The Fox and November Friday, Jet Company January 22, 2016 Vol. 51, No. 03 Graduates Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. “TheStream noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” See Page 09 Marines mentor Low Altitude Air Maritime Raid Marines during Defense Marines Force performs Mentor Month tour Japan urban training Ground Self-De- fense Force Camp 7 Komakado 8 8 beaufort.marines.mil | facebook.com/MCASBeaufort | youtube.com/MCASBeaufort | mcasbetwitter.com/MCASBeaufortSC Pilots, maintainers train during MDTC See Pg. 6 Photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez An F-5N Tiger II aircraft rests on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Dec. 3, 2015. The Marine Division Tactics Course began aboard the air station Jan. 11. The course provides F/A- 18 Hornet aircrew and Marine air intercept controllers with groundside and airborne instruction in doctrine, tactics and weapons considerations for the successful use of Marine fighter attack aircraft in combat. Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 brought eight F-5N Tiger II aircraft to support red air for the course. Red air is the adversary forces for air-to-air training. The aircraft is with VMFT-401, Marine Aircraft Group 41. Fighting Bengals soar pacific skies with Japanese pilots Story and photos by: Cpl. Jessica Quezada Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, homebased at Marine Corps Air Sta- tion Beaufort, S.C., and currently forward based at MCAS Iwakuni, conducted dissimilar air combat training during the Chitose Aviation Training Reloca- tion exercise at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12-22. In order to support Pacific theater security coop- eration, the F/A-18D Hornet squadron, known as the “Fighting Bengals,” performed DACT with and against Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts and devel- oped the operational readiness of U.S. and Japanese forces. “DACT is defined as air-to-air combat against a dif- ferent aircraft platform that is usually out of sight,” said Capt. Seth Byrum, pilot training officer with VMFA(AW)-224. “Due to limitations in Iwakuni, we can typically only train against other F-18s as the ag- Maintainers approach F/A-18D Hornets that arrived from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Chitose Air Base in gressor aircraft. DACT gives us the ability to simulate Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 12. Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, is tempo- air-to-air combat training against a dissimilar aircraft rarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose like the JASDF’s F-15J/DJ Eagles.” Aviation Training Relocation Exercise Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat Due to the diverse aircraft and aviation platforms training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific provided, VMFA(AW)-224 successfully executed basic theater security cooperation. SEE 224, PAGE 4 Tri-command celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy The Naval Hospital Choir sings a selection of gospel music during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service in the chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Jan. 14. The audience joined in the musical performance, clapping their hands and singing along. The choir is composed of Marines, sailors, and civilians of the Tri-command. SEE MLK, PAGE 4 2 The Jet Stream Friday, January 22, 2016 Games and Entertainment MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule Saturday 2 p.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Saturday 7:10 p.m. PG (1:28) PG-13 (2:16) PG-13 (2:16) 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 7:10 p.m. Saturday PG (1:28) R (2:08) R (1:36) Lunch Dinner Bayou jerk pork loin Shrimp cocktail, fried and rice chicken, steak Sunday Lunch Dinner Salmon with Baked ziti with cucumber relish italian sausage Coastal Word Search Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon Monday Lunch Dinner Baked smoked ham Spicy shrimp with and sweet potatoes cheesy grits Tuesday Lunch Dinner Chicken and dump- Herbed roast pork lings and rice loin with pan gravy Wednesday Lunch Dinner Roast turkey and Manhattan clam green beans chowder Thursday 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 time) • 5 p.m. - Wednesday Protestant Bible Study • 5 p.m. - Saturday Worship Service at Laurel Bay Youth Center BEACH FISH REEDS SHORELINE Buddhist BOARDWALK GULLS REEF SURF • 11 a.m. - Saturday Worship Service in the BRACKISH JETTY RIPPLE TIDAL Chapel Fellowship Hall BREAKER NAUTICAL SALT TIDE Labyrinth Walk Word COASTAL NEAP SANDY TROUGH • 8 a.m - 4 p.m. - Monday in the Chapel Fel- CRABS OCEAN SCAVENGER UMBRELLA lowship Hall Bank CURRENTS OVERTOPPING SEAWALL UNDERTOW DUNES PICNIC SEAWEED WATER Other Faith Groups EROSION POOLS SHELL WILDLIFE • For Jewish, Mormon and Islamic support, contact the Chaplain’s Office at 228-7775 Jan 15th solution See something suspicious Sudoku 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 Jan 15th solution 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 Answer to this week’s puzzles will be available in next week’s edition of The Jet Stream. available 24 hours a day. Command Information The Jet Stream Friday, January 22, 2016 3 Did you know... 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(843)228-1112 LCpl Austin from the Provost Marshal’s Office at out, 1617 enemy dead had been Charter schools are tuition-free (843) 228-6335. public schools that operate in South n The Tax Center is scheduled For any questions prior to Jan. counted, and more than 500 tons of Carolina on a ten-year contract to open Jan. 19, 2016 and close on 19th call between 9:00 a.m.-12:00 n Alcoholics Anonymous meet- called a “charter.” April 18, 2016. p.m Thursdays and Fridays. The ings are held at the Station Chapel weapons and ammunition unearthed. There are 4 charter schools in the Hours of operation Marines listed above can be aboard MCAS Beaufort every Mon- area (1 belongs to Beaufort County, Monday-Friday contacted via email for questions as day at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 10 2 are state charter within Beaufort 09:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. well. Tax Center Fax Machine (843) a.m. Meetings are open to all service county, and 1 a state charter in Location 228-1114. members, veterans, and civilians Jasper County). Note that two of 172 Santo Domingo St. within the Tri-Command. the schools are adding a grade Parris Island, SC 29905 n The following items were found each school year. For school year aboard Marine Corps Air station n The photocopying of U.S.