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Friday, October 24, 2014 Vol. 49, No. 42 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Fox Company Graduates
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“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” 2 3 facebook.com/MCASBeaufort 3 Beaufort.Marines.mil
Air Station practices earthquake safety Page 4
twitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC
Red Ribbon Golf Tournament Page 6
Gen. Dunford sends a message Page 9
Gunnery Sgt. Osvaldo Rincon, powerline division chief with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, guides an F-18/A Hornet aboard Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014, to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171. Cpl. Antonio Rubio
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, also known as the “Hawks,” arrived on Osan
Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014. The program’s goals is to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, im-
Ebola: basic hygiene goes a long way Cpl. Sarah Cherry Staff Writer
Ebola currently has a low risk for contamination in the Tri-Command area, according to the Mission Assurance Branch of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. “Knowledge is power,” said the Mission Assurance Branch in a base wide e-mail. “The best way for us to protect ourselves from exposure is to educate our-
Facts about
selves and those we live and work with.” People at risk for contracting Ebola include people in areas affected by outbreak, especially health care workers, according to the Center for Disease Control. The only way to contract Ebola is direct contact with a sick person or animal and their fluids. Ebola is not transmitsee
tegration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, see
VmFa(aW)-533, page 8
Passing of Corps; Dunford becomes 36th Commandant
You can’t get Ebola through air
Cpl. Dylan Bowyer
in the U.S.
You can only get Ebola from:
fort, S.C., but are part of the unit deployment program to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under MAG-12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the in-
ebola, page 5
Ebola
You can’t get Ebola through water
prove its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps The “Hawks” are stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beau-
Defense Media Activity
You can’t get Ebola through food
WASHINGTON -- Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, relinquished command of the Marine Corps to Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Oct. 17 at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. The ceremony started with musical performances from “The Commandant’s Own,” The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps and
“The President’s Own,” United States Marine Band. The ceremonial companies of the Barracks marched onto the parade deck and fixed their bayonets. Amos and Dunford were then called to their positions on the parade deck. The battle colors were passed from Amos to Dunford signifying the passing of command and responsibility. “My focus in the coming years will be to take care of our Marines and
their families, and to ensure our Corps remains an expeditionary force of readiness our nation has come to expect,” said Dunford. Dunford received his commission as an infantry officer in 1977, a career leading to billets such as company and regimental commander, senior aide to the commandant and assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. see
Commandant, page 5