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Friday, March 09, 2018 Vol. 53, No. 07 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
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Marines and families come together for Mini Marines
Photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Haynes
Participants of Mini Marines are sworn in aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 3. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina to promote a family atmosphere. MCCS-SC offers different programs that support and enhance the quality of life for Marines and their families.
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Children practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during Mini Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 3. Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina sponsored the event for the children of Marines so they could see what their parents do when they put on a uniform. The event also included a mock CFT course, a toy rifle range, and a tug of war. Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Terry Hanes, III
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arine Corps Community Services South Carolina hosted a Mini Marines program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 3. The event was organized by MCCS’s Lifestyle Insights, Networking, Knowledge, and Skills program to build camaraderie and promote a family atmosphere
for the children of Marines aboard MCAS Beaufort. L.I.N.K.S is a program that helps service member and their families adjust to the Marine Corps lifestyle and the local installation. L.I.N.K.S. is offered as both installation and unit training to Marines, Sailors and families. “My mission is to have military families understand how important they are to America,” said Roxanne Farr, the volunteer coordinator for L.I.N.K.S. “Without them we realize freedom isn’t free and they
are the ones paying the ultimate price for our freedom.” Mini-Marines is an event held by MCCS. The children were sworn in on yellow footprints by drill instructors and then split into different platoons and given different colored handkerchiefs to identify their group. Each platoon was led by Marine volunteers who guided the Mini Marines through the different activities. “This is the most fun I have ever had volunteering at an event,” said Cpl. Lindsee
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Story by Cpl. Benjamin McDonald
The American Red Cross donated American Girl dolls to families of Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 1. The event was held at the Marine Corps Family Team Building office at the air station and was geared toward families of Marines who deployed or are about to deploy. “None of the families were expecting this to happen,” said Jimmie Woods, the Family Readiness Officer for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115. “We wanted to keep this event as much of a surprise as possible. So when the kids walked in, to see their faces when they realized what was happening. There is no purer form of excitement.” The process to make the event possible started months ago when American Girl donated several hundred dolls to the Red Cross with the stipulation that they go to families of active duty troops. The FRO’s of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 and VMFA-115 reached see
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Photo by Cpl. Benjamin McDonald
Karen Cook gives American Girl dolls to families of Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 1. The American Red Cross donated the dolls to families of deployed Marines and Marines who are about to deploy. Cook is the regional program manager for the Red Cross.