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Friday, December 13, 2013 Vol. 48, No. 49 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Lima Company graduates Page 15
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”
n Entertainment n News Briefs n Weather n Around The Corps n In The Community n Graduates
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2nd MAW Commanding General’s Inspection Page 6
MWSS-273 Canoochee field exercise Page 10
Beaufort’s Christmas Parade Page 13
An F/A -18/B Hornet, with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101, landed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to be turned into a Medal of Honor recipient memorial, Dec. 9. The nearly 30-year-old jet will be painted white, bearing the Medal of Honor and the names of four Medal of Honor recipients.
Marines, sailors honor Medal of Honor recipients with flying monument Cpl. Timothy Norris Staff Writer
The 1980’s era jet, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., is being renovated to bear the names of four Medal of Honor recipients: Marines Sgt.
Dakota Myer, Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, and sailors Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor and Lt. Michael P. Murphy. An F/A -18/B Hornet landed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to receive a new coat of paint, Dec. 9. “It’s pretty cool. We’ve never done an aircraft like this before,”
said Staff Sgt. Edgar Pineda, the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 staff noncommissioned officer for the Corrosion Control Facility. “When it comes to painting, this is normal,” Pineda said. “It’s something we do every day. The only difference is that this is going to be white instead of grey.”
The amount of paint on an aircraft can affect the balance during flight so the majority of the blue tactical aggressor scheme paint will be removed down to the metal airframe. The surface will then be repaired and primed to remove dents, scratches and any other defects to have a smooth, clean surface
to paint on. “It’s like a car,” Pineda said, calling attention to the hornet’s nearly 30-year lifespan. “The more dents and cracks it has, the more time it takes to fix it. This aircraft will be a little more time consuming.” see
MoH, page 4
Laurel Bay, Air Station address overhaul Cpl. Timothy Norris Staff Writer
Laurel Bay residents will receive a new address next month as a Department of Defense directive is implemented across the Marine Corps. The directive mandates all military buildings
and streets comply with the Enhanced-911 addressing system. Enhanced-911 is a system of numbering structures sequentially and roads by compass directions, associating telephone numbers with a physical address so that first responders can ac-
curately identify and quickly reach their destination. Landlines are attached to the address they originate from and cellular phones use global positioning satellites and cellular towers to pinpoint a caller’s location. see
Housing, page 4
DoD approves community outreach programs Cpl. Timothy Norris Staff Writer
Headquarters Marine Corps reinstated community outreach programs for fiscal year 2014 with the release of Marine Administrative Message 639/13, Dec. 5. This includes fly-overs, music outreach programs by Marine bands and air shows for several Marine Corps air stations including Beaufort. “We are planning for the Air show in the spring of 2015,” said Mark Story, a Marine Corps Community Services nonappropriated funds contracting officer. “It will include the Blue
Angles but be different from previous years. Everything from the vendors to aerial acts that have never been here before: it will all be updated and new.” The bi-annual air show aboard the Air Station and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Marine Band are the two biggest community outreach programs in the Tri-Command. “It’s Important for Marines to interact with the public,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Giove, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Marine Band officer-in-charge. “We get to tell the Marine see
Band, page 5
VA, GI Bill scam David Ellard
Education Services Officer
A Parris Island Marine Corps Band saxophonist plays in the Parris Island Big Band Ensemble during the Beaufort Christmas Tree Lighting in Downtown Beaufort, Dec. 6. Community outreach programs are restricted to a 45 percent reduction from the 2012 fiscal year budget and stricter event selection guidelines.
Veterans should be aware of a marketing scam targeting callers trying to reach the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Call Center or GI Bill Call Center. A marketing company has established two fraudulent numbers that differ from the two official VA call center numbers by one digit. If the fraudulent number is dialed by mistake, the answering party will offer a gift card and try to obtain personal and financial information, including credit card information, from the caller. The answering party may even transfer the caller to the VA after the caller's information is obtained. Note that VA will never ask you for a credit card number or banking information over the phone. Before giving personal sensitive information over the phone make sure you know who you are taking to.