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Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 detached from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., for training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 9 through 22. The training allowed air traffic controllers to familiarize themselves with the vertical and short takeoff and landing pattern that VMAT-203 AV-8B Harriers share with F-35s as the squadron conducted air-to-air and familiarization training. - Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 detached from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., for training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 9 through 22. The training allowed air traffic controllers to familiarize themselves with the vertical and short takeoff and landing pattern that VMAT-203 AV-8B Harriers share with F-35s as the squadron conducted air-to-air and familiarization training.

In an act of respect to those who gave so much, service members from the Tri-Command met with WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam veterans to speak about military times at the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard installation, Pooler, Ga., May 16. The service members spoke with the veterans prior to their departure for Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight’s initiative of getting as many WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam Veterans as possible to Washington D.C. - In an act of respect to those who gave so much, service members from the Tri-Command met with WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam veterans to speak about military times at the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard installation, Pooler, Ga., May 16. The service members spoke with the veterans prior to their departure for Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight’s initiative of getting as many WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam Veterans as possible to Washington D.C.

Captain William T. Paxton, an F-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, was awarded the Bronze Star medal with a combat distinguishing device during an award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 5. While serving with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines as the forward air controller, Paxton spent five hours calling in accurate air strikes on enemy targets, allowing his small command element to escape and evacuate an injured Marine. - Captain William T. Paxton, an F-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, was awarded the Bronze Star medal with a combat distinguishing device during an award ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 5. While serving with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines as the forward air controller, Paxton spent five hours calling in accurate air strikes on enemy targets, allowing his small command element to escape and evacuate an injured Marine.

Lt. Cmdr. William Holiman, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), leads the opening prayer for Sunday worship service. The command religious ministry department provides weekly worship services for Sailors and Marines as well as bible study, choir rehearsals and operates the ships library. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released) - Lt. Cmdr. William Holiman, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), leads the opening prayer for Sunday worship service. The command religious ministry department provides weekly worship services for Sailors and Marines as well as bible study, choir rehearsals and operates the ships library. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)

Tri-Command service members participated in the Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, Nov. 11. The event honored Beaufort’s veterans and active duty service members. - Tri-Command service members participated in the Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, Nov. 11. The event honored Beaufort’s veterans and active duty service members.

MCAS Beaufort gave Charlie Bowers, a Bluffton High School student with a degenerative eye disease, a tour of the Air Station. The tour, sponsored by MAG-31 and VMFA-115, let Charlie experience a taste of what it's like to be a fighter pilot before his disease worsens. - MCAS Beaufort gave Charlie Bowers, a Bluffton High School student with a degenerative eye disease, a tour of the Air Station. The tour, sponsored by MAG-31 and VMFA-115, let Charlie experience a taste of what it's like to be a fighter pilot before his disease worsens.