Fox and The November Company Friday, Jet October 02, 2015 Graduates Vol. 50, No. 39 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. “TheStream noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” See Page 9 Beaufort.Marines.mil 2 3 facebook.com/MCASBeaufort3 twitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC Civil war era ship provides Passage of command – Page 7 Bravo battery splashes down on San EOD historic opportunity – Page 4 Clemente Island – Page 8 Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy Staff Writer Marine Fighter Attack Train- MCAS Beaufort hosts ing Squadron 101 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 24 to complete advanced aviation training re- Hornet training squadron quirements . VMFAT-101 is a training squadron for Marine Corps and Navy students who have been assigned to fly one of the F/A- 18 variants . The squadron is based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and falls un- der the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. “The reason we left Miramar was because of the weapons and tactics instructor’s course and the air show happening there,” said Maj. Dave King, the assistant maintenance officer with VMFAT-101. “Those things got in the way of the training that we needed to accomplish. Whenever a (weapons and tac- tics instructor’s course)comes through, we lose all of our range time.” SEE HORNET, PAGE 6 An F/A-18C Hornet lands aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 24. Fifteen jets from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar will train at MCAS Beaufort for approximately one month. The Hornet is with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11. Song and dance for an important message Story and photos by: tic violence training in 2006 topics that are seldom dis- Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy and we realized that the per- cussed, such as the physi- Staff Writer forming arts are an effective ological reasons for why vic- More than 300 Marines way to raise awareness and tims tend to stay with their and sailors attended the really get the attention of abusers and how criticizing performance “Domestic the people that need to hear a victims’ actions gives the Violence: The Musical” at our message.” abuser more power. the Lasseter Theatre aboard The musical combined “One of the things that Marine Corps Air Station comedy, real-life situations, we are very proud of is that Beaufort Sept. 29. The show, and audience participation we have outstanding ac- produced by the Fix the to tell a story of a woman tors who are able to use Hurt company, is a creative trapped in an abusive rela- their skills to communicate take on traditional military tionship. The show offered a a message through lyrics training that uses dance unique and powerful way in and dance,” said King. “They and musical numbers to which the actors portrayed help people understand educate service members their parts. the escalation of domestic about the causes and pre- “It was an intense per- violence and that it doesn’t vention methods of domes- formance these men and necessarily start out with tic violence. women displayed,” said a hit or a punch. It is a slow “This is a play that we Cmdr. William Holiman, the steady escalation of control have been presenting across MCAS Beaufort Chaplain. “I and isolation. Those are the America at different mili- think it really got through main things that you have A Marine assists in a scene with a performer of “Domestic Violence: The Musical” tary installations,” said Linda to these Marines in ways to watch for when helping a during the show at Lasseter Theatre aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. King, the founder and presi- that other forms of educa- victim of domestic violence.” 29. The show, produced by the Fix the Hurt company, is a creative take on tradi- dent of Fix the Hurt. “We tion would not.” tional military training that uses dance and musical numbers to educate service started performing domes- The performers laid out SEE DOMESTIC, PAGE 6 members about the causes and prevention methods of domestic violence. Different jobs, same mission Story by: portation operators such as Cpl. Cameron Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres Netz with Marine Wing Support Squad- Staff Writer ron 273, are trained to operate heavy ma- “The Noise you hear is the sound of chinery to support the air station and the freedom” is what is proudly displayed by mission. the front gate of Marine Corps Air Sta- Getting the machinery to and from each tion Beaufort. The air station is much like point requires a team of first responders a heavy piece of machinery: there are in the event of a mishap. Aircraft rescue many working parts needed to get the and firefighting Marines are the first ones job done. to show up to the scene of a jet crash or The air station supports Marine Aircraft even something as small as a flat tire on Group 31, and behind the scenes there the runway in less than five minutes from are Marines and sailors who support and when the call is made. respond to the needs of the personnel of For example, in February when an F/A- the air station, ensuring mission readi- 18D Hornet experience a mishap in the ness. swamps of Valdosta, Ga., Cpl. Sebastien When a gear in the machine breaks or Vachon and two other ARFF Marines needs a little oil to keep it turning, the with headquarters and headquarters ‘Doc’ steps in and makes the repair. Corps- squadron responded to the scene, work- men respond to Marines in the event of ing hand in hand with motor transport an emergency and are the on-scene com- Marines and U.S. airmen. They worked bat life savers. together to safely clean up and transport “In my spare time, I do a lot of studying the remains of the jet to where it needed Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha K . Torres for my job to make sure I’m always up to to be. Cpl. Cameron Netz has served two years in the Marine Corps as a motor transporta- date and educated in the medical field,” If chemicals are ever involved, there is, tion operator. Netz was awarded a certificate of commendation for hauling 1,960 lbs of said Petty Officer 3rd class Premel Price, of course, a response team. A Marine is all equipment during pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center a corpsman with Naval Hospital Beaufort. about mission readiness for when the call Twentynine Palms, Calif. Netz is also a rifle and pistol range coach and advises Marines to When all gears are properly maintained is made. never give up; failure is not an option. Netz is with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, and cared for, the operator can accom- Marine Aircraft Group 31. plish the mission at hand. Motor trans- SEE MOS, PAGE 5 2 The Jet Stream Friday, October 02, 2015 Games and Entertainment MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule Saturday 2 p.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Saturday 7:20 p.m. PG-13 (1:41) R (2:27) R (1:36) MCRD Parris Island Movie Schedule MESS HALL MENU Monday - Friday Saturday, Sunday Breakfast: 6 - 7:30 a.m. and holidays Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Brunch: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m. MIDRATS Sunday - Thursday 11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. TAKEOUT WINDOW HOURS Breakfast - Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Lunch - Mon. - Fri. 12:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. Dinner - Mon. - Fri. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. Sunday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Saturday Lunch Dinner PG-13 (1:37) R (1:36) R (1:37) Bayou jerk pork loin Shrimp cocktail, fried and rice chicken, steak Sunday Lunch Dinner Name:________________________________ Date:_____________ Salmon with Baked ziti with cucumber relish italian sausage Afterburner Word Search Monday - Friday Breakfast Afterburners Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon H O R S E S H O E S L A R I Monday Lunch Dinner Baked smoked ham Spicy shrimp with D V I D E O G A M E S R R I and sweet potatoes cheesy grits Tuesday Lunch Dinner E N T E R T A I N M E N T N Chicken and dump- Herbed roast pork lings and rice loin with pan gravy Wednesday B C O R N H O L E V M O O B Lunch Dinner Roast turkey and Manhattan clam green beans chowder A A B E O C E E O E G I L A Thursday Lunch Dinner Arroz con pollo and Apple glazed corn S T E L A E T L D N T S A R garlic bread beef and squash Friday Lunch Dinner K E S M B P L I O A S I P I Herbed baked Chili macaroni and chicken and carrots green beans E R E T O E A P E E S V T I CHAPEL SERVICES Roman Catholic • 9:30 a.m. - Sunday Mass T I R O Y R G R G V A E O S • Confession takes place before Mass • Confession Monday - Thursday at noon B N L B O N C A O T A L P N Protestant • 9:45 a.m. - Protestant Church School (Sun- day School) A G A O I E T E E A A E S A • 11 a.m.