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Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment Alpha, gather for cocktail prior to their mess night at the bar of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Officers’ Club, Aug. 1. Mess night is one of many Marine Corps traditions which allow the unit to come together and build camaraderie amongst one another. - Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment Alpha, gather for cocktail prior to their mess night at the bar of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Officers’ Club, Aug. 1. Mess night is one of many Marine Corps traditions which allow the unit to come together and build camaraderie amongst one another.

Veterans of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, converse with Maj. Charles Sprietsma, the executive officer of MWSS-273, during a reunion at the Beaufort Veterans of Foreign Wars, July 12. The veterans journeyed across states in order to see the future of the squadron they once proudly served. - Veterans of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, converse with Maj. Charles Sprietsma, the executive officer of MWSS-273, during a reunion at the Beaufort Veterans of Foreign Wars, July 12. The veterans journeyed across states in order to see the future of the squadron they once proudly served.

Sgt. Rachid Alcala, a 3rd Battalion India Company drill instructor, navigates through an alcohol impairment simulation during the Health and Wellness Fair aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, June 19. - Sgt. Rachid Alcala, a 3rd Battalion India Company drill instructor, navigates through an alcohol impairment simulation during the Health and Wellness Fair aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, June 19.

Sgt. Justin Morphis, an ordnance technician for MALS-31 and acting commanding officer for the MALS-31 noncommissioned officer day, performs an award ceremony, June 14. The award ceremony was one of the scenarios in which the NCOs were tasked with accomplishing before close of business. - Sgt. Justin Morphis, an ordnance technician for MALS-31 and acting commanding officer for the MALS-31 noncommissioned officer day, performs an award ceremony, June 14. The award ceremony was one of the scenarios in which the NCOs were tasked with accomplishing before close of business.

Bags of oysters are lined up at the the Laurel Bay shoreline as part of a project to prevent erosion and to bring oysters back in to the nnatural environment, June 18. Marines from the Air Station and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island banded together to accomplish this goal. - Bags of oysters are lined up at the the Laurel Bay shoreline as part of a project to prevent erosion and to bring oysters back in to the nnatural environment, June 18. Marines from the Air Station and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island banded together to accomplish this goal.

Sgt. Kalen Gall, a heavy equipment mechanic with Combat Logistics Company 23 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, reels in the first catch of the day during an Operation Adrenaline Rush unit fishing trip, held by Marine Corps Community Services, off the shore of Hilton Head Island, S.C., May 15. OAR is meant to teach service members safe activities that can help them manage stress related to combat or their daily work routines. - Sgt. Kalen Gall, a heavy equipment mechanic with Combat Logistics Company 23 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, reels in the first catch of the day during an Operation Adrenaline Rush unit fishing trip, held by Marine Corps Community Services, off the shore of Hilton Head Island, S.C., May 15. OAR is meant to teach service members safe activities that can help them manage stress related to combat or their daily work routines.

A Crash Fire Rescue Marine with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting unit, prepares a hose to extinguish a fire during a training exercise on May15, 2013. - A Crash Fire Rescue Marine with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting unit, prepares a hose to extinguish a fire during a training exercise on May15, 2013.