Bravo Company The Graduates Friday, Jet January 30, 2015 Vol. 50, No. 4 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. See Page 11 “TheStream noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Beaufort.Marines.mil 2 3 facebook.com/MCASBeaufort3 twitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC Fightertown donates blood Swift, silent, deadly Fightertown pilots train in virtual cockpit Page 7 Pages 8-9 Page 10 Fly like we fight An F-5N Tiger II with Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401, sits on the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 28. VMFT-401, based at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., is aboard Fighter- town to provide adversary support for the Marine Division Tactics Course. The MDTC provides groundside and airborne instruction in doctrine, tactics and weapons considerations to F/A-18 Hornet aircrew and Marine air intercept controllers. Marine Division Tactics Course takes off Pfc. Samantha Torres Marine Division Tactics Course controllers. The training is con- representation of what pilots ex- air-to-air training prior to at- Staff Writer aboard Marine Corps Air Station ducted by Marines from Marine perience in an air-to-air combat tending the Weapons and Tac- Beaufort, Jan. 12 to Feb. 6. Aviation Weapons and Tactics situation, and gives them the tics Instructor course. Marines with Marine Fighter The MDTC provides ground- Squadron 1 and Marine Fighter tools to train Marines in their “We are professional adversar- Attack Squadrons 115, 122 and side and airborne instruction in Training Squadron 401, who are squadrons on the latest tactics, ies,” said Sheridan. “We go out 312 as well as Marine All-Weath- doctrine, tactics and weapons based at Marine Corps Air Sta- said Lieutenant Col. Bill Sheri- there and give them an accurate er Fighter Attack Squadrons 533 considerations to F/A-18 Hornet tion Yuma, Ariz. dan, the commanding officer of and 224 are participating in the aircrew and Marine air intercept The course gives an accurate VMFT-401. It delivers required SEE MDTC, PAGE 4 Werewolves welcome new pack leader Pfc. Jonah V. Lovy Staff Writer Lieutenant Colonel Douglas DeWolfe relinquished command of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 to Lt. Col. Derek M. Brannon in a ceremony on Merritt Air Field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 22. The ceremony included the passing of the colors, a performance from the Parris Island Marine Band and a pass and review Fightertown celebrates diversity carried out by Marines of VMFA-122. The passing of the colors signifies the change Pfc. Jonah V. Lovy of command. During the ceremony, De- Staff Writer Wolfe addressed his Marines directly. “Keep doing the great things that you’re The beginning of February marks the celebration of Black History doing,” said DeWolfe. “It has been a plea- Month. Black History Month celebrates the history and culture of sure to serve with you and I’m going to African-Americans as well as important figures and events. miss this.” Black History Month is important to the nation as well as the Ma- DeWolfe led VMFA-122 on many deploy- rine Corps; it celebrates our diversity as an organization. ments including Japan, Alaska and Hawaii “The military is a melting pot,” said Master Sgt. Ronald Hollins, an as part of the unit deployment program. administrative specialist at the Installation Personnel Administration The squadron also received a safety award Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. “I’ve been in almost under his command. twenty years and I’ve seen it all as far as cultural differences. When Prior to assuming command of VMFA- it’s time to get the mission done, none of that matters, we are all 122 in June 2013, DeWolfe had deployed Marines.” to Japan, Iraq and Afghanistan. Marines come from all walks of life and Black History Month calls VMFA-122 has an extensive history of attention to the fact that not everyone’s path to service was easy. service dating back to 1942. The Were- SEE DIVERSITY, PAGE 6 SEE COMMAND, PAGE 5 2 The Jet Stream Friday, January 30, 2015 Games and Entertainment MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule Saturday 2 p.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Saturday 7 p.m. PG (1:59) PG-13 (2:30) R (1:55) MESS HALL MENU MCRD Parris Island Movie Schedule 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. Saturday Sunday 2 p.m. Sunday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Lunch Dinner Smoked ham and Apple glazed corned PG (1:59) PG-13 (2:30) PG-13 (2:17) cabbage soup beef and rice Sunday Lunch Dinner Baked fish with butter Pork chops with crumb topping smothered onions Monday - Friday Breakfast Commandant Word Search Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon Monday Lunch Dinner Word Bank Pepper steak and Spanish chorizo and rosemary potatoes potato soup Nicholas Cates Tuesday Lunch Dinner Burrows Shepherd Beef with vegetables Bean with bacon and barley soup soup and peas Wharton Pate Wednesday Henderson Shoup Lunch Dinner Chipotle roasted Creole shrimp and Gale Greene sweet potatoes corn Thursday Harris Chapman Lunch Dinner Zeilin Cushman Chicken with rice Salisbury steak and soup and breadsticks southern style greens McCawley Wilson Friday Heywood Barrow Lunch Dinner Chicken and cheese Louisiana seafood Elliott Kelley gumbo and rice enchiladas Biddle Gray CHAPEL SERVICES Barnett Mundy Roman Catholic • 9:30 a.m. - Sunday Mass Lejeune Krulak • Confession by appointment only Neville Jones Protestant Fuller Hagee • 9:45 a.m. - Protestant Church School (Sun- day School) Russell Conway • 11 a.m. - Protestant Sunday Worship Service (Children’s church is also available at Holcomb Amos this time) Vandegrift Dunford • 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- Sudoku lowship Hall Other Faith Groups • For Jewish, Mormon and Islamic support, contact the Chaplain’s Office at 228-7775 See something suspicious Say something. Call (843) 228-6710 / 911 - IMMEDIATELY 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 Feb. 4. Command Information The Jet Stream Friday, January 30, 2015 3 Tri-Command Weather 7 Day Forecast Did you know... Feb. 1, 1967, Operation Prairie II was begun in Quang Tri province by elements of the 3d Marine Di- vision. During the 46-day search- and-destroy operation which terminated 18 March, 93 Marines and 693 of the enemy were killed. An extremely frigid winter is pre- dicted this year. An El Nino-type winter will bring a low chance for extreme cold to our area and a slightly higher chance for above average precipitation. Be prepared for drastic changes in temperatures and precipitation. Monitor the lat- Forecast according to accuweather.com est forecasts and briefings from the National Weather Service in order Happenings to prepare your home and family The Provost Marshal’s Office A Valentine’s Kids Day at the Marine Corps Community Services for any extreme weather. Ensure plans to test the mass notification sys- Movies is slated to take place Feb. 14, plans to host a Mid-Deployment: you take extra precautions when tem on the first Wednesday of every from 5:30 - 9 p.m. at the MCRD Parris Spa and Stress class at the MCAS travelling. month at 1 p.m. aboard MCAS Beau- Island theater. The cost is 8 dollars per Beaufort Log Cabin, Jan. 31, from fort and Laurel Bay. It will announce child. For more information call 228- noon-3 p.m. The free class teaches the following twice; “This is a test 1526. relaxation techniques and ways to of the Marine Corps mass notifica- mitigate stress. The tion system. This is only a test. Test Jet 5 4 3 2 1. Test out.” These tests are standard drills, and do not require any A screening is scheduled for The photocopying of U.S. Stream Marines interested in becoming Ma- Government identification cards response. For further information, Contact us: rine Security Guards at the Lasseter is a violation of Title 18, U.S. please contact the physical security 228-7225 Theatre aboard MCAS Beaufort, Feb. Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section section at 228-6335. [email protected] 3, from 9 a.m.-11 and 2 p.m.-4. 701 and punishable by fine and [email protected] imprisonment. Commanding Officer MCAS Beaufort Brain Teaser Col. Peter D. Buck Public Affairs Officer Capt. Jordan Cochran If 3 peacocks lay 5 eggs in 8 days, how many peacocks will Public Affairs Chief lay 29 eggs in 76 days? Sgt.