Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort News

The United States Departmentof Agriculture kicked off its annualFeds Feed Families campaign,June 1, and needs assistance fromthe Department of Defense fordonations and volunteers. - The United States Department of Agriculture kicked off its annual Feds Feed Families campaign, June 1, and needs assistance from the Department of Defense for donations and volunteers.

A Marine performs pre-flight maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet on Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., in preparation for a live-fire missile shoot June 15. Pilots and ground crew received vital experience during simulated combat missions to increase mission readiness. The Marine is with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, Marine Aircraft Group 31. - A Marine performs pre-flight maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet on Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., in preparation for a live-fire missile shoot June 15. Pilots and ground crew received vital experience during simulated combat missions to increase mission readiness. The Marine is with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Col. Robert D. Cooper and Col. William R. Lieblein salute the colors with former Marine Aircraft Group 31 commandingofficers during a change of command ceremony on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air StationBeaufort, June 12. Lieblein, who assumed command of MAG-31 May 20, 2013, relinquished command toCooper. - Col. Robert D. Cooper and Col. William R. Lieblein salute the colors with former Marine Aircraft Group 31 commanding officers during a change of command ceremony on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 12. Lieblein, who assumed command of MAG-31 May 20, 2013, relinquished command to Cooper.

Air Commodore Harvey Smyth, left, shakes hands with Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols during a tour of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, June 16. There are currently 14 U.K. pilots and maintainers with VMFAT-501 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Smyth is the lightning force commander, responsible for the F-35 program in the Royal Air Force. Nichols is the UK senior national representative for United Kingdom Royal Air Force pilots assigned to VMFAT-501, Marine Aircraft Group 31. - Air Commodore Harvey Smyth, left, shakes hands with Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols during a tour of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, June 16. There are currently 14 U.K. pilots and maintainers with VMFAT-501 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Smyth is the lightning force commander, responsible for the F-35 program in the Royal Air Force. Nichols is the UK senior national representative for United Kingdom Royal Air Force pilots assigned to VMFAT-501, Marine Aircraft Group 31.