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Friday, July 22, 2016 Vol. 51, No. 29 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Delta & Oscar Company Graduates See Page 11
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Desert Storm era MWSS-273 Marines visit MCAS Beaufort
Combat Center SRT welcomes local law enforcement
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Revive, Rescue, Repeat: Recon and Parajumpers hone humanitarian skills
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Tri-command, Beaufort celebrate Water Festival Photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Foster
n Fireworks burst at the 61st annual Beaufort Water Festival July 15. The
display was put on while the Parris Island Marine Band played music for the opening ceremony. The water festival is longest ongoing all volunteer run event in the state of South Carolina. see FESTIVAL, page 8
Second United Kingdom F-35B arrives at Fightertown
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oyal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel pose in front of their newly delivered F-35B Lightning II aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort July 15. This is the second United Kingdom F-35 to be flown at MCAS Beaufort. The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II integrates advanced stealth technology into a highly agile, supersonic aircraft that provides the pilot with unprecedented situational awareness and unmatched lethality and survivability. The U.K. aircraft and personnel will train with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 until their departure back to the U.K. in the coming years. see
ARRIVAL, page 5
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jimmy Vertus
MACS-2 simulates field environment Story and photos by: Cpl. Samantha K. Foster Staff Writer
Marine Air Control Squadron 2 conducted an exercise on Elliot’s Beach aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island July 18. The exercise was conducted to test and maintain Marines’ proficiency with equipment in a field environment. The Marines with the Early Warning Control Detachment set up a convoy to mobilize gear to MCRD Parris Island and set up an operational site in a timely manner. “We provide radar assisted procedural control,” said Capt. James Marley, the EWC detachment commander. “Once an aircraft is handed off from air traffic control, we take over while they travel through our airspace.”
The mission of the EWC detachment is to provide the capability to move and set up specialized equipment to provide support to the Marine Air Ground Task Force. Marines with different military occupational specialties work together to detect, identify, and control aircraft as well as provide radar assistance. “It’s important for my Marines to be out here because this affords them the opportunity to learn and execute their job in a real world situation,” said Marley. Marines train on a daily basis to ensure they are ready when the call is made. Marine Air Control Squadron 2 has been engaged in World War II, Operation Desert Storm, Op-
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Marines push a generator into place aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island July 18.The Marines are simulating an operational environment as part of an exercise designed to maintain the Marines’ proficiency. The Marines are with Marine Air Control Squadron 2.