Marines make landing at DragonBoat Beaufort 2018 - The Single Marine Program rowing team competes during the 6th annual DragonBoat Beaufort charity race June 23 at Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. The team was comprised of Marines and Sailors from the Tri-command. This was the second year SMP put together a team for the event. Both local and traveling teams competed in the volunteer organized event that strives to create a strong sense of wellness through competition, camaraderie and also raises money for local cancer patients, survivors, and families. The SMP team received the fastest local time for the second year in a row.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts air-to-ground training at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia June 12. Aircraft around the Department of Defense regularly use the range to rehearse strafing and dropping inert munitions. The aircraft is with 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing based out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Georgia. - An F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts air-to-ground training at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia June 12. Aircraft around the Department of Defense regularly use the range to rehearse strafing and dropping inert munitions. The aircraft is with 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing based out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Georgia.
Lance Cpl. Hunter Cauthron places a screen over the engine intake of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 6. - Lance Cpl. Hunter Cauthron places a screen over the engine intake of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 6. The screen over the engine intake is used when Marines who are not pilots start the aircraft’s engines to conduct pre-flight checks. It ensures foreign object debris does not enter the engine. Cauthron is an engine mechanic and plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312.
A UK F-35B Lightning II taxis aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 6. - A UK F-35B Lightning II taxis aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 6. Multiple F-35Bs with the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron “Dambusters” departed MCAS Beaufort headed for their new home at Royal Air Force Base Marham, England. The aircraft returning to the UK represents the transition from current to next generation air combat power for 617 Squadron. “617 Squadron has worked tirelessly for the past few weeks and months to prepare the aircraft to bring them to their final home of RAF Marham,” said Ground Capt. Cab Townsend, RAF Marham Station Commander.
Lt. Col. Matthew Stover hands out awards to students during the Earth Day poster award ceremony aboard Laurel Bay April 24. - Lt. Col. Matthew Stover hands out awards to students during the Earth Day poster award ceremony aboard Laurel Bay April 24. Children from Charles F. Bolden Elementary School and Elliott Elementary School competed in the poster contest as a way to educate and involve children on environmental management. This year�s theme for the contest was �Give a hoot, Don�t Pollute.� April 22 has been designated as Earth Day since 1970 and Across the Marine Corps, installations are participating in Earth Day activities to help remind all Marines, Sailors, civilians, and their families that their everyday actions help protect our resources and contribute to the long-term success of the Marine Corps. Stover is the executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.