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6:14 am on Monday June 20, 2011
Marine Corps invade Carolina coast
Flickr user Olli Vainio
If you're lounging around on the beach (as you should be) and happen to notice military planes flying overhead, towards you or buzzing around rather low don't worry the Russians aren't attacking.
No, no Red Dawn going on,...
7:09 am on Thursday May 19, 2011
Wounded Marine comes home to celebration
Flickr user kjtittle84
Cory Szucs, a just 21 year old wounded Marine returned home to Surfside Beach Wednesday. Szucs lost a leg in Afghanistan and has received an outpouring of support from neighbors and friends he has never met until yesterday....
10:02 am on Tuesday March 15, 2011
U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon to perform in Beaufort
Flickr user drewbsaunders
The 8th & I Battle Colors Detachment, better known as the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, will hold a special performance aboard MCAS Beaufort Friday, March 18, at 5:30 p.m, according to MCAS Beaufort's Facebook...
4:46 am on Monday March 14, 2011
Beaufort Marine recognized for freeing family from burning vehicle
Flickr user salim
Not the same burnt out car, but you get the picture
The Jet Stream, the base-produced newspaper that serves MCAS Beaufort, has a nice report on a Marine who in December saved a family from a burning vehicle on Boundary Street....
8:40 am on Tuesday November 16, 2010
Marine Corps commandant visits Beaufort Marines (w/video)
Flickr user dvids
In case you missed it, Marine Corps commandant Gen. James F. Amos was in Beaufort on Monday and made the rounds. Amos, who did serve a stint at MCAS Beaufort, said Afghanistan is a top priority.
Check out the Island Packet for...
6:35 am on Wednesday September 29, 2010
USCB offers easier transition for Marines looking to enter higher ed (w/video)
Flickr user sis
The University of South Carolina Beaufort has teamed up with MCAS Beaufort to offer a streamlined admissions process for Marines looking to enter the university once they leave the military.
The "Elite to Elite" program can be found...
12:35 pm on Thursday June 24, 2010
Force Protection lands $15.4M contract
Image by Flickr user Steadyjohn Cougars lined up in Baghdad.
Ladson-based Force Protection Inc. has received a $15.4 million contract from the Marines to install modifications and perform maintenance on its Cougar vehicles. The mine-resistant,...
5:57 pm on Wednesday July 9, 2008
Marine air station in Beaufort gets new leader
Col. John R. Snider has been appointed the new commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Snide is a a former squadron commander of the MCAS Beaufort-based group.
Snider takes over for Col. Robert W. Lanham, who has been in command...
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