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WelcomeOn behalf of the Marines, sailors, and civilians of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort,Aboard we extend a warm welcome to “Fightertown East.” We are pleased to be your hosts for a full weekend of exciting events and fun for the whole family. Top-flight aerial performances, numerous aircraft displays, and other attractions will be informative and entertaining for all. As those who have attended in years past know, this spectacular event has been heralded as one of the finest air shows in the nation. Hosting this air show is one of the ways the Marine Corps says, “Thank you,” to the Lowcountry. Your support for your Marines, Sailors, and their families here in Beaufort has been unwavering, and your hospitality and commitment to the welfare of our ser- vice members and families is greatly appreciated. The excellent rapport between the air station and the surrounding communities stands as a true testament to the patriotism resident here in the Lowcountry. We are honored to open our gates and welcome you to our home for this air show. As you visit with us, we encourage you to take this opportunity to learn more about us and our mission. We are proud of our military service and remain committed to our role in defense of our nation. We are also committed to the health, welfare, and safety of our neighbors here in the Lowcountry. Your knowledge of and support for our mission is integral to our success. Again, welcome to your Marine Corps Air Station here in Beaufort. Please enjoy the show and have a safe, informative, and memorable visit.

Warm Regards, Col. Peter D. “Bambi” Buck - MCAS Beaufort Commanding Officer Col. William R. “Beavis” Lieblein - Marine Aircraft Group 31 Commanding Officer Col. Peter D. Buck Col. William R. Lieblein

Visit BeaufortAirShow.com 2 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 Games and Entertainment MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule

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 PG (1:57) R (1:45) R (1:30) Lunch Dinner Beef short ribs and Bayou jerk pork loin roasted zucchini and rice Sunday Lunch Dinner Salmon with Baked ziti with Beaufort Air Show Word Search cucumber relish italian sausage Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon Word Bank Monday Lunch Dinner Air Show Baked smoked ham Spicy shrimp with and sweet potatoes cheesy grits Aviation Tuesday Lunch Dinner Blue Angels Chicken and dump- Herbed roast pork lings and rice loin with pan gravy Candice Glover Wednesday Excellence Lunch Dinner Roast turkey and Manhattan clam Family Friendly green beans chowder Thursday Flight Lunch Dinner Arroz con pollo and Apple glazed corn JSF garlic bread beef and squash Maneuver Friday Lunch Dinner Parachute Herbed baked Chili macaroni and chicken and carrots green beans Pilots Chapel Services Planes Roman Catholic Precision • 9:30 a.m. - Sunday Mass • Confession takes place before Mass • Confession Monday - Thursday at noon

Protestant • 9:45 a.m. - Protestant Church School (Sun- day School) • 11 a.m. - Protestant Sunday Worship Service (Children’s church is also available at this time) • 5 p.m. - Wednesday Protestant Bible Study • 5 p.m. - Saturday Worship Service at Laurel Bay Youth Center

Buddhist • 11 a.m. - Saturday Worship Service in the Chapel Fellowship Hall Sudoku Labyrinth Walk • 8 a.m - 4 p.m. - Monday in the Chapel Fel- lowship Hall

Other Faith Groups • For Jewish, Mormon and Islamic support, contact the Chaplain’s Office at 228-7775

Mission Assurance

Hotlines MCAS Beaufort Station 228-7789 Inspector Sexual Assault Response 228-6904 Coordinator Force Protection infor- 228-6924 mation and concerns PMO Dispatch 228-6710 Severe Weather and Force Protection 1-800-343-0639 Sexual Assault The contact number for a Uniformed Victim Advocate is 592-0646. This number can get you in contact with a UVA 24 hours a day. Fraud, Waste and Abuse If you know of or suspect any fraud, waste or abuse aboard MCAS Beaufort, call 228-7777. If you know of or suspect any fraud, waste or abuse within MAG-31, call (252) 466-5038. The automated answering service on these lines is available 24 hours a day. Answer key will be available on facebook.com/MCASBeaufort on April 15. Command Information The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 3 Tri-Command Weather 7 Day Forecast Did you know... April 10, 1959: Lt. Col. John Glenn, Jr. was named as one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts selected for space training. The seven astronauts, all volunteers, were selected by NASA from an initial group of 110 leading military test pilots.

Spring tempratures bring destructive weather. Monitor local news and Forecast according to accuweather.com if you encounter flooded Happenings roads, “turn around, don’t The Provost Marshal’s Office A Lifelong Learning Graduation & Alcoholics Anonymous meetings plans to test the mass notification Recognition Ceremony is slated to take are held at the Station Chapel aboard drown”. More people die system on the first Wednesday of place at The Lyceum aboard MCRD MCAS Beaufort every Thursday at 10 every month at 1 p.m. The test will Parris Island at 2:30 p.m., May 26. For a.m. Meetings are open to all service annually from floods than take place aboard MCAS Beaufort more information or to register call members, veterans, and civilians any other weather event. and Laurel Bay. It will announce 228-2152. within the Tri-Command. the following twice; “This is a test of the Marine Corps mass notifica- The tion system. This is only a test. Test 5 4 3 2 1. Test out”. These tests are The detention ponds located in The photocopying of U.S. Jet standard drills, and do not require any the Freedom Sound neighborhood of Government identification cards Stream response. For further information, Laurel Bay housing are off limits to all is a violation of Title 18, U.S. Contact us: please contact the physical security personnel. ‘No Fishing Allowed’ and Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section 228-7225 section at 228-6335. ‘Keep Out’ signs have been posted on 701 and punishable by fine and [email protected] the fences encircling both ponds. imprisonment. [email protected]

Commanding Officer MCAS Beaufort Col. Peter D. Buck

Brain Teaser Public Affairs Officer Capt. Jordan Cochran

Public Affairs Chief You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have Sgt. John Wilkes one match on you. Which do you light first, the Press Chief / Editor Cpl. Brendan Roethel

newspaper, the lamp, the candle or the fire? Community Relations Cpl. Sarah Cherry

Staff Writers Answer for this week’s brain teaser will be available on facebook.com/MCASBeaufort on April 15. Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres Pfc. Jonah Lovy The gift of love Beaufort.Marines.mil Lt. Allen Presser rowed money to those who owe us the loose sight of wisdom and put ourselves facebook.com/MCASBeaufort U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps money—one is giving money, and the in an unsafe or other unwise situation. other is giving love, otherwise known as The heart of the matter though is to not It is amazing how we take so many forgiveness. have ill recompense to another for retri- things for granted, and if we are honest, Another person may say, “I forgive bution or payback. Let’s leave vengeance twitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC we probably take most things for grant- them, but I will never forget.” My ques- to the Lord, and keep a right heart in the ed. There are so many things that we do tion to that person would be then, are situation which says, “Let me pray for not realize are gifts from God, or even you sure you have forgiven them? My this person so that God will have mercy miracles of God. For instance, the beauti- Bible says that love keeps no record of on them and so that they do not get ful and innocent smile of a newborn, the wrongs, or love “does not take into ac- what they deserve, but that God would youtube.com/MCASBeaufortsc1 opportunity to hold and kiss one’s baby, count a wrong suffered” (1 Corinthians lead them to repentance” (Romans 2:4). and the ability to love and be loved by 13:5). Still another would say, “But I just Such prayers for our offenders help us to each other. In fact, love, and even the can’t forgive that person for doing that have and keep a right heart toward them, empowerment to be able to exchange horrible deed.” I did not say it would be and blessing them with gifts or other Editor’s note: We at The Jet Stream care about our love, are all gifts acts of kindness reader’s opinion. In reaching our goal to put out the best possible product, we understand the importance from God. Imag- are still other of your feedback. Please add a comment to the “How ine what the ways that we can can we improve The Jet Stream?” topic on our www. world would “There are so many things that we choose to love facebook.com/MCASBeaufort discussion board on look like if there these people. If how we can better your base newspaper. was absolutely do not realize are gifts from God, or we are choos- Published by the Savannah Morning News, a private firm no love. First of ing to love them in no way connected with the Department of Defense, all, there would based upon our the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, be no such thing even miracles of God.” actions, then this or Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., under exclusive as forgiveness, will help trans- written contract with the United States Marine Corps. This commercial-enterprise newspaper is an authorized and without for- form our hearts publication for members of the military services. Its con- giveness, there and emotions to- tents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. would be a per- Lt. Allen Presser ward the person. government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Marine petual increase Remember, Corps or the U.S. Navy and do not imply endorsement of anger, hatred, our emotions thereof. 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Jesus sions we have chosen, whether for evil, purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, come some situations is by forgiving the said, “…with God, all things are possible” or for good as in the case of loving and religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, physi- cal handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit situation; in other words, giving what (Matthew 19:26); “He who calls upon the forgiving, as demonstrated through our factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation of this does not belong to another such as Name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans acts of unconditional goodness. 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Certainly Jesus is the content should be directed to: Jet Stream, Marine Corps giving love to someone not deserving, heart. ultimate Gift of Love from God Who is Public Affairs Office, P.O. Box 55001, MCAS Beaufort, S.C., or giving someone love in despite of Next, we can treat that person as if they God our Savior, and the Love of God. He 29904 or (843) 228-7225. All queries concerning business someone being mean or evil to us, is had never committed the offense in the is our example of forgiveness, Who is the matters or display ads should be directed to the Savannah just like giving the same amount of bor- first place—this is not to say that we also ultimate Gift of Love from God. Morning News at (843) 815-0800. 4 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 Air Show Flyer In Other News The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 5 Air show schedule of events 9:00 a.m. 10:00 11:15 11:30 11:40 11:50 12:15 p.m. 12:20 1:00 1:20 1:45 2:00 2:30 2:40 3:00 4:30 5:30

*All times are approximate and subject to change 6 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 In Other News 2015 MCAS Beaufort The F-35 is the most flexible, technologically sophisticated multirole fighter ever built. The F-35B will demonstrate its power and ability to show the audience how it gives warf- ighters the ability to accomplish their mission, wherever and whenever duty calls.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squad- The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team is a flight squad- ron exhibits choreographed refinements of the skills ron of six vintage World War II airplanes and is the only possessed by all Naval aviators. As a team they illustrate existing World War II civilian squadron flying today. The the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers six vintage SNJ-2’s demonstrate low level precision fly- locked as a unit in the renowned six-jet Delta Formation. ing and deliver aerial messages, known as Skytyping.

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration displays the coordinated use of close air support and infantry forces. The men and women of the Marine Corps demonstrate their finely- honed skills, and the Air Show audience is in the middle of the action. This is an explosive display of Marine Corps power.

Patty Wagstaff is a six-time member of the U.S. Aero- The US Special Operations Command Parachute Team batic Team. Patty has won the gold, silver and bronze performs precision freefall parachute demonstrations medals in Olympic level international aerobatic com- across the US. The team normally jumps from an altitude petitions. She is the first woman to win the title of U.S. of 12,500 feet above the ground, freefalling approxi- National Aerobatic Champion, and won it three times. mately two miles, reaching speeds of 120 miles per hour.

Representing, arguably, the greatest breakthroughs in aircraft technology, the Harrier was the first vertical/short takeoff and landing jet in the Marine inventory, giving com- manders new flexibility on the battlefield. The capabilities of the AV-8B were highlighted during Operation Desert Storm.

Mike Goulian has mastered the ability to convey his The Disabled American Veterans Flight Team features the message of passion through flying his EXTRA330SC, in a B-25, an American twin-engine medium bomber. Four dazzling, tumbling display of modern aerobatic maneu- months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 16 B-25 bombers vers. Mike’s crisp, athletic style of flying is the evolution were launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet, to attack of his landmark career as an aerobatic competitor. the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Nagoya. In Other News The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 7 Air Show performers The Parris Island Marine Band was established on Oct. 28, Jim Tobul pilots a Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair. An 1915. Musicians originally doubled as marksmanship in- avid pilot for over 40 years, Jim performs dramatic structors, close combat instructors and provided support aerial displays in his legendary aircraft. The Korean War for various units on the depot. Today, the Parris Island Hero has served two tours on two different carriers Marine Band perform in 40 recruit graduations annually. and has flown in over 200 combat missions.

St. Helena Native and American Idol winner Candice Glover will be delighting the Beaufort Air Show audience with a per- formance of the National Anthem at the beginning of each Air Show. On American Idol’s twelfth season, she used her pure and powerful vocals to emerge as the season winner.

Rob Holland is one of the most decorated, respected, The Jasper County R/C Flyers is a group dedicated and innovative aerobatic pilots and airshow performers to the enjoyment of flying radio-controlled model in the world today. Flying the Window World MXS-RH aircraft. The planes flown by JCRC are hand-crafted Aerobatic Aircraft by MX Aircraft, Holland brings an unri- pieces that take off and soar. valed performance to airshows across the world.

The Air Combat Command F-16 Demonstration Team at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., performs precision aerial ma- neuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities by one of the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighters, the F-16 Fighting Falcon. 8 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 Around The Corps

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Back to Basics: 2/2 Marines use Land Navigational Skills

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, used basic land navi- gation skills after a six mile hike at Ma- rine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 30. Every Marine is taught the fundamen- tals of land navigation, becoming in- herently proficient in finding direction, map reading and course plotting. At the most basic level, it is practiced during recruit training and expanded upon at the school of infantry. “Every infantryman is going to be re- quired to do some sort of land naviga- tion at some point or another, whether it be a normal patrol, setting into an at- tack or an ambush, or setting up a de- fense,” said Sgt. Michael J. Hall, a platoon sergeant with Company G, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines. The Marine Corps has used land navi- gation to get from point A to point B before modern technology introduced the Global Positioning System and other methods involving today’s electronics, proving vital to mission accomplish- ment. However, even the most seasoned Marine needs to sustain their land navi- gational skills through rigorous training exercises. 2nd RECON takes leap “Land navigation is a huge perishable skill,” said Hall. “ A lot of Marines get the Lance Cpl. Olivia McDonald “This airborne capability is one of the recon- ary capability of the Marine Corps. To be ‘check in the box’ when going through Defense Media Activity naissance battalion’s mission essential tasks: ready when the mission comes, Marines the School of Infantry or [Marine Com- MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, To conduct a specialized insertion or extrac- must stay current with their training. bat Training], and next thing they know N.C. – “There is nothing normal about tion,” said Capt. Ross Strack, the assistant op- “All of this is part of a building block,” two years down the road, they’re set jumping out of a perfectly good airplane,” erations officer with 2nd Reconnaissance Bn. Strack said. “Building that experience level out on a land nav course, and they can’t said Sgt. Dustin Thurmond, a reconnais- and native of Red Lion, Pennsylvania. “Part of so they are ready to deploy.” even remember how to plot a grid, so sance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance that is to conduct an airborne insertion and Experience is essential for mission readi- this is going to reinforce their skills.” Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and native of that is what we’re doing out here.” ness, but the confidence in the individual Spotsylvania, Virginia. Teams consisting of six Marines each and the team is just as important, according There may be nothing normal about it, jumped from the aircraft onto the designat- to Thurmond. but every month, Marines with 2nd Recon- ed landing zone. “This kind of training builds confidence naissance Bn. jump out the back of an air- “Once we reach an altitude of about 12,500 in the ability to go out and do the job you craft at a height of 12,500 feet or more. feet above ground level, we exit the aircraft need to do,” Thurmond said. “This gives the Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Bn. and free-fall for about a minute. At about Marines the ability and comfort to go out conducted their monthly airborne military 5,000 feet, we pull the parachute and insert and jump with six other Marines out of an free-fall and double-bag static line jumps onto the landing zone,” said Thurmond. aircraft at high altitude with very little guid- at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Reconnaissance Marines are the embodi- ance except for the sergeant running the Carolina, March 31 through April 2. ment of the air, ground and sea expedition- mission. It really unites you as a team.” Marines maintain readiness

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Marine Corps Air Station Iwaku- ni, Japan, conducted a mass casualty ex- ercise, April 3, in preparation for the Ja- pan Maritime Self-Defense Force/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show. This is the first time the JMSDF is par- ticipating in the Friendship Day Air Show. The exercise simulated an aircraft crash and an oil spill during Friendship Day 2015 where large crowds are expected to be. “This was our first chance to exercise all three of our elements; the first respond- ers, the incident command system and the show operations center to see how they would come together working alongside the JMSDF,” said Maj. Robert E. Carlson Jr., air operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. In order to make the exercise more real- istic and beneficial, everyone participat- ing in the exercise knew an incident was going to occur but did not know what, when or where it would happen. The goal of the exercise was to dem- onstrate effective incident management, validate mutual communication when re- sponding with JMSDF members, execute the installation mass casualty plan and developed an evacuation plan. “The biggest thing we focused on were the rules and responsibilities, figuring out who is doing what and how we can Corps Shot better interact with each other. It’s some- thing we continue to work on,” said Carl- Lance Cpl. Jodson Graves son. “Overall it was successful, we identi- fied strengths and weaknesses. One of MARINE CORPS AIR the biggest strengths was that communi- STATION YUMA, AZ. cation greatly improved throughout the exercise at all three locations.” - Ordnance special- Friendship Day is scheduled to take ists disarm an AH-1W place on the newly constructed flightline and more than 300,000 visitors are ex- Cobra during a forward pected to attend. arming and refueling “With Friendship Day bringing a large amount of visitors aboard station, we point exercise during need to be prepared if something like Weapons and Tactics this were to happen,” said Lance Cpl. Dea- con Wallace, an aircraft rescue firefighter Instructor Course (WTI with H&HS. “So this was good practice, 2-15) at Auxiliary Air- now we know what we should do or what we could do better for next time.” field 2 near Yuma, Ariz., Wallace said that because of the lan- March 30. guage barrier between U.S. military mem- bers and the JMSDF, communication is always something they need to work on but it’s continually getting better. Around The Corps The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 9

Fightertown deployed: Corps Bits MALS-31 Stingers VMFA-251 Thunderbolts a detachment is currently deployed are currently deployed aboard to the Western Pacific supporting the USS Roosevelt as part of the VMFA-251. U.S. Third Fleet.

Marines complete riot-control techniques, training

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – “Shields!” shouts the platoon leader. The formation shifts as all shields and batons come up to the ready position. “Move!” He shouts again. In the early morning, an overcast sky bore down on the 68 students participat- ing in a riot-control simulation. Infantrymen and artillerymen with Golf Company and Echo Battery, 2nd Battal- ion, 6th Marine Regiment, concluded two weeks of non-lethal weapons training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 25, as part of their pre-deployment preparations. “Consider they are hypothetically oper- ating within an embassy,” said Sgt. Andrew S. Wilbur, a non-lethal weapons instructor with the Expeditionary Operations Train- ing Group and a native of Richland Center, Wisconsin. “Instead of going directly to use of lethal force, they’ll have capabili- ties, such as riot formations and non-lethal munitions, to help combat the threat of unruly crowds.” U.S., ROK Marines strengthen Some participants said the 10-day train- ing course was more taxing than they an- ticipated. Several Marines volunteered to alliance through annual exercise play the part of angry protesters, while the rest of the Marines practiced riot-control Staff Sgt. Joseph Digirolamo drills taught in the course. Defense Media Activity Wilbur said he has participated in the POHANG, South Korea – Re- training in the past and understands how public of Korea and U.S. Marines it feels when the students get hit with a completed a large-scale bilat- baton or pepper-sprayed. eral exercise here April 1. “Getting [pepper-sprayed] is not fun - it’s Approximately 4,500 ROK Ma- not fun at all,” said Cpl. William J. Hanagan, rines and sailors worked along- a squad leader with Golf Company and a side 2,200 U.S. Marine and 2,000 native of Jacksonville, North Carolina. “It Navy personnel during Korean shows Marines we have a lot more diverse Marine Exchange Program ‘15 capabilities than just lethal tactics on our to improve their combined am- side.” phibious capabilities. Hanagan said the unit is fortunate to “It is not always easy to inte- have gotten this type of training because a grate with the language barri- situation can change at a moment’s notice ers or different equipment sets, while on deployment. Often times, these but we overcame all of that with extra skills become the key to getting a exceptional teamwork,” said Col. mission accomplished. Romin Dasmalchi, commanding Instructors with EOTG train students in officer, 31st Marine Expedition- the proper use of batons, pepper spray ary Unit. “We do everything we The KMEP participants also a mortarman and squad leader established August 15, 1948 and various munitions loaded with non- can and take every opportunity capitalized on the ROK-U.S. with 33rd Battalion, 1st ROK Ma- and they have maintained a lethal rounds. The Marines are also taught we can to train with (the ROKs) partnership by completing a rine Division. “My favorite things working U.S. partnership since takedown and restraint techniques. to better ourselves as a bilateral combined amphibious land- we have done with the U.S. Ma- the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense team.” ing, which was viewed by hun- rines (are) learning about their Treaty was signed in 1953. The The exercise included the first- dreds of high-ranking ROK and weapon systems, learning their ROK-U.S. alliance is one of the ever landing of a U.S. MV-22B U.S. military and civilian officials shooting postures and taking longest-standing in modern his- Osprey aircraft on a Korean am- from a prominent vantage point photos with them. I learned a lot tory and its strength is evident phibious assault ship, the Dokdo above the beaches. from the U.S. Marines and I plan in the several exercises – like (LPH 6111). The Osprey was from “What (KMEP) provides and to go back and teach my unit KMEP ’15 - that occur annually. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squad- validates at a strategic level is the different things the Marines “The (ROKs) believe that what ron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU. that our two Marine Corps’ can have taught me.” they are doing is not just for “Anytime we do something partner together,” said U.S. Ma- During the five-day exercise, their country, but for their Ma- new, there is a lot of attention rine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Wilonsky, Marines trained in various ROK rine to the left and to their right,” and focus,” said Dasmalchi. commanding officer, Battalion Marine Corps training areas said Wilonsky. “They believe in “The truth is a well-proven U.S. Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th around Pohang, to include the the same ethos we do. You see Challenges of earning sea legs Marine aircraft made a routine Marines, 31st MEU. “Additionally, Mountain Warfare Training Cen- a fighting spirit in them that you landing on a ROK Navy ship. It KMEP at a tactical level enables ter, Military Operations in Urban only see in Marines.” USS BONHOMME RICHARD, At sea – As was the first time for the ROK our young Marines to share ideas Terrain town, and various live- The U.S. forces were com- an infantryman, Cpl. Jeremiah Skaggs armed forces but they are very with their fellow Korean Marines fire ranges. prised of the USS Bonhomme has trained in different places around the proficient in aviation opera- at a very grassroots level.” “By sharing tactics, tech- Richard Amphibious Ready world. He has kicked doors down at the tions. They took a look at this ROK Marine Corps Staff Sgt. niques, and procedures with Group and the 31st MEU. The mock urban ranges in Marine Corps Base new aircraft, they did their Cho Woo Chan appreciated the our partners, we can make bet- 31st MEU, based out of Oki- Camp Pendleton, Calif., trudged through homework and they were ready opportunity to work side-by- ter Marines and given the time nawa, Japan, is the only for- the dense jungles of Okinawa, Japan, and to catch it, receive passengers, side with his U.S. Marine coun- we spend together, we’ll have a ward-deployed MEU in the U. S. climbed the snowy mountains of Bridge- and launch it. The introduction terparts. common understanding of one Marine Corps and annually con- port, California. Now, attached to the of the Osprey was a very well- “This was my first time work- another,” Wilonsky said. ducts two scheduled patrols in 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Skaggs is run evolution.” ing with U.S. Marines,” said Chan, The ROK Armed Forces were the Asia-Pacific region. honing his craft at sea surrounded by the steel of the USS Bonhomme Richard. Enhancing core infantry skills on a naval vessel comes with a set of unique chal- lenges. Space and time are huge limita- NATO partners light up live-fire range tions for the Marines here who are accus- 1st Lt. Danielle Dixon tomed to setting up shop on large ranges Defense Media Activity to get the job done. “When we are on ship for weeks at MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – The Spanish a time, it is easy for Marines to be stag- Marine Corps training facility in Sierra del nant, so it is important that we train day Retin, Spain, hosted both U.S. and Span- to day and stay active,” said Skaggs, a ish Marines for familiarization training that squad leader with Weapons Co., Battalion included a live-fire exercise with AT-4 anti- Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine armor weapons, M240B machine guns, Regiment, 31st MEU. “A lot of the training and M67 fragmentation grenades, March that we do such as fast-roping or live-fire 24-27. deck shoot’s are perishable skills. If you The exercise was planned to assimilate don’t use them then you are going to lose the Spanish Marines from 2nd Battalion, them.” 8th Marine Regiment, to the U.S. Marines The simplest tasks like eating, working from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground out and sleeping are not so simple any- Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. The units more on ship. Ask any Marine or sailor have shared assets in the past, but never with a set of sea legs. Regardless of new partnered together on the ground. ership challenges. The strongest similari- Maghreb, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and routines, however, Skaggs and his Ma- “They allowed us to come out there and ties seemed to be the expeditionary ca- the Gulf of Guinea. rines continue to execute their tasks pro- use the ranges,” said Cpl. Jacob Smith, a pabilities, combat mindset, and small-unit Together, these NATO allies continue ficiently. machine gunner with SPMAGTF-CR-AF. leadership. to train and prepare themselves for the “The stuff we do on ship is limited be- “We don’t get to use too many machine “Among the various training aspects I ever-increasing demands of expeditionary cause we have to tailor our training to fit gun ranges out here. We took the oppor- observed, I’d highlight the strong combat warfare in austere environments, similar to around the tight spaces, Navy personnel tunity to bring our section out and were mindset of the U.S. Marines during the Africa. Moving forward, the unit’s hope to and other Marines,” said Skaggs, a Stock- able to teach [the Spanish Marines] about exercise, probably acquired through their develop a lasting, beneficial partnership. ton, California native. “One of the things our capabilities and they taught us about experience with operations around the “Our intention was to maintain the com- about being an infantryman is that you theirs.” world,” noted 1st Lt. Pablo Torres Fernan- bat readiness and capacities of [the unit]… have to learn to adapt.” At the conclusion of their individual dez del Campo, a platoon commander as well as give SPMAGTF-CR-AF the chance The Marines of BLT 2/4 make up the training, the Spanish and U.S. Marines in- with the Spanish battalion. to use our facilities,” Campo explained. ground combat element for the 31st MEU tegrated for a live-fire exercise compared According to the 2013 Spanish National “We look forward to increasing our mutual and are currently participating in the their respective training procedures. The Security Strategy, Spain’s armed forces confidence, as this is just the beginning of MEU’s annually-scheduled Spring Patrol NATO allies even filled the ranks of each are called to work with partners and allies a series of cooperation exercises between of the Asia-Pacific region. other’s forces to allow for integrated lead- in their four main areas of interest—the both units.” 10 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 Classifieds Graduates The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 11 Delta Company Graduates Honor Graduates Platoon 1024 Platoon 1028 Pfc. T.S. Gulledge, Adairsville, GA Pfc. C.D. Ogden, Clanton, MI Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R.M. Bliss Senior Drill Instructor: Sgt. S.P. Meyer Platoon 1025 Platoon 1029 Pfc. T.X. Brown, Pensacola, FL Pfc. J.M. Shy, Bay Shore, NY Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. W.J. Polhemus Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. J.P. Boucher Platoon 1026 Platoon 1030 Pfc. Z.D. Zaragoza, Chicago Heights, IL Pfc. M.W.Liset, Boston MA Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. F. Horta Jr. Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. C.A. Jones Jr.

Platoon 1024 Pvt. R. J. Allman , Pfc. D. M. Andrews , Pfc. S. M. Anglin , Pvt. A. L. Banner , Pvt. M. P. Brown-Lewis , Pfc. K. W. Brunke , Pvt. A. R. Cherebin , Pvt. A. R. Coccimiglio , Pfc. S. D. Collins , Pfc. T. A. Crouch , Pvt. J. A. Denny , Pvt. D. Espiritu , Pfc. C. A. Forman* , Pfc. J. Fredrichsdorf , Pfc. D. A. Garrison , Pfc. T. S. Gulledge , Pfc. K. C. Harper , Pfc. M. N. Hathcox* , Pfc. J. Hernandez , Pvt. J. E. Howard , Pvt. T. A. Hunter , Pfc. J. A. Jarrett , Pvt. V. M. Jimenez Jr. , Pfc. N. D. Jones* , Pfc. H. K. Kaucher , Pvt. C. M. Keefer , Pvt. M. D. Kleer , Pfc. T. L. Lanier , Pvt. J. A. Lawrence-Swaby , Pvt. J. A. Mangram , Pfc. C. C. Marin* , Pvt. C. G. Maroney , Pfc. M. H. Mengel , Pvt. U. Miranda Jr. , Pvt. J. C. Murray , Pfc. Z. L. Nations , Pfc. S. M. Oxendine , Pvt. R. Pastrana-Osorio , Pvt. D. C. Powers , Pvt. D. J. Raymond , Pfc. D. A. Ross , Pfc. J. A. Schuster , Pfc. M. W. Scott , Pfc. C. R. Smith , Pvt. J. S. Smith , Pfc. K. R. Swain , Pfc. C. J. Tam , Pvt. J. M. Underwood , Pfc. K. R. Vanderbilt , Pfc. R. C. Wardell , Pfc. G. L. Wigley , Pfc. E. L. Williams Jr. , Pvt. T. M. Woestman , Pfc. A. K. Yi , Pfc. R. H. Young

Platoon 1025 Pfc. C. S. Angelo , Pvt. T. C. Ankrah , Pvt. G. L. Anthony , Pvt. T. A. Arentz , Pvt. G. E. Borgstrom , Pfc. C. P. Brogan , Pvt. C. C. Brown , Pfc. T. X. Brown* , Pvt. J. J. Brunetti , Pvt. Q. B. Buchanan , Pvt. J. L. Burton , Pvt. K. K. Campbell , Pvt. P. E. Cotter III , Pfc. J. H. Cuevas Blandon , Pfc. W. R. Dillon , Pfc. S. E. Dysvik , Pvt. R. B. Eltaher , Pfc. S. F. Gilliam , Pvt. Z. K. Graham , Pvt. J. W. Hager , Pfc. A. P. Hashemy* , Pfc. T. D. Healy* , Pvt. A. J. Hershey , Pvt. Z. D. Hornberger , Pvt. D. R. Howser , Pvt. D. T. Hulsmeyer , Pvt. N. W. Humphrey , Pfc. J. N. Johnston , Pfc. C. B. Jones , Pvt. D. C. Jones , Pfc. S. D. Juca , Pfc. C. J. Kollhopp* , Pvt. T. R. Maynard , Pvt. D. K. McCormick , Pvt. D. J. McGinnis , Pvt. D. G. Mota , Pvt. D. A. Oleary III , Pvt. N. B. Owens , Pvt. T. R. Pannell , Pvt. J. M. Perez , Pfc. C. B. Rott , Pvt. B. R. Sanchez , Pvt. W. H. Shaw , Pvt. T. M. Snyder , Pvt. E. J. Stewart Williams , Pvt. J. A. Sullivan , Pvt. K. G. Tatem , Pfc. W. L. Thornton II , Pvt. S. A. Trussell , Pfc. S. Valcarcel Ortiz , Pvt. J. A. Wall , Pvt. R. A. Wesley , Pvt. D. M. Widner , Pfc. M. E. Williams , Pfc. A. M. Young Jr. , Pvt. E. J. Young

Platoon 1026 Pvt. M. J. Allen , Pfc. M. M. Almeida , Pvt. C. J. Baranski , Pvt. J. A. Bertke , Pfc. R. A. Blancaneaux , Pfc. T. A. Brochu , Pfc. F. N. Cabrera , Pvt. J. S. Chetock , Pfc. C. A. Copp , Pvt. B. R. Coville , Pvt. T. J. Cutinella , Pvt. H. T. Darnell , Pfc. C. J . Dominguez , Pfc. B. C. Duenas , Pvt. Z. A. Duncan , Pfc. D. F. Entwistle* , Pfc. D. S. Entwistle* , Pfc. M. C. Ernsberger* , Pfc. B. C. Fair , Pvt. A. D. Felton , Pvt. E. S. Gaines , Pvt. M. T. Gruber , Pvt. K. J. Hadley , Pfc. M. C. Ham , Pvt. D. L. Hannah , Pvt. J. J. Hauser , Pvt. D. K. Heffelfinger , Pfc. G. R. Houser , Pvt. G. A. Houshel Jr. , Pfc. J. S. Kachmar , Pfc. M. N. Kitzen-Abelson , Pvt. C. A. Knox , Pfc. M. J. Lawrence , Pvt. O. A. Levensaler , Pvt. Z. H. Lewis , Pvt. W. P. Lindner , Pvt. J. L. Lucas , Pvt. M. A. Maldonado , Pvt. C. E. McCaffrey , Pfc. S. R. McCarty , Pvt. E. N. Mulvehill , Pvt. J. M. Musser , Pvt. J. N. Newsome , Pfc. P. PaDilla Jr. , Pvt. T. R. Peck , Pfc. T. H. Pham , Pfc. M. W. Plyler* , Pfc. M. D. Regan Jr. , Pvt. Z. M. Roemer , Pvt. K. B. Sandoval-Hernandez , Pvt. A. G. Sembler , Pvt. M. N. Shamoun , Pvt. K. Siu , Pvt. T. J. Stevens , Pfc. L. D. Stewart , Pvt. F. A. Vargas , Pfc. C. L. Watson , Pfc. V. D. Zaragoza

Platoon 1028 Pfc. C. R. Aguilar , Pvt. B. A. Allen , Pfc. J. R. Birdsong* , Pfc. M. H. Brown , Pvt. T. G. Brown , Pvt. J. F. Chapman , Pfc. J. T. Cummins , Pfc. E. R. Davis , Pvt. M. A. Dina Gomez , Pvt. A. R. Fansler , Pvt. G. A. Ford II , Pvt. C. L. Garner III , Pvt. C. C. Gopaul Kippins , Pfc. M. D. Greene , Pvt. R. Guillaume , Pvt. K. R. Helton , Pvt. C. R. Hennessy , Pfc. J. G. Hodson III , Pfc. T. N. Irvin , Pfc. J. I. Jackson , Pvt. E. L. Johnson III , Pvt. E. C. Jones , Pfc. L. R. Jones , Pvt. E. J. Jordan , Pvt. M. T. Lazorik , Pvt. J. C. Mangome , Pfc. A. B. Manias , Pvt. K. A. Maxwell , Pfc. A. A. McKinney* , Pvt. C. A. Monterroza , Pvt. Z. B. Moore , Pfc. J. C. Morman , Pfc. C. D. Ogden* , Pfc. B. A. Oneill , Pvt. C. E. Ortiz Recinos , Pfc. O. O. Owoyemi , Pfc. S. N. Patel , Pfc. P. K. Poorman III , Pvt. S. R. Porter , Pvt. N. G. Ray , Pvt. C. F. Reed , Pvt. L. A. Ricker , Pfc. D. O. Riley , Pfc. J. J. Schmalstieg , Pvt. M. E. Smith III , Pvt. L. W. Smith , Pfc. R. C. Stewart , Pvt. D. J. Stokes , Pvt. D. L. Sturm Jr. , Pvt. T. C. Thompson , Pfc. N. G. Walker , Pvt. J. T. Wilder , Pvt. D. J. Williams

Platoon 1029 Pfc. A. Abouelkhair , Pfc. D. J. Andrews , Pvt. C. J. Antoine Jr. , Pvt. R. A. Bermudez , Pfc. A. D. Billups , Pfc. C. J. Cammarano , Pvt. V. M. Carvajal Arbelaez , Pfc. J. D. Chang , Pfc. N. J. Cid , Pfc. K. G. Clemons* , Pvt. T. J. Coulter , Pfc. D. M. Cunningham , Pvt. J. A. Dade , Pvt. C. Dimech , Pvt. J. H. Dinh , Pfc. J. A. Dixon , Pvt. K. A. Dooling , Pfc. J. C. Dunphy , Pvt. R. A. England , Pvt. S. B. Fawley , Pvt. J. H. Gaines , Pvt. J. M. Gallo , Pvt. C. M. Gladish , Pvt. N. B. Goodnow , Pvt. J. A. Graebe , Pvt. M. A. Hernandez , Pvt. G. C. Hohlbaugh , Pfc. S. I. Hur , Pvt. M. A. Lesko , Pvt. J. Liang , Pvt. S. M. Madden , Pvt. B. D. Madsen , Pvt. R. P. McFadden , Pvt. T. I. Miyaji , Pfc. D. S. Nations , Pfc. E. Negrete , Pvt. J. P. O’Malley , Pvt. M. Orange , Pvt. A. M. Ortiz , Pfc. D. J. Ovelar* , Pvt. C. R. Quigley , Pvt. S. K. Rabida , Pvt. D. A. Reaves , Pvt. J. A. Rivera , Pvt. P. M. Robichaud , Pfc. E. Rodriguez Espinal* , Pvt. N. M. Saccardo , Pfc. M. S. Shanks , Pfc. J. M. Shy , Pvt. M. A. Streeter , Pvt. C. M. Thomas , Pvt. J. A. Tolson , Pvt. S. M. Wahl , Pvt. C. K. Walker , Pfc. W. E. Washington , Pfc. S. P. White , Pvt. T. J. Wisniewski , Pvt. S. J. Wolenski

Platoon 1030 Pvt. A. Acello II , Pfc. D. W. Baier* , Pvt. R. A. Beckles , Pvt. J. F. Belanger , Pvt. J. Bermudez , Pvt. S. O. Bou , Pvt. J. J. Buttitta Jr. , Pvt. R. J. Caron , Pvt. L. M. Chilson Jr. , Pvt. E. A. Clarke , Pvt. N. J. Coates , Pvt. M. B. Cooper III , Pvt. K. J. Crawford , Pvt. M. J. Drayton , Pfc. R. H. Gillen , Pfc. T. M. Goins , Pfc. C. W. Graham* , Pfc. A. D. Guarin , Pvt. E. A. Guzman , Pvt. W. M. Hardmon Jr. , Pfc. W. F. Harrington , Pvt. J. D. Herrera Gonzalez , Pvt. A. D. Jackson , Pfc. B. J. Keefe* , Pvt. P. J. Kin- derman , Pfc. N. M. Knerem , Pvt. D. J. Liddy , Pfc. M. W. Liset , Pfc. C. R. Mason , Pvt. R. R. Mathis , Pfc. J. W. McAnlis , Pvt. R. J. McKoy , Pvt. T. J. Mercado , Pvt. K. L. Mitchell , Pvt. W. B. Montero , Pfc. M. T. Moore , Pfc. A. J. Mudlock III , Pfc. S. W. Myers , Pfc. B. E. Ottinger , Pfc. W. N. Ouellette , Pfc. V. K. Pirolli , Pvt. D. A. Poust , Pvt. R. S. Raymond , Pvt. M. J. Robertson , Pfc. J. A. Ruiz , Pfc. M. M. Sadick , Pfc. G. L. Shaffer* , Pvt. S. J. Tarselli , Pvt. R. F. Uphoff III , Pvt. K. A. Weaver , Pfc. S. L. Wedlock , Pvt. A. J. Weekley , Pvt. F. F. Wilmer III , Pfc. R. A. Wolfe , Pvt. D. A. Wright , Pvt. J. A. Zvonkovic

*Denotes meritorious promotion 12 The Jet Stream Friday, April 10, 2015 Classifieds