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Friday, September 16, 2016 Vol. 51, No. 37 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Fox & Oscar Company Graduates
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.�
Exercise Kowari: Surviving inside the Outback
Nashville, Marines Honor the Fallen
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company trains with Fightertown pilots
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We Will Never Forget: Laurel Bay schools commemorate anniversary of 9/11
Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy
Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy
Local Beaufort first responders read a memorial wall during a 9/11 memorial service aboard Laurel Bay Sept. 9. The wall was made by students of Bolden. Local policemen and firemen attended the ceremony and received tokens of gratitude from the community. This year marks the 15-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Students of Bolden Elementary School lay flowers on a memorial during a 9/11 memorial service aboard Laurel Bay Sept. 9. Local policemen and firemen attended the ceremony and received tokens of gratitude from the community. Students read poems and sang songs to commemorate the event. This year marks the 15-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. see
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EOD: Thinking outside the box Story and photos by: Lance Cpl.Ashley Phillips Staff Writer
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines from Marine Wing Support Detachment 31 conducted multi-purpose training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 8. The training was put together to provide an opportunity for the EOD technicians to sharpen their skills and maintain overall operational readiness for the unit. The Marines built improvised shaped charges, tested their hard line wire system and disposed of unexploded ordnance during the training event. see
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Marines place a circuit box in position to run hard wires to undetonated ordnance aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 8. They were testing and practicing with the hard wires for the upcoming air show. The Marines are with Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Marine Wing Support Detachment 31.
MCRD Parris Island hosts Red Ribbon Golf Tournament Story by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips Staff Writer
Photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Foster
Col. Jeffrey Fultz addresses golfers at the Red Ribbon Golf Tournament aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Sept. 9. The tournament, organized by Marine Corps Community Services, was put on to raise awareness on drug abuse. Fultz is the Chief of Staff of MCRD Parris Island.
Marines participated in the Red Ribbon Golf Tournament aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Sept. 10. This was the third annual golf tournament hosted by the depot in support of drug and substance abuse prevention. Both active duty and retired Marines competed in the largest golf tournament held on Parris Island in support of drug and substance abuse prevention program. There were 144 participants divided up into 36 teams.
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