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Friday, November 30, 2018 Vol. 53, No. 45 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
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Celebrating the Holidays Marine Corps Style
Photo by Cpl. Terry Haynes III
The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Band participates in the annual Christmas parade on Dec. 2, 2017 in downtown Beaufort. The band played traditional Christmas music during the parade to celebrate the coming of the holiday season. The Tri-command particpates in the event as a way to foster cohesion with the local community. Story by Cpl. Terry Haynes III
The holiday season is here, with festivities such as Christmas shopping, celebrations, concerts and family gatherings. Marines and Sailors aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort are getting ready for the most wonderful time of the year. During the holiday season, MCAS Beaufort will partake in several events celebrating the season ranging from a Jingle Bell 5k, a Christmas parade and tree lighting on Laurel Bay as well as the annual Senior Tea. The Senior Tea is put together to honor and give back to the Beaufort area senior citizen community. The MCAS Beaufort Spouses Club organizes the event with the help of Marine volunteers from the air station. “The holidays are great time to give back to the community at large,” said Lance Cpl. Ashanti Washington, a graphic design Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and an escort for the upcoming Senior Tea. “This event is the greatest example of that in my opinion. If it was not for the support of our local community we wouldn’t be able to operate see holidays page 4
24th MEU, USS Iwo Jima celebrate Thanksgiving at sea Story and photos by Cpl. Margaret Gale
Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit celebrate Thanksgiving aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 22, 2018. Food services provided a full thanksgiving meal and ceremonial cake cutting for the holiday. While friends and family are preparing their Thanksgiving meals at home in the United States, Marine mess men with the 24th MEU and food service attendants with USS Iwo Jima began their food preparation for roughly 2,000 Marines and Sailors aboard the ship at 8 p.m. the evening prior to Thanksgiving by seasoning the turkeys. Preparation rolled over to the morning hours of Thanksgiving, until 10 a.m. “What is extremely important to us in the military is that we have Marines and the Sailors aboard the ship and today gives them a chance to come together,” said Chief David Hargress, the leading culinary specialist aboard USS Iwo Jima. “The way we have the mess deck set up gives everyone a chance to sit around each other and interact with different Sailors and Marines and share their Thanksgiving stories, while we give them that ‘at home’ feel. We know that people can’t be home with their families for the holiday so it is extremely important to us to be able to give them that see thanksgiving page 7
Photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale
Leaders with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 8, and USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) cut the ceremonial Thanksgiving cake aboard USS Iwo Jima Nov. 22. Food Services hosted the Thanksgiving meal to allow Marines with the 24th MEU and Sailors with USS Iwo Jima to come together during the holiday season while away from home.