application that generally reflects a 5-7 year effort, and undergo a rigorous onsite evaluation by a team of OSHA professionals. MCAS Beaufort started the VPP process in 2009. “An OSHA inspection team did a thorough assessment of our safety management program,” said Lanoie. “They spent the majority of the time interviewsee

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VMFAT-501, Royal Air Force depart for U.K. air shows

Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Marines prepare an F-35B Lightning II to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 29. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots and maintainers are traveling to the United Kingdom to support the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow. Personnel and equipment from both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.K. Royal Air Force will work together to display the capabilities of the F-35B. Their arrival in the UK will mark the first time the F-35 has been on UK soil. Sqn. Ldr. Hugh Nichols of the RAF will also be the first British pilot to fly the F-35 in the UK. Both mark major milestones in the evolution of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The Marines and the aircraft are with VMFAT-501, Marine Aircraft Group 31. see DEPARTURE, page 8

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Games and Entertainment

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MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule

Saturday 2:00 p.m. PG-13 (1:48)

Mess Hall Menu

Saturday 7:00 p.m. R (1:38)

Saturday 4:30 p.m. PG (1:48)

MCRD Parris Island Movie Schedule

Monday - Friday Saturday, Sunday Breakfast: 6 - 7:30 a.m. and holidays Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Brunch: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.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 Dinner Shrimp cocktail, fried Bayou jerk pork loin chicken, steak and rice Lunch Salmon with cucumber relish

Sunday

Sunday 2:00 p.m. PG (1:35)

Sunday 4:30 p.m. PG-13 (1:50)

Sunday 7:00 p.m. R (1:51)

Vacation Word Search

Dinner Baked ziti with italian sausage

Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon 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 Other Faith Groups • For Jewish, Mormon and Islamic support, contact the Chaplain’s Office at 228-7775

Word Bank

ACTIVITIES ADVENTURE AIRPLANE CABIN CHECK-IN CONDO CONTRACT DEPOSIT DESTINATION

EXOTIC EXPLORE FLIGHT HOTEL HOUSE KEEPSAKES KEYCARD LOCALE MOTEL

Sudoku

PACKING PASSPORT PLANNING PRIVACY RELAXATION RENTING RESTAURANT ROAD TRIP SEASIDE

SIGHTSEEING STATION SUITCASES TAXI TICKETS TRAVELING VACATION VALET

June 24th solution

Hotlines

MCAS Beaufort Station Inspector Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Force Protection information and concerns PMO Dispatch Severe Weather and Force Protection

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June 24th solution

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 to this week’s puzzles will be available in next week’s edition of The Jet Stream.

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HAPPENINGS n As part of regularly scheduled, routine maintenance, runway 05-23 is closed until midsummer. Runways undergo wear and tear when aircraft take off and land. This is similar to the wear and tear placed on roads due to traffic volume. Conducting routine maintenance on our

runways maintains the integrity of the surface and ensures our pilots are operating on the most structurally sound runway possible. n The Laurel Bay Marine Mart (7-Day Store) will be closed from Jan. 21 until the fall of this year for a renovation. Improve-

ments will include a new floor layout and new interior. n Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at the Station Chapel aboard MCAS Beaufort every Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m. Meetings are open to all service members, veterans, and civil-

ians within the TriCommand. n The photocopying of U.S. Government identification cards is a violation of Title 18, U.S. Code Part 1, Chapter 33, Section 701 and punishable by fine and imprisonment.

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Did you know... July 01, 1801: President Thomas Jefferson reviewed the Marines, led by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, LtCol William W. Burrows and the Marine Band, on the White House grounds. The smartly uniformed Marines performed drills and fired various salutes in observance of the new nation’s 25th anniversary.

Chaplain’s Corner

Peace where there is none

army and a formidable opponent. He would express his anxieties in many letters to his advisor and I have caught myself lately Adjutant Colonel Joseph Reed feeling the anxiety of the world and to his wife about the state around me; the multiple tragedies of affairs and even Congress’ in Orlando, the ongoing election, choice to make him Commanding Marines who have suffered and General. He had been out of the died. I feel downright angry at regular military service (active times. It also has the capacity to duty) for 13 years. He may have make one feel a little paranoid been a very unlikely choice to about leaving the house or what lead his nation to freedom. He activities to allow my family greatly longed for peace and a members to participate in within quick resolution to the conflict the community. It also has the with Great Britain, believing the capacity for us to lose hope in Revolutionary War would be over the world and the people around very quickly and that he could go us and even the one we call God. back to his life at Mt. Vernon with Where is peace to be found? his wife Martha. But then an alternative “Aha” I actually find some comfort moment came through like calm knowing that this giant in in the midst of the storm. One of American history felt anxiety those moments where you say, about all that he faced. We look “Yes, of course!” I have been at his image on our currency and reading David McCullough’s we celebrate him in so many ways. Pulitzer Prize winning book, But his historical attire with white 1776. What has impressed me wig seems so ancient and detached is during the years and months from our modern United States leading up to war with Great of America. Yet knowing he was Britain, early leaders like George just as human as the rest of us Washington, felt a great deal of should allow us the confidence anxiety about going to war and to face the troubles and anxieties about the future of our country. of today. It tells me that he was The Redcoats were an experienced all the more courageous than I By Chaplain Joseph Blair Group Chaplain Marine Aircraft Group 31

previously thought. Remember also that Washington with several other early patriots were young men, in their forties. Coupled with Washington’s impressive courage, I was also reminded of the many Biblical accounts which I profess that remind me that God always seems to show up most visibly to his creation in times of trouble and uncertainty. Within the places where there seems to be no peace left, a light, perhaps small, remains. Famed TV friend of many kinds of my generation, Mr. Rogers would say we can talk to children about tragedies encouraging them to look for the helpers. Look for the peace. It is still there among the storms. It probably won’t come in the form of the thundercloud or mighty trumpets one would expect. It might not be the majestic leader on a white horse espousing “peace to all!” It will most likely be the most unlikely thing we could expect. It might even come out of one of us, if we have the courage to allow it. Maybe true peace in the midst of troubled times is a state of mind. I needed this reminder, I hope you did too.

Effective June 1, MCAS Beaufort will be in Tropical Cyclone Condition V for 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season until November 30. This year is predicted to be a normal season. NOAA is predicting 10-16 named storms, which includes Alex. 4-8 will become Hurricanes. 1-4 will become major Hurricanes. Be Prepared!

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Descendants honor gravesite of Revolutionary War hero

Story and photos by Cpl. Jonah Lovy Staff Writer Members of the Beaufort community held a grave marking service for Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 24. De Treville is buried aboard the air station across from the Inns of the Corps hotel, formerly known as the de Treville House, which was named in honor of him. Members of the Sons of the American Revolution, Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter, and de Treville’s descendants attended the ceremony. John de Treville was Revolutionary War officer who commanded the 4th Continental Regiment of Artillery in the Beaufort Militia. He died on his plantation in Beaufort Jan. 26, 1791. A grave marker was not found until it was discovered aboard Fightertown a few years ago. This ceremony represents the Sons of the American Revolution’s placement of a Bronze Patriot Grave Marker on his burial site. The marker recognized de Treville’s service to his country during his extensive military career. The first mention of John de Treville in the American Revolution was in the Order Book of Capt. Francis Marion, Nov. 3, 1775, which noted, “Ordered that a man from each company, with a sergeant, do go under inspection of Cadet de Treville to cut palmetto trees for the service of the country.” The logs were to reinforce the walls of Fort Johnson in the harbor of Charleston. The task was performed well and later the same task was done for the new fort built on Sullivan’s Island, later to be known as Fort Moultrie. On June 28, 1776, a British fleet was repulsed in an attack on Charleston. Their cannons were absorbed or deflected by the palmetto logs. The palmetto tree thus gained its place on the state flag of South Carolina. De Treville served in many southern campaigns and was eventually wounded on the battlefield. He was Tom Mikell gives the invocation during a grave marking service for Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville aboard Marine Corps brought to Beaufort, where he died and presumably was Air Station Beaufort June 24. De Treville was a Revolutionary War officer who commanded the 4th Continental Regiment of buried in St. Helena’s Churchyard. The de Treville family Artillery in the Beaufort Militia. He is buried aboard the air station. Mikell is the Vice President of the Sons of the American and the SAR worked together to restore his burial site Revolution Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter. and honor his legacy.

Thomas Logan, right, and Ralph de Treville, left, recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a grave marking service for Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 24. De Treville was a Revolutionary War officer who commanded the 4th Continental Regiment of Artillery in the Beaufort Militia. He is buried aboard the air station. Thomas Logan is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter. Ralph de Treville is a descendent of John LaBoularderie de Treville.

Carroll Crowther carries a flag during a grave marking service for Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 24. De Treville was a Revolutionary War officer who commanded the 4th Continental Regiment of Artillery in the Beaufort Militia. He is buried aboard the air station. Crowther is a past Sons of the American Revolution Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter President and past State SAR Society President.

Rick de Treville plays taps during a grave marking service for Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 24. De Treville was Revolutionary War officer who commanded the 4th Continental Regiment of Artillery in the Beaufort Militia. He is buried aboard the air station. Rick de Treville is a descendent of John LaBoularderie de Treville and a retired Captain from the Orlando Police Department.

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VPP continued from page 1

Graphic illustration courtesy of www.osha.gov

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program recognizes private industry and federal agencies who have achieved an elite level of safety and health management while maintaining injury and illness rates below national averages. There are only three VPP Star sites in the Marine Corps; Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, MCLB Albany and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will be the fourth, and first operational command recognized.

ing our civilian employees. They actually interviewed over 200 civilian employees. The team concluded that our workforce has a safety culture worthy of VPP recognition.” OSHA created VPP in 1982 and expanded eligibility in 1998 to include Federal and Department of Defense organizations. Only 56 DoD sites and organizations under OSHA jurisdiction have received the prestigious VPP Star designation. “It’s a pretty big deal,” said Lanoie. “As an installation; we have reduced our federal employee compensation cost, that’s our workers compensation, for injuries by some 95 percent. In 2010 our cost was 464,000 dollars and this year was 3,000 dollars.” According to Lanoie, mishaps have also been reduced by approximately 85 percent. The severity of those mishaps has been tremendously reduced to typical slips, trips, and falls and some work related issues. There has been no industrial mishaps that were life changing since the program started. There are only three VPP Star sites in the Marine Corps; MCLB Barstow, MCLB

Albany and MCSF Blount Island. MCAS Beaufort will be the fourth, and first operational command recognized. This prestigious award is only achieved by .15 percent of all 1.54 million worksites covered by OSHA. “We have a three-tier inspection process here,” said Lanoie. “My office staff inspects the facilities at least once a year. Then we have the unit’s safety representatives inspect their facilities at least monthly and supervisors conduct their inspections weekly. With that three-tier approach any hazards that are typically identified by the supervisors, and if not by the safety representatives, are immediately fixed. What my office staff typically finds on inspections now is nothing compared to what it used to be.” Achieving VPP Star site recognition involves the active engagement of every member of the organization. VPP creates an organizational common cause, a greater purpose, and another reason to be great. MCAS Beaufort is committed to sustaining this achievement and eager to mentor and assist other organizations to achieve the same safety excellence.

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Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy

A KC-130J Super Hercules taxis and an F-35B Lightning II takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The aircraft is visiting Fightertown to support training operations in conjunction with local squadrons. MCAS Beaufort handles more than 500 arrivals and departures each month and hosts numerous visiting commands to support flight operations across the Marine Corps. The F-35 is with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. The Hercules is with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadroon 252.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A C-17 Globemaster III rests on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The aircraft is visiting Fightertown to support training operations in conjunction with local squadrons. MCAS Beaufort handles more than 500 arrivals and departures each month and hosts numerous visiting commands to support flight operations across the Marine Corps.

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A KC-130J Super Hercules taxis and an F-35B Lightning II takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The Hercules is visiting Fightertown to support training operations in conjunction with local squadrons. MCAS Beaufort handles more than 500 arrivals and departures each month and hosts numerous visiting commands to support flight operations across the Marine Corps. The F-35 is with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. The Hercules is with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadroon 252.

Two F-21 KFIRs taxi on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The aircraft are visiting Fightertown to participate in training operations with tenant squadrons. The KFIRs are with the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company According to the ATAC website, the company has trained Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army air-crews, ship-crews, and Combat Controllers in the air-to-ship, air-to-air, and air-to-ground arenas.

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An F-35B Lightning II prepares to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 29. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots and maintainers are traveling to the United Kingdom to support the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow. Personnel and equipment from both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.K. Royal Air Force will work together to display the capabilities of the F-35B. Their arrival in the UK will mark the first time the F-35 has been on UK soil. Sqn. Ldr. Hugh Nichols of the RAF will also be the first British pilot to fly the F-35 in the UK. Both mark major milestones in the evolution of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The aircraft is with VMFAT-501, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

A Marine directs an F-35B Lightning II before it takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 29. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 pilots and maintainers are traveling to the United Kingdom to support the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow. Personnel and equipment from both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.K. Royal Air Force will work together to display the capabilities of the F-35B. Their arrival in the UK will mark the first time the F-35 has been on UK soil. Sqn. Ldr. Hugh Nichols of the RAF will also be the first British pilot to fly the F-35 in the UK. Both mark major milestones in the evolution of the Joint Strike Fighter program. The Marine is with VMFAT501, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

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CBIRF and FDNY train side-by-side, share search and rescue tactics Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia Marine Corps Forces Central Command

Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train alongside the Fire Department of New York for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y. training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Chemical Biological Incident Response Force and the Fire Department of New York, FDNY, conducted three days of training at the FDNY Fire Academy located in Randall’s Island, New York, with a final simulation drill at Grand Central Station in New York City, N.Y. The training took place June 20-23. The training is part of a long-standing CBIRF and FDNY relationship, established around 1998 when the unit sought to add search and rescue to the chemical/ biological response forces’ capabilities. The training provided an opportunity for the men and women that protect one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world, to share their experience and tactics with CBIRF. “I love this, this is great,” said Lt. Vincent Pickford, lieutenant for Squad 288 in Queens. “If we can maybe help (CBIRF) out a little bit to do the job that they have to do, it’s an honor.” FDNY has certain similarities to CBIRF in that both are trained to respond to a catastrophe of any sort including hazardous incidents. The similarities do not end there. “(The fire department) is a lot like the Marine Corps. The guys are good, (there is) a lot of team work, a lot of camaraderie. It’s very similar,” said Capt. Robert Morris, retired captain of Rescue 1 in charge of Manhattan. The fire fighters love to come and work alongside Marines and Sailors, said Morris expressing fire fighters’ willingness to train with CBIRF. When the time comes for CBIRF to train with us, there are many firefighters competing to get here – especially firefighters who served as Marines. Training was divided into three areas specific to search and rescue capabilities. The first covered various techniques of rope usage. CBIRF Marines were offered scenarios in which ropes can be used for ascending and descending to and from difficult areas of reach to rescue victims. The second area was vehicle extrication with hydraulic, battery powered and hand tools and proper techniques designed to rip through mangled car parts and get to a victim as quickly as possible. The third area was breaching techniques with fire torches, saws and chainsaws, and hydraulic drills to get through any barriers, as well as the proper techniques to guarantee the safety of the rescuers as well as the victims. CBIRF Navy Hospital Corpsmen received training with the paramedics of FDNY to learn different techniques on how to assess the patients and attend as well as decontamination and transportation to safety. Working with FDNY enhances CBIRFs

proficiency in skills learned during the three-week CBIRF Basic Operations Course, or CBOC. Every Sailor and Marine at CBIRF, regardless of their occupational specialty, is required to attend CBOC. “I think this is a great experience for the Marines and Sailors to work side by side with guys who have an incredible amount of experience, in one of the biggest and greatest cities in the world, where they see things almost daily that probably a lot of places don’t see in a year,” said Capt. Benjamin Royal, commander for Initial Response Force Alpha. Royal added although CBIRF and FDNY have different missions both care about doing good in the world. The training concluded with a staged operation that took place at Grand Central Terminal Station, a center point for trains and subways to get to Manhattan, not only for the five boroughs but the inner part of New York as well. The scenario included a simulated explosion in the two train tracks of Grand Central contaminating the area and leaving casualties that were exposed to the contaminants. The mission required the entire IRF to mobilize as quickly as possible, prepare a game plan within minutes, and start sending Marines and Sailors quickly into the contaminated “Hot Zone.” CBIRF worked through many obstacles and problems presented throughout the operation, including extracting victims out of the hot zone followed by the proper medical care. It was a unique experience but the Marines were able to develop and execute the plan and evacuation to follow on transportation. “The problem that we were presented with was extremely challenging, one of the tougher problems that we would ever have to face,” said Royal. “Every Marine and Sailor was pleased and thankful to work side by side with FDNY and able to get hands-on experience.” The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, or CBIRF, is headquartered aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. CBIRF is composed of two Initial Response Force Teams, or IRFs, each composed of roughly 130 Marines and Sailors that can be mobilized within a period of 24 hours when needed anywhere on the globe. Each IRF is composed of Marines and Sailors from myriad different occupational fields split into search and rescue, explosive ordinance disposal, decontamination, extraction and medical teams that are trained to respond to, but not limited to, any kind of chemical or biological threat. This makes CBIRF unique not only to the Marine Corps but through the entire Department of Defense.

Exercise Koa Moana: First direct training Between U.S. Marines, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

U.S. Marines and Sailors, with Task Force Koa Moana, join ranks with Papua New Guinea soldiers during the opening ceremony for Exercise Koa Moana, June 18, at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea. The multi-national, bilateral exercise is designed to improve interoperability and relations by sharing infantry, engineering, medical and law enforcement skills.

Story and photos by: Cpl. William Hester III Marine Expeditionary Force

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -More than 130 service members from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, U.S. Marine Corps and Navy mesh as one formation, despite the extreme heat and scorching sun, to celebrate the beginning of a beneficial future for all three components. Task Force Koa Moana and soldiers with the PNGDF held an opening ceremony for Exercise Koa Moana, at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea, June 18, 2016. “This exercise is going to be the first of what should be many opportunities to broaden and deepen the ties of friendship

and professionalization,” said Joel F. Maybury, the Deputy Chief of Mission with the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea. “We’ve been looking for a number of ways for the U.S. and PNG to come together, whether it’s military, economic commercial or cultural arena.” The task force arrived in Papua New Guinea via USNS Sacagawea, June 17, 2016, after traveling from Timor Leste for Exercise Crocodilo 16, as part of their deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. The PNGDF Navy had the opportunity to test their capabilities by using one of their naval vessels to transport the Marines, Sailors and their gear from ship to shore. “The purpose of Exercise Koa Moana,

which means ‘ocean warrior’ in the Hawaiian language, is to practice skills in various military fields, resulting in a skills transfer between both organizations,” said Col. Siale Diro, the Chief of Force Preparation for land and sea elements in the PNGDF. “It is important to build our relationship and our military partnership with our allies.” The PNGDF has trained frequently with the U.S. Army, but this marks the first opportunity for them to train with the U.S. Marines directly, specifically in infantry tactics, combat lifesaving techniques, engineering capabilities and non-lethal law enforcement capabilities. “This exercise provides a very good platform to build our relationship with the U.S.

Marines,” said Diro. “We have a long standing relationship with the U.S. military. We understand their role in the region and we share the same values of liberty, individual rights, democracy and freedom of speech.” Papua New Guinea is the second of four destinations scheduled during Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment, which has been assigned the mission of conducting multinational, bilateral exercises with multiple nations to increase interoperability and relations to preserve peace and stability in the Pacific. “The big picture is global and regional security,” said Maybury. “Our friends and allies in the Pacific are important.”

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Classifieds

Graduates

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Golf and Oscar Company Graduates Honor Graduates Platoon 2040

Platoon 2045

Pfc. A.G. Flowers, Stafford, VA Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R. K. Wilkes

Pfc. J. A. Reitz, Livermore, KY Senior Drill Instructor: Sgt. R. Franco

Platoon 2041

Platoon 4022

Pfc. A. D. Drozdowski, Blasdell, NY Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. L. E. Strunk

Pfc. A.L. Welker, Tampa, FL Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. T. Z. Nielsen-Nowakowski

Platoon 2042

Platoon 4023

Pfc. S. Reyes, Inwood, NY Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. C. A. Sanchez

Pfc. T. N. Meserve, South Elgin, IL Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. L. T. Nguyen

Platoon 2044

Pfc. Smith, N., Houma, LA Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. I. A. Linares Danger

Platoon 2040

Pvt. M.J. Addison , Pfc. J.C. Austin Jr. , Pvt. L.E. Bales , Pfc. A.J. Bardsley , Pvt. J.H. Barrett , Pfc. L.L. Burris , Pvt. T.J. Camps , Pfc. M.T. Correa , Pfc. A.J. Desantiagobuhot , Pvt. C.A. Szirakowski , Pfc. A.G. Flowers* , Pvt. K.A. Fritts , Pfc. J.M. Godyn , Pvt. R.S. Hassett , Pfc. J.P. Hagy , Pvt. K.L. Heath , Pvt. N.M. Hershman , Pvt. D.S. Hicks , Pvt. L.H. Hobbs , Pfc. J.T. Hoffman , Pfc. M.A. Jones , Pfc. J.K. Kendra III , Pvt. A.D. Kirk , Pvt. A.R. Lawhun , Pvt. K.L. Lee , Pvt. C.M. Mccamey , Pvt. C.J. Mccloud , Pfc. L.E. Mccrea , Pvt. A.L. Mcshan , Pvt. J.D. Miller , Pfc. J.K. Miller* , Pvt. B.C. Moody , Pvt. N.N. Navarro Jr. , Pfc. D.A. Ridley , Pvt. J. Sanchez , Pvt. F.G. Sapp , Pvt. S.G. Sapp , Pfc. T.T. Schuster* , Pvt. J.B. Singer , Pfc. S.S. Solomon , Pvt. J.B. South , Pvt. A.J. Stobart , Pfc. J.D. Stockton IV , Pfc. D.P. Sullivan , Pfc. M.A. Sullivan , Pvt. T.E. Tomlin , Pfc. J.W. Trautz , Pfc. T.R. Underwood , Pvt. R.F. Vilsaint , Pfc. J.L. Weeks , Pfc. D.J. Wiggins , Pfc. R.E. Wixon

Platoon 2041

Pvt. R.T. Abbott , Pvt. C.S. Adams , Pvt. K.M. Belcher , Pvt. T.K. Berry , Pfc. N.J. Bilas , Pfc. A.J. Brown Jr , Pfc. B.A. Burgos , Pfc. B.W. Byerley* , Pfc. E.S. Campos , Pvt. K.D. Chandler , Pvt. C.W. Cox , Pvt. G.C. Cross , Pfc. M.D. Davis , Pvt. C.J. Deweese , Pfc. M. Diaz , Pfc. A.D. Drozdowski* , Pfc. M.D. Dyess , Pfc. R.T. Foster Jr , Pvt. D.M. Harper , Pvt. T.C. Hartong , Pvt. J. Huang , Pvt. J.R. Jones , Pvt. D.L. King , Pvt. D.P. Lawrence , Pvt. M.T. Marko , Pvt. R. Mcconnico III , Pvt. T.W. Mccoy , Pvt. B.J. Mckenzie , Pvt. J.A. Merchant , Pvt. M.P. Moran , Pvt. P.S. Osley , Pfc. V.G. Pack , Pfc. T. Parkin* , Pvt. J.L. Payne , Pvt. J.D. Perriolatdupont , Pvt. W.T. Piazza , Pfc. M.N. Rodriguez , Pvt. B.E. Roney , Pvt. M.A. Sanders , Pvt. D.T. Saunders , Pfc. T.S. Simpson , Pfc. K.T. Smith , Pvt. Z.T. Smith , Pfc. J.C. Spradlin , Pfc. J.D. Steeley , Pfc. S.C. Swirski , Pfc. C.I. Taylor , Pfc. M.R. Tuccero , Pvt. V.S. Vellore , Pvt. Y. Viera , Pvt. C.M. White , Pfc. L.A. White , Pvt. Z.S. Worobey , Pfc. E.S. Ziemkowski

Platoon 2042

Pfc. R. J. Aguilar , Pvt. E. C. Bamrick , Pfc. M. A. Bell , Pvt. J. D. Biggsmoore , Pfc. E. F. Brown , Pvt. M. N. Cascio , Pvt. T. N. Ceravolo , Pvt. A. B. Clark , Pvt. R. W. Coughlin Iii , Pvt. C. A. Cruzhernandez , Pvt. B. W. Cruzvalentin , Pvt. A. M. Davies , Pfc. A. O. Dunstan , Pvt. J. A. Elburn , Pvt. N. S. Farlow , Pfc. N. R. Foster , Pfc. J. J. Franklin , Pfc. M. A. Galagarza , Pfc. O. C. Hackett , Pfc. Z. W. Hanna* , Pfc. D. K. Henderson* , Pvt. J. R. Hess , Pvt. D. J. Holbrook , Pfc. C. D. Hurst* , Pvt. A. C. Jackson , Pfc. M. N. Jovanov , Pfc. D. A. Loughney , Pvt. D. D. Makin , Pvt. R. A. McNeal , Pfc. K. M. Melton , Pvt. A. M. Mullins , Pvt. L. T. Myers , Pvt. V. Nigam , Pfc. R. E. Oates , Pfc. Y. J. Olmedokovacic , Pfc. E. G. Pajel , Pvt. K. K. Parris , Pvt. A. M. Pond , Pfc. J. J. Quilesrivera , Pfc. I. Ramsey , Pfc. S. Reyes , Pfc. J. A. Rodriguez , Pvt. L. A. Salazar , Pvt. M. R. Scott , Pfc. H. Shen , Pvt. L. M. Shiock , Pvt. J. T. Skinner , Pvt. S. D. Stoyanoff , Pfc. M. D. Suris , Pvt. H. A. Vick , Pvt. D. W. Waldrop , Pvt. J. K. Wilkins , Pvt. M. T. Wisniewski

Platoon 2044

Pvt. K. D. Anderson , Pvt. W. M. Anderson , Pfc. J. S. Aviles Flores , Pfc. D. M. Bas , Pvt. D. M. Bennett-Kennedy , Pfc. A. Bernal , Pfc. M. E. Besosa-Cortes , Pfc. T. J. Bowers , Pvt. J. Bravo , Pvt. S. A. Cardona-Cooper , Pfc. D. Y. Cho , Pfc. B. J. Crespo-Caraballo , Pvt. Z. A. Cressy , Pfc. E. A. Daniel , Pvt. C. N. Egan , Pvt. Z. M. Fortier , Pvt. J. B. Fulmer , Pvt. P. P. Garrett , Pvt. J. G. Golden , Pvt. A. Gonzales de Para , Pvt. W. N. Henderson , Pfc. A. C. Hughes , Pfc. J. I. Kittrell , Pvt. J. S. Leach , Pvt. M. A. Legier , Pfc. Z. A. Leitzke* , Pvt. A. L. Lyon , Pvt. F. Mandujano , Pvt. R. L. Martinez III , Pvt. A. Moran , Pvt. A. Moulier , Pvt. Z. W. Nadolske , Pvt. J. K. Olmsted , Pvt. C. C. Patterson , Pfc. C. O. Perez , Pfc. S. T. Raddatz , Pfc. A. C. Rardain , Pvt. C. J. Reid , Pvt. Y. Reyes , Pvt. J. Roman , Pfc. G. J. Rosario Ayala , Pvt. A. G. Salvatori , Pvt. L. M. Scates , Pvt. G. T. Simmonds , Pfc. N. C. Smith* , Pvt. T. T. Smith , Pvt. D. A. Spohn , Pvt. L. A. Stewart , Pvt. S. A. Stitt , Pvt. W. A. Thornton , Pfc. R. A. Trahan* , Pvt. A. B. Vazquez , Pvt. C. A. Vazquez Cardenas , Pvt. M. A. Vega , Pvt. J. A. Whipple

Platoon 2045

Pfc. J. V. Alves , Pfc. E .C Ashley* , Pvt. R. L. Athis , Pvt. D.M. Bahrenburg , Pvt. J. C. Berenguer , Pvt. D. A. Biedrzycki , Pfc. M. P. Bina , Pvt. P. T. Boyle , Pvt. W. L. Brown , Pvt. Z. E. Burley , Pvt. J. A. Clay , Pvt. J. S. Crouch , Pvt. J. R. Daniels , Pfc. G. T. Donahue , Pvt. J. Fernandez , Pfc. A. R. Freeman , Pvt. T. M. Gonzales , Pvt. A. D. Green , Pvt. T. T. Greer , Pvt. K. J. Gutierrez , Pvt. L. H. Guy Jr , Pvt. D. P. Henline , Pvt. B. J. Hodson , Pvt. M. D. Huddleston , Pvt. B. C. Jones , Pvt. K. S. Jones , Pfc. J. Kim , Pfc. C. H. Kinnamon , Pfc. T. N. Knight , Pfc. R. J. Kurz , Pfc. T. C. Lam , Pfc. I. J. Little , Pvt. C. J. Lucas , Pvt. L. O. Maas , Pvt. A. B. Malto , Pfc. J. E. Mcadory , Pvt. T. F. Mccartney , Pvt. J. E. Mclaughlin , Pvt. S. V. Medrano , Pfc. L. M. Miller , Pvt. C. W. Mills , Pfc. M. L. Moore , Pvt. K. D. Morgan , Pvt. B. T. Mullis , Pfc. M. A. Oliveros , Pfc. K. M. Ortiz , Pvt. C. Perez , Pvt. N. M. Plante , Pfc. M. A. Prather* , Pvt. R. P. Pruitt , Pfc. J. A. Reitz* , Pvt. D. A. Reliford , Pvt. A. E. Roldan , Pvt. B. A. Rubenacker , Pvt. M. L. Santana , Pfc. B. W. Shuler , Pfc. J. P. Timmons , Pfc. J. L. Towle , Pvt. N. T. Watson , Pfc. A. A. Williams

Platoon 4022

Pfc. C. A. Barron* , Pvt. H. A. Bee , Pvt. K. S. Biddick , Pvt. M. J. Brinkerhoff , Pfc. J. Z. Bustamante , Pfc. A. M. Byles , Pvt. K. R. Chatham , Pvt. A. R. Collis , Pvt. B. V. Cordero , Pvt. B. A. Fitzpatrick , Pvt. D. J. Frerichsshea , Pvt. S. A. Gasca , Pfc. K. A. Genzer , Pvt. M. A. Gilbert , Pfc. D. M. Gordon , Pfc. P. E. Grantham , Pfc. T. R. Hairston , Pfc. S. N. Huff , Pfc. V. M. Lacey , Pfc. J. L. Langford , Pfc. S. A. Lewis , Pfc. F. L. Llanes , Pvt. D. N. Lovelle , Pvt. J. Loya , Pfc. F. L. Martin , Pfc. V. Mendiolamolina , Pvt. J. L. Morales , Pfc. D. A. Moss , Pfc. K. L. Negronstratton , Pvt. K. N. Novitski , Pfc. B. M. Pate , Pvt. B. Peralessaucedo , Pfc. K. I. Perez , Pvt. A. M. Pinzarrone , Pfc. L. D. Prescott , Pvt. M. RodriguezMartinez , Pvt. D. F. Sanders , Pvt. J. S. Searcy , Pfc. A. M. Smock , Pfc. J. M. Solorzano* , Pfc. F. L. Thomas , Pfc. H. B. Trang , Pfc. A. D. Turner , Pfc. S. G. Varela , Pvt. J. L. Vazquez , Pfc. N. Verduzcocervantes , Pfc. R. Z. Walker , Pfc. L. A. Walt , Pfc. A. L. Welker* , Pfc. K. N. Woodlief , Pvt. C. L. Wright , Pfc. A. K. Yoo , Pfc. T. R. Young

Platoon 4023

Pvt. A.N. Abdulmyhayminwilson , Pfc. A.M. Angeles , Pvt. E.A. Baker , Pfc. C.A. Campos , Pvt. K. S. Carlson , Pfc. G.A. Chalqueno , Pfc. C. Cortez , Pvt. M.A. Diaz , Pfc. K.A. Dunn , Pfc. C.J. Edwards , Pvt. A. Flores , Pvt. V. Gilbert , Pfc. R.A. Gonzalez , Pfc. S.E. Gonzalez , Pvt. S. Gonzalez , Pvt. M.A. Hall , Pvt. B.C. Hernandez , Pvt. C.M. Hernandez , Pfc. M. Hernandez , Pfc. T.C. Jackson , Pfc. A.M. Ledezma , Pvt. J.D. Martinez , Pfc. L.M Martinez , Pvt. M.C. Martinez , Pfc. R.L. Mcclellan* , Pvt. J.M. Medina , Pfc. T.N. Meserve , Pfc. M.M. Mishler , Pfc. R.M. Moronta , Pfc. Y. Munoz* , Pfc. H.R. Northup , Pvt. T. Pantaleon , Pvt. M.K. Parker , Pfc. K.M. Patton* , Pvt. P.L. Reath , Pfc. D.A. Rivera , Pfc. Y.J. Rivera , Pfc. I. Robles , Pvt. A.M. Roddy , Pvt. N. Sanchez , Pvt. K.M. Santana , Pvt. C.R. Santiago , Pvt. R.R. Smith , Pvt. E.S. Stensrud , Pvt. J.A. Tapia , Pfc. M. Tuner , Pvt. Y. Vargas , Pfc. K.C. Weaver , Pvt. K.S. Williams , Pvt. L.E. Wopsock , Pfc. K. Yang , Pvt. E. Zanabria

*Denotes meritorious promotion

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