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Friday, January 23, 2015 Vol. 50, No. 3 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
India and Papa Co. Graduates
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”
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Bolden Elementary holds Career Day Page 5
Cost saving changes to HAZWOPER Page 7
Photo by Cpl. Sarah Cherry
Next Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Announced Office of Marine Corps Communication Defense Media Activity
The Commandant of the Marine Corps announced today the selection of Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green as the next Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. “It gives me great pleasure to name Sgt. Maj. Green as the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,” said Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commandant of the Marine Corps. “His dynamic leadership is well known throughout the ranks of our Corps. His wide range of experience in both peacetime and combat, and his record of performance make him extraordinarily well-qualified to serve as our senior enlisted leader,” Dunford
said. Green, currently the sergeant major of I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), will replace Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, who has held the billet since June 2011. Barrett is credited with improving Marines’ training, education, compensation, quality of life, bachelor enlisted quarters, on-base housing, and family support programs. “Sgt. Maj. Barrett has poured his heart and soul into serving Marines, Sailors, and their families,” Dunford said. “He has truly made a positive impact on the combat readiness of our Corps.” The relief and appointment ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m., Feb. 20, at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
Empowering young minds Pfc. Samantha Torres Staff Writer
Every 40 seconds in the United States, a child becomes missing or is abducted, according to the FBI. Marine Corps Community Services held a Resisting Aggresion Defensively , or radKIDS program, Jan. 12-16, that teaches children ages 5-12 how to defend themselves and how to get help. Through radKIDS training, children become empowered and learn to
replace fear, confusion, and panic of dangerous situations with confidence, personal safety skills, and self esteem. “It empowers them to stop somebody who is trying to hurt them,” said Josh Cole, a radKIDS instructor. The purpose of radKIDS is to provide education that enhances the abillity of children and parents to utilize knowledge, skills, and power to protect themselves from violence and see
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MALS-31 enforces standards Cpl. Sarah Cherry
went a commanding general’s inspection, Jan. 12 – 16. Commanding general inspecMarines with Marine Aviation Lo- tions review the unit in categories gistics Squadron 31 aboard Marine ranging from basic Marine Corps Corps Air Station Beaufort under- standards such as proper wear of Staff Writer
uniforms, drill and physical fitness to standards specific to the unit. “It provides an outside view of the unit’s operations,” said Gunnery Sgt. Steven Booth, operations chief for MALS-31 from Wooster, Ohio. “If
a unit isn’t operating within estab- on unit capabilities and programs. lished regulations, it impacts readi“For us, the CGI primarily focuses ness and morale.” on the operations and headquarWhile all Marine Corps units un- ters element,” said Booth. “Every dergo this inspection biennially, CGIs vary from unit to unit based see inspection, page 4