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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

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First F-35 B ever built makes its way to MCAS Beaufort

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed a piece of aviation history. The F-35B Lightning II, known as BF-01, is the first F-35B variant ever

Gregorie Neck: Victory for conservation and military readiness

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, the Department of the Navy (DoN), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Open Land Trust (OLT), announce the permanent protection of the 4,409-acre Gregorie Neck tract located in Jasper County, S.C.

VMFT-402 begins standup at Fighter Town East

Three F-5N Tiger IIs arrived to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, on May 30, 2024, as part of Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402’s stand up process to serve as an adversary squadron.

1,008,625 Trees to be Planted at Townsend Bombing Range in Reforestation Effort.

1,008,625 trees to be planted at Townsend Bombing Range in reforestation effort. American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the United States, donated pine seedlings to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to aid in the reforestation effort at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia.

MCAS Beaufort Opens New F-35B Hangar

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new F-35B hangar on Thursday, July 7, 2022. MCAS Beaufort leadership was joined by state and local partners for the event. The $79 million dollar project created the most state of the art hangar on the air station and will support the mission of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) as the Fleet Replacement Squadron for F-35B pilots.

Sgt. Diego Marmolejo wins the Civitas Sentinel Award

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT S.C. -- Sgt. Diego Marmolejo, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina was awarded the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce 2021 Sentinel Award for Military Citizenship.

Blue Angels Key Influencer

Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Beaufort County School District Superintendent, reached new heights last week as he flew with the U.S. Navy’s premier flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, aboard MCAS Beaufort, April 21.

Press Release Marine Corps Air Station

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. – An element of U.S. Army Special Operations Command will be conducting a routine military training exercise

VMFA-251 Deactivates, Legacy Continues

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, the “Thunderbolts” deactivated during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, April 23. The ceremony

Man vs. Machine

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services participated in a three-day long Man vs. Machine training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, July 22, 23, and 25. The training was not only for the air station fire department, but also for the Burton Fire District, MCAS Beaufort Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Jasper County Fire-Rescue, Joint Base Charleston Fire & Emergency Services and Colleton County Fire-Rescue.