Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort News

The sounds of music and parents playing with their children flooded the Laurel Bay community during the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Day at Laurel Bay, Sept. 7.Military Appreciation Day, sponsored by the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, honored local service members and their families for their hard work and sacrifices. The event featured local vendors and restaurants offering free food, music, games, and information on local businesses and the community. - The sounds of music and parents playing with their children flooded the Laurel Bay community during the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Day at Laurel Bay, Sept. 7. Military Appreciation Day, sponsored by the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, honored local service members and their families for their hard work and sacrifices. The event featured local vendors and restaurants offering free food, music, games, and information on local businesses and the community.

Marines break the seal on their gas mask exposing them to chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas, during annual gas chamber training at the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Sept. 12. CBRN training is designed to give Marines the knowledge needed to survive these attacks and gain confidence in their protective equipment. - Marines break the seal on their gas mask exposing them to chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas, during annual gas chamber training at the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Sept. 12. CBRN training is designed to give Marines the knowledge needed to survive these attacks and gain confidence in their protective equipment.

Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 met their awaiting families and friends upon returning to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 13. VMFA(AW)-533, also known as the Hawks, returned from a six-month deployment in part of the Unit Deployment Program in the Western Pacific. - Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 met their awaiting families and friends upon returning to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 13. VMFA(AW)-533, also known as the Hawks, returned from a six-month deployment in part of the Unit Deployment Program in the Western Pacific.

America’s daily life, economy, and national security depend on a secure cyberspace. Malicious cyber activity has increased over the last decade and can interrupt anything from communication and powering homes to running the economy and obtaining government services. No country, industry, or individual is immune to cyber attacks. - America’s daily life, economy, and national security depend on a secure cyberspace. Malicious cyber activity has increased over the last decade and can interrupt anything from communication and powering homes to running the economy and obtaining government services. No country, industry, or individual is immune to cyber attacks.

The winners of Marine Corps Community Service’s 101 Days of Summer were announced during a concluding ceremony held at Afterburners, Sept. 5. The summer-long campaign promotes the elimination of illegal drug use and promotes the safe use of alcohol in the military community.First place winners received $1,000, second place won $750 and third place won $500. - The winners of Marine Corps Community Service’s 101 Days of Summer were announced during a concluding ceremony held at Afterburners, Sept. 5. The summer-long campaign promotes the elimination of illegal drug use and promotes the safe use of alcohol in the military community. First place winners received $1,000, second place won $750 and third place won $500.