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Friday, March 24, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 11 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”
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Fightertown holds St. Patrick’s Day run
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Marine helicopters soar farther than before with auxillary fuel tanks
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Fightertown pilots hone skills during field carrier landing practice
An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off during a field carrier landing practice aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 22. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 conducts the training before embarkation aboard carriers. This FCLP was conducted in preperation for an upcoming exercise aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a naval aircraft carrier, scheduled for April. The pilot and the aircraft are with VMFA-312, Marine Aircraft Group 31. Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips Staff Writer
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 conducted field carrier landing practice aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, March 22. The pilots with VMFA-312 practiced landing F/A18C Hornet aircraft on a simulated aircraft carrier to prepare for an upcoming exercise aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a naval aircraft carrier, scheduled for April. “VMFA-312 is one of two squadrons within the Marine Corps that almost exclusively deploys aboard air-
craft carriers,” said Capt. Cole Hatch, a pilot and the airframes officer in charge with VMFA-312. “This field carrier landing practice is going to give us the training that we need as pilots to go out in the upcoming months to land on aircraft carriers.” The air station’s flightline is equipped with a painted outline simulating an aircraft carrier that the pilots utilize as a training aid prior to participating in exercises or deployments aboard an actual carrier. “The FCLPs aboard the air station allow our pilots to train in a controlled environment,” said Hatch. “This type of training is something that we do regularly. Each time we go out, it is important to get back in the
right mindset. When we land on a carrier the aircraft is going roughly 150 miles per hour and there are only so many wires that the tail hook on the back of the aircraft can catch.” According to Hatch who is a landing signals officer there are multiple factors that compromise a successful and safe landing aboard a carrier. The LSO communicates with the pilot and the pilot uses the Improved Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, which is a highly precise landing aid that analyzes the glide slope of
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PMO Marine receives Jim Kallstrom award for bravery Story by: Lance Cpl. Benjamin McDonald Staff Writer
Cpl. Kenneth Krebs III, a Marine with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, received the Jim Kallstrom award during the Senior Leader’s Security Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif., March 7. Krebs was presented the award by Maj. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, the commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics. The award is divided into two categories, bravery and leadership; Krebs received the award for performing an act of bravery while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. “It was really an honor to receive this
award,” said Krebs. “I did not know I was nominated for an award until I arrived at Beaufort. My captain approached me and told me they had submitted my name. I had never heard of this award. For the Marine Corps to go out of its way to show appreciation for its junior Marines it is truly an honor.” Krebs, a special reaction team member with the Provost Marshal’s Office, responded to a potentially dangerous call at the barracks. Utilizing his training, he de-escalated the situation without injury to anyone involved. His decisive actions protected the lives of his fellow Marines. “Everything I learned in my school house led to this moment in a sense,” said Krebs. “When you are faced with a dansee
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Cpl. Kenneth Krebs III received the Jim Kallstrom award during the Senior Leader’s Security Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif., March 7. Krebs was presented the award by Maj. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, the commander of Marine Corps Installations Command, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics. Krebs is with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
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