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Friday, November 1, 2013 Vol. 48, No. 43 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Seasonal uniform change to take effect Sunday.
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”
n Entertainment n News Briefs n Weather n In The Community n Around The Corps n Graduates
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Take control of your finances Page 6
H&HS pumpkin patch Page 4
Laurel Bay football team dominates Page 12
New trail for safe commuting Cpl. Brady Wood Staff Writer
Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail and the Path Foundation of Atlanta partnered together to start a project to enhance a 13.6 mile trail connecting Beaufort, Port Royal, Burton and Grays Hill. The Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Northern Beaufort County by developing, enhancing and maintaining the Spanish Moss Trail. Their partner, the Path Foundation of Atlanta, specializes in creating a network of off-road trails for walkers, runners and bicyclists. The trail was originally the historic Magnolia Rail Line but was acquired by the Beaufort Jasper Water Sewer Authority in Nov. 2009. Two years later, the rail line was bought by Beaufort County and the idea to make a safe trail came to light. “A couple years ago, the Spanish Moss Trail was just a vision,” said Dean Moss, founder and executive director of the Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail. “Today, the first mile is complete, two additional miles are under construction, and almost four more miles are being designed for implementation.” There is a 10-phase master plan with a projected $12.4 million implementation cost. Moss said funding has been secured for the first 5.4 miles of the Trail (Ribaut Road see
Trail, page 7
CBRN reinvents unit team training Cpl. Brady Wood Staff Writer
SRT: The Air Station’s force in readiness Lance Cpl. Brendan Roethel Staff Writer
Special Reaction Team Marines and police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort trained at an off base shooting range, Oct. 23. The team members conducted sustainment training and shooting qualifications for the M4 carbine, the M1014 joint service
combat shotgun, the M9 pistol and the M40A5 sniper rifle. They shot from varying distances, with different drills and target sizes see
Training, page 7
The Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort passed a new order requiring 30 Marines from each squadron to be trained on CBRN control, Oct. 1. Originally the training required 10-25 percent of a squadron’s total manpower, but by training only 30 Marines for each squadron it becomes more regulated and we are able to teach them everything that we need to, said Sgt. Jonathan Betschart, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 CBRN specialist. see
CBrn, page 4