The Friday, Jet July 10, 2015 Vol. 50, No. 27 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. “TheStream noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Beaufort.Marines.mil 2 3 facebook.com/MCASBeaufort3 twitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC Marines on target with Five NATO nations kick off Platinum Lion 15-3 Sustaining partnerships: US Marines train F-35 live-weapons release – Page 6 Page 6 Senegalese to fight – Page 7 VMFA-312 soars to Western Pacific See page 5 for story and photos Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres Marines board a plane July 8 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The Marines deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the Unit Deployment Program. During their deployment , they will participate in bilateral exchanges, exercises, and theater security and cooperation events. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31. OPSEC in an Movable missions: MALS-31 uncertain world Marines work how they operate Story by Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres Staff Writer The threat is always there. It’s on television, social me- dia, and newspapers, but as military personnel, it is cru- cial to the mission to know and understand operational security and situational awareness. Marine Corps Order 3070.2A provides detailed infor- mation on how to integrate OPSEC into daily activi- ties, and promotes an overall understanding of OPSEC among all personnel. Operational security keeps potential adversaries from discovering critical and tactical information. “It protects our planned operations as well as those in the process, and the ones we have completed,” said Mas- ter Sgt. Latecia Gibbons, the Air Station operation chief. “It’s the process of protecting little pieces of data that could be grouped together to give a bigger picture to our adversaries.” Being vigilant about what’s happening in the sur- rounding area is known as situational awareness, and works hand-in-hand with OPSEC. It is important to be familiar with both because they protect military personnel and their families. Poor OP- SEC practices can be costly and can result in the loss of human life and critical infrastructure. The Tri-Command and Beaufort area routinely have SEE OPSEC, PAGE 4 Marines operate inside one of the many mobile facilities of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, June 30. The Marines per- form their everyday duties inside the units, and when the time comes, pack up and take the units aboard ships or to foreign countries to continue their mission. The Marines are with MALS-31, Marine Aircraft Group 31. Story and Photos by Squadron, Marine Air Control Group, and Marine Air- Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres craft Wing/Mobile Calibration Complex. Staff Writer “Anytime a repairable piece comes off the jets, the squadrons will send it here to MALS-31 supply,” said Taking their work with them is exactly what Marines staff Sgt. Melissa Grudowski, the mobile facility techni- of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 do. When de- cian assistant noncommissioned officer in charge. “Each ployed, the mobile facilities the Marines operate out of shop works on a different piece, and we even have some are packed up and transported to wherever their mis- that pack parachutes.” sion takes them. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing MALS units work off the The mission of MALS-31 is to provide aviation logistics SS Wright on the east coast and SS Curtiss on the west support, guidance, planning and direction to Marine coast. Each ship can deploy with over 300 operational Aircraft Group 31 squadrons on behalf of the command- mobile maintenance facilities, and is sustainable indefi- ing officer, as well as logistics support for Navy funded nitely. equipment in the supporting Marine Wing Support Courtesy Photo SEE MOVABLE MISSIONS, PAGE 4 2 The Jet Stream Friday, July 10, 2015 Games and Entertainment MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule Saturday 2 p.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Saturday 7 p.m. PG (2:10) PG-13 (2:00) R (2:00) 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 (2:10) PG-13 (1:54) R (1:47) Bayou jerk pork loin Shrimp cocktail, fried and rice chicken, steak Sunday Lunch Dinner Salmon with Baked ziti with cucumber relish italian sausage Beach Word Search Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon Monday Lunch Dinner Word Bank Baked smoked ham Spicy shrimp with and sweet potatoes cheesy grits Boat Sunglasses Tuesday Bathing Suit Beach Lunch Dinner Bikini Waves Chicken and dump- Herbed roast pork Boardwalk Summer lings and rice loin with pan gravy Lifeguard Sun Screen Wednesday Sandals Swimming Lunch Dinner Roast turkey and Manhattan clam green beans chowder Thursday July 3rd solution Lunch Dinner Arroz con pollo and Apple glazed corn garlic bread beef and squash Friday Lunch Dinner Herbed baked Chili macaroni and chicken and carrots green beans CHAPEL SERVICES Roman Catholic • 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 Sudoku 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 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 July 3rd solution Hotlines MCAS Beaufort Station 228-7789 Inspector Sexual Assault Response 228-6904 Coordinator Force Protection infor- 228-6924 mation and concerns Answer to this week’s puzzles will be available in next week’s edition of The Jet Stream. 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. Command Information The Jet Stream Friday, July 10, 2015 3 Tri-Command Weather 7 Day Forecast Did you know... July 11, 1798: President John Adams approved “An Act for Establishing and Organizing a Marine Corps”, and it became law. The following day, the President appointed William Ward Burrows the Major Commandant of the Marine Corps. In August 1798, Burrows opened his headquarters in Philadelphia, which at that time was still the capital of the new nation. Effective June 1, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will be in Tropical Cyclone Condition V for Hurricane season until Nov. 30. There are currently no threats. Due to El Nino condi- tions, it’s likely to be a below average tropical cyclone sea- Forecast according to accuweather.com son for the Atlantic. NOAA is predicting 6-11 named storms, Brain Teaser 3-6 hurricanes, and 0-2 ma- Happenings jor hurricanes. Monitor local Alice came across a lion and a weather sources to stay up to • The Single Marine Program aboard Marine Corps Air Station unicorn in a forest of forgetful- is slated to hold a trip to Myrtle Beaufort. The challenges in the date and be prepared. ness. The lion lies every Mon- Beach, S.C. open to all eligible competition will be based on the day, Tuesday and Wednesday single Marines and sailors, Sept. rigorous fundamentals of the High and the other days he speaks 3-7. The trip costs $125. Payment Intensity Tactical Training program The the truth. The unicorn lies on is due by July 31, and includes Jet Thursdays, Fridays and Satur- transportation and hotel costs. • The Provost Marshal’s Office plans to test the mass notification Stream days, and the other days of the •The Single Marine Program is system on the first Wednesday week he speaks the truth. Contact us: slated to hold an Atlanta Braves of every month at 1 p.m. aboard 228-7225 Game and Six Flags Georgia Trip MCAS Beaufort and Laurel Bay. [email protected] Lion: Yesterday I was lying. open to all single Marines and It will announce the follow- [email protected] Unicorn: So was I. sailors, Aug. 28-31. The trip costs ing twice; “This is a test of the $150. Payment is due by July 17, Marine Corps mass notification Commanding Officer MCAS and includes transportation, hotel, system. This is only a test. Test 5 Beaufort Which day did they say that? and ticket costs. 4 3 2 1. Test out.” These tests are Col. Peter D. Buck standard drills, and do not require • Marine Corps Community Ser- any response. For further infor- Public Affairs Officer July 3rd Brain Teaser solution: Capt. Clayton Groover The Match vices is slated to hold a Tactical mation, please contact the physi- Athlete Competition July 28-30, cal security section at 228-6335.