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Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting aboard Marine Corps

Air Station Beaufort put their skills to the test as they rotate teams, and extin-guish fuel fires on a model jet, May 28.

“We execute training fires once a month to train for possible fuel fires and

other emergencies on the flight line,” said Cpl. Damien Sanders, a crew chief with ARFF.

ARFF Marines are trained to gear up and be ready for an emergency within three minutes of the call. Their quick response time is critical to any emer-gency situation aboard the Air Station.

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Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. ARFF trains at the burn pit to ensure they are always prepared in the event of an emergency on the flight line. The ARFF Marines are with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Beaufort.

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Marine Fighter Attack Training Squad-ron 501 completed the first operational

test, known as OT-1, of the F-35B Light-ning II, May 29. Jets from VMFAT-501 spent 11 days onboard the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean.

The purpose of the operation was to demonstrate the capability of the F-35B

to deploy onboard an amphibious ship, said Maj. Paul Holst, a pilot with VM-FAT-501.

Marines and sailors have been work-ing together to assess the integration of the F-35B, which is scheduled to replace

all Marine tactical jet aircraft. When the testing period concluded, May 29, U.S. Marine F-35B pilots had flown 110 sor-ties from USS Wasp, racking up more

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An F-35B Lightning II takes off on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) during routine daylight operations, as part of Operational Testing 1, May 22. Data and lessons learned during the operational test will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard amphibious ships.

Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Marine Corps Community Services’ Lifelong Learning Program held a graduation ceremony for service members and Department of Defense civilians at the Lyceum aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. The ceremony honored graduates receiving their higher learning degrees from various schools both on campus and at distance learning centers during the 2014-2015 school year.

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Hurricane Word Search

Sudoku

Answer key will be available on facebook.com/MCASBeaufort on June 10.

Saturday 2 p.m.PG (1:34)

Saturday 4:45 p.m.PG-13 (2:21)

Saturday 7 p.m.R (1:23)

MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule

Sunday 2 p.m.PG-13 (2:21)

Sunday 4:30 p.m.PG-13 (1:53)

MCRD Parris Island Movie Schedule

Word BankHurricanePrepare

Storm surgeWindRain

CategoryEvacuation

EyeTropicalLandfall

Wind shearOuter bands

SeasonWarning Watch

Mess HAll MenuSaturday, Sunday and holidaysBrunch: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.

Midrats

Sunday - Thursday11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Monday - FridayBreakfast: 6 - 7:30 a.m.Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.

Fraud, Waste and AbuseIf 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.

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.

Hotlines

Sexual Assault

MCAS Beaufort Station InspectorSexual Assault Response CoordinatorForce Protection infor-mation and concernsPMO DispatchSevere Weather and Force Protection

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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

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

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Takeout Window Hours:

Lunch - Mon. - Fri. 12:45 p.m. - 4 p.m.Dinner - Mon. - Fri. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Breakfast - Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

SaturdayLunch

Beef short ribs and roasted zucchini

Dinner Bayou jerk pork loin

and riceSunday

LunchSalmon with

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DinnerBaked ziti with italian sausage

Monday - Friday Breakfast

LunchBaked smoked ham and sweet potatoes

DinnerSpicy shrimp with

cheesy gritsTuesday

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green beans

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chowderThursday

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garlic bread

DinnerApple glazed corn beef and squash

MondayHot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon

FridayLunch

Herbed baked chicken and carrots

DinnerChili macaroni and

green beans

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Command Information

The Provost Marshal’s Office plans to test the mass notification sys-tem on the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. aboard MCAS Beau-fort and Laurel Bay. It will announce the following twice; “This is a test of the Marine Corps mass notifica-tion system. This is only a test. Test 5 4 3 2 1. Test out.” These tests are standard drills, and do not require any response. For further information, please contact the physical security section at 228-6335.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at the Station Chapel aboard MCAS Beaufort every Thursday at 10 a.m. Meetings are open to all service members, veterans, and civilians within the Tri-Command.

A milkman has 2 empty jugs: a 3 gallon jug and a 5 gallon jug. How can he measure exactly 1 gallon without wasting any milk?

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MCASBeaufort on June 10.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be conducting extended live fire training from 6 a.m. to midnight, June 8-9. The marsh and waterways in the range impact area including Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek will be closed to boater traffic. For questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 228-3170.

Tri-Command Weather

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6-11 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes, and 0-2 major hurricanes. Monitor local weather sources to stay up to

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By Lt. Allen PresserChaplain, U.S. Navy

So many people are waiting for people to invite them to community, not realizing

they are the community. They have what it takes to build on one of the communities they are a part of or create a new community. There are a variety of communities we are all involved in everyday such as the military community, church community, city community, club communities, sports communities, and many others. When working on any community there are some effective principles and strategies to remember.

First, one of the best ways to cre-ate a new community is to pick a place, invite people and have food available in order to eat together. Social friendships and communi-ties are often built when not only time is spent together, but when a meal is shared together. This shar-ing of the meals together invites friendship and warm-heartedness. This example is center in Holy Scripture, as when the Lord Jesus Christ began to build His Church. They went from house to house, eating together, telling the good news about how if we believe in Jesus Christ, and turn to Him with our whole hearts, then we can be forgiven for all of our sins and, ul-timately go to be with Him in heav-en. Socializing and praying togeth-er is also important. The Bible tells us in Acts, “They were continually devoting themselves to the apos-tles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common” (Acts 2:42-44).

Second, consistency is also help-ful to develop community. For ex-ample, many churches have what

are called life groups, cell groups, and so forth. These groups are fel-lowship groups for people to talk, visit, and hopefully be edified and encouraged. At the chapel that I am a part of, we have cof-fee, doughnuts, and other snacks after the service in order to have the time to enjoy each other’s company. We all have social needs, and godly healthy options are not only a plus, but very important to meet the needs of the people. Many churches also have youth groups to help support the social and spiritual needs of the next leaders of society. The Word even tells us, “And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and do good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encourag-ing one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25).

Lastly, it is important to nurture the community that we endeavor to build and be a part of by show-ing kindness, love, acceptance, and forgiveness toward each other whenever a wrong or injustice is committed. The Bible tells us that “we all stumble in many ways” (James 3:2), and “What is desirable in a man is his kindness” (Proverbs 19:22). Just as there are no perfect churches, so also there are no perfect communities; therefore, it is critical to be quick to forgive and pray for each other, rather than spread the offense to others. Moreover, as we are quick to forgive each other of the offenses committed and pray for each other, it will ultimately create a loving, healthy, and accepting community. As the Word declares: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the great-est of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13), and “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).

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Building your community

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College graduates throughout the Tri-Command were recog-nized for earning their higher learning degrees during the Lifelong Learning Program’s Graduation and Recognition Ceremony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. Many of the students graduating were active duty or prior service military personnel who can now call themselves college graduates.

Photos by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy

From left, Brig. Gen. Terry V. Williams, Col. Peter D. Buck, and Col. William R. Lieblein congratulate a college graduate during the annual Lifelong Learning Graduation and Recognition Cer-emony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26. The officers shook hands with each graduate as they crossed the stage and received their diploma. Williams is the commanding general of MCRD Parris Island, Buck is the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, and Lieblein is the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 31.

MCCS holds college graduation

Members of the Tri-Command stand to be recognized during the Lifelong Learning Program’s Graduation and Recognition Cer-emony at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 26.

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ARFFcontinued from page 1

and flight opera-tions by employ-ing advanced fire suppression rescue operations,“ said Cpl. Dustin Gober, a hand line operator with ARFF.

Training with live fires not only makes the Marines train the way they fight, but also ensures that they understand the severity and importance of their specialty to the Air Station.

Photos by Lance Cpl. Samantha K. Torres

Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines tap each other’s shoulders to let each other know which direction to point the hose. The ARFF Marines are with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Beaufort.

Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines use teamwork while handling hoses to ensure fires are extinguished in the safest way possible.

Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting battle the blaze during monthly training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 28. The ARFF Marines perform a sweeping motion of the hose to push away fuel from themselves and the jet.

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CoRps Bits

Story and Photo by:Cpl. Anne HenryII Marine Expeditionary Force

PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore – Sec-retary of Defense Ash Carter and his staff flew with U.S. Marines aboard an MV-22B Osprey to survey the Straits of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29.

The visit to Singapore and observa-tion of one of the most important ship-ping lanes in the world was part of the Secretary of Defense’s attendance of the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. The Secretary of Defense met with important leaders in the defense and security community and spoke about the U.S.’ advocacy for equality in economic opportunity.

“The United States wants a future in which an Indonesian fisherman, an ener-gy executive from Malaysia, an entrepre-neur from Singapore, a small business owner from California or a Chinese busi-ness woman, just to name a few, have the security and opportunity to rise and prosper,” said Carter.

The highlight for the Marines was the opportunity to take the Secretary of Defense on one of their premier air-crafts, the MV-22B, in order to survey the straits. All of the Marines worked around the clock to get the aircraft ready for the flight.

“I feel that as a crew, we couldn’t have performed any better,” said Sgt. Charles Covington, an Osprey crew chief with VMM-265 (Rein.), 31st MEU. “The pilots were on top of everything.”

Utilizing the Osprey’s airplane mode, the Marines were able to take off and get the Secretary of Defense to the Straits of Malacca in a timely manner. Then con-verting to helicopter mode, the Secre-tary of Defense was given a better view of the ship-congested waters.

Story and Photo by:Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols1st Marine Division

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – With the sound of five-foot swells crashing on the San Onofre Shore, com-petitors in the 7th Annual Recon Challenge prepared themselves mentally for the day’s events. Service members from across the reconnaissance community came to-gether aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, to honor their fallen brothers by competing in a series of challenges designed to push even a recon Marine.

This year’s competition saw competi-tors from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th recon-naissance battalions, 1st Force Recon, Re-connaissance Training Company, Marine Combat Diver School, 31st Marine Expedi-tionary Unit, Systems Command and the 19th Special Forces Group. The 1st Marine Division alone contributed four of the 22 two-man teams that participated in the competition, one pair, which would go on to win the competition.

The Marines from 1st Force Recon Com-pany and 1st Recon Battalion competed in events that challenged their mental, physi-cal and emotional fortitude. For them, the challenge meant a lot more than a year’s worth of bragging rights in the recon com-munity. It meant honoring the recon Ma-rines that have fallen.

Seeing the names of the fallen reconnais-sance Marines on the back of the rucks is in-spiring to all the competitors, said Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Holms, a platoon sergeant for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and first time competitor in the Recon Challenge.

The Recon Challenge pushed the com-petitors mental, physical, technical and tactical reconnaissance skill-sets.

The Recon Challenge was designed to test the finest the recon community has to offer, May said.

Setting standard at Recon Challenge

Marines from 1/7 attend Pre-Scout Sniper Course

A Marine with 1st Marine Division, 7th Marine Regiment participates in stalking training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The training was the last event during the Division School’s 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course.

USS WASP, At sea - Marines load ordnance onto an F-35B Lightning II during Operational Testing 1 onboard the USS Wasp at sea, May 27. Marines and sailors have been working together to assess the integration of the F-35B Lightning II, which is currently on track to replace Marine tactical jet aircraft. By the end of the testing period, May 29, U.S. Marine F-35B pilots had flown 110 sorties from the USS Wasp, racking up more than 85 flight hours.

Story and Photos by:Lance Cpl. Danielle RodiguesDefense Media Activity

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLE-TON, Calif. – Blending in with tall dry grass and patches of greenery, the Ma-rine was indistinguishable to the pair of binoculars that were searching for him. Cpl. Fouad Cherair’s movements were slow and steady as he loaded a maga-zine into his weapon and prepared to fire. Off to the right of the two Marines who were trying to detect Cherair, the unexpected shot hit its mark with preci-sion.

Six Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Ma-rine Regiment, 1st Marine Division par-ticipated in stalking training aboard Ma-rine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The training was the last event during Division Schools’ 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course.

“This course prepares you for the Basic Sniper Course,” said Cherair, a rifelman with 1/7. “You don’t want to send some-one into the heat of the fire without any preparation for it because that will just lead to failure. This course is made to help you succeed in follow-on training and the career path in general.”

Students that attend the Pre-Scout Sniper Course are introduced to the ba-sic sniper skill set. During the course, they are taught land navigation, marks-manship, stalking and field skills.

“The biggest skill that I took away from this course was how humidity and the wind can affect your round when it goes down range,” said Cherair.

The overall goal of the course is to fa-

miliarize the students with the main as-pects of sniper skills so that when they go to the Basic Sniper Course, they will continue to improve and pass the snip-er school, said Sgt. Matthew Solowyn-sky, the chief instructor for the Division School’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course.

“The importance of this course is to get these guys ready and into that mind set of how much work this job actually entails,” said Solowynsky. “They don’t realize that, even compared to a typical

infantry job, this job takes twice as much work to be good at.”

Students who attend the course are usually infantryman. However, occasion-ally, a radio operator or Navy Hospital corpsman with a sniper platoon will at-tend in order to operate with the team.

With the help of the instructors, the Pre-Scout Sniper Course will continue to equip its students with the necessary skills they need to pass their required training and succeed as certified snipers.

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Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Instructors of Division School’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course search for their students aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27. The six students are well camouflaged as they practice stalking.

Secretary of Defense flies with Marines over Straits of Malacca

Fightertown deployed:VMFA(AW)-224 Bengals

are currently deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the Unit

Deployment Program.

VMFA-251 Thunderboltsare currently deployed aboard

the USS Roosevelt as part of the U.S. Third Fleet.

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Story and Photo by:Cpl. Sullivan LaramieII Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The sound of grind-ing treads and rumbling engines roll across the open field. The Marines have arrived. Once in position, combat engineers file out the rear of the vehicles while heavy breach-ing vehicles plow through barriers in the path to their objective.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Bat-talion, 2nd Marine Division supported 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 2nd Tank Battalion during an obstacle-breaching ex-ercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18-21.

The mission of 2nd AA Bn. is to land the ground forces and their equipment dur-ing amphibious operations, and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support missions. The battalion provided transportation for combat engineers and additional firepower for security during obstacle-clearing operations conducted by engineers and tanks.

The battalion regularly attaches companies to other units on deployments, and obstacle breaching is just one type of operation they may encounter overseas. Training exercises such as this serve to strengthen the battalion and II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A combined attack of AAVs and engineers moving on foot took a force of Marines, who portrayed enemy combatants, by surprise before they could complete their defenses. The attack served as an experience for the Marines to draw on in order to improve their abilities for future operations. Real-world sce-narios like this allow Marines to apply train-ing in various situations more effectively.

Story and Photo by:Cpl. Cuong Le Defense Media Activity

Stafford, Va. – Marines from the Marine Corps Intelligence Surveillance Recon-naissance Enterprise Accelerator team, or MCISRE Accelerator team, introduced a new program dubbed “Tellus” to the di-rector of Marine Corps Intelligence at the Mantech Spaces in Stafford, Va., May 29.

The team aimed to demonstrate the product after 12 weeks of work, and vali-date the release plan for future develop-ment of their software program.

“Tellus is an alerting software that uses wireless communication methods to transfer real-time significant events, such as improvised explosive device attacks or enemy ambushes,” said Jennifer Edgin, the chief technology officer, for Head-quarters Marine Corps Intelligence. “In-stead of using traditional radio methods to report or receive updates to events, information you need to send would be a click away.”

The team, consisting of intelligence Ma-rines, designers and developers, show-cased the capabilities and effectiveness of Tellus by creating an interactive map of a battlefield in real time.

Alert, inform, and react are the basis of the Tellus program. It allows users to quickly and easily report essential en-emy elements by using an intuitive, icon-based application that requires almost no data entry, but contains enough informa-tion to allow recipients to make informed decisions.

“Tellus will allow higher and lower com-mands to see, change, and update mis-sions as they happen,” said Staff Sgt. Ste-phen Metzger, an imagery analyst from 2nd Intelligence Battalion.

The Marine Corps has several methods of reporting enemy activities, allowing each unit in the Marine Corps to have their own way of reporting. Though these methods may be effective for individual units, the process can leave room for hu-man error.

According to Metzger, there are 150 upgrades that can be added to the Tellus program as mission requirements and ca-pabilities change in the future.

Once more into the breach: 2nd Tracks supports engineers, tanks

Story and Photos by:Cpl. Reba JamesMarine Rotational Force - Darwin

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAIN-ING AREA, NORTHERN TERRI-TORY, Australia – U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rota-tional Force – Darwin, con-ducted refueling and transport operations with two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters at the Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, May 22.

The CH-53Es picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from the Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exer-cise Predator Walk.

“Today was the beginning of Predator Walk and is the first joint coalition exercise between the Australian Defense Force and the MRF-D Marines,” said Capt. Kevin Roche, the opera-

tions officer for HMH-463. “We transported Marines from Com-pany A in three waves down to the Mount Bundey training area. There they will be execut-ing missions with the ADF and other Marines.”

As the aviation combat ele-ment for MRF-D Marine Air-Ground Task Force, HMH-463 provided the ground units with assault support by transporting personnel and equipment to designated landing zones.

“We are the sole air trans-port and our entire mission is to support [Marines] on the ground in order to support the MAGTF commander, Lt. Col. Eric Dougherty,” said Roche. “We mostly do heavy lifting of cargo, assault support, which is moving Marines around the battle space, and refueling.”

The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with

the Australian Army, which en-ables Marines to become fa-miliar with and improve their knowledge of the Australians’ technical, tactical and stan-dard operating procedures to strengthen interoperability.

“Marines will learn the basics of how to set up a patrol base, operate out of it, do recon-naissance, contact patrols and ambushes,” said 1st Lt. Timothy Rose, the executive officer for Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D. “We will be working with the Austra-lian Army for another exercise after the initial patrolling exer-cise, in which we are detaching a platoon [of Marines] with the ADF.

Marines were able to grasp the capabilities of the CH-53E as a quick transport option, and the basic fundamentals of con-trolling the helicopter during

transportation or refueling at landing zones.

“From the big picture stand-point, the Marines got a good appreciation of the resources the ACE can provide,” said Rose.

As Predator Walk continues, Marines will be working to-gether with the ADF and other MRF-D assets to exercise the interoperability and the com-bined capability of a MAGTF.

Defense ties between the United States, its allies, and partner nations are critical to regional security and coopera-tion.

“We were able to get the Marines into the zones where they needed to be, and we will be doing a lot of exercises with the [ground combat element] and the ADF,” said Roche. “Not only during Predator Walk, but [Exercises] Talisman Saber and Koolendong.”

A platoon of U.S. Marines sit with their gear inside of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a refueling and transport operation May 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Two CH-53Es picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exercise Predator Walk. The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with the Australian Army and enables Marines to become familiar with and improve their knowledge of the Australians’ technical and tactical procedures and standard operating procedures to strengthen interoperability. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.

Pegasus in the sky:

Story by:Pfc. David StatenDefense Media Activity

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Fifty subject matter experts from the four services of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as representatives from the United Kingdom and Australia, executed the Op-erational Reach 2015 war game at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 1-5.

During the war game, the Marine Corps and Navy identified critical energy-based capability gaps and risk mitigation options during Marine Expeditionary Brigade forc-ible entry and lodgment operations in a 2030 operating environment. The game will also enable the services to explore new operational concepts.

“Operational Reach 2015 is important due primarily to the fact of the logisti-cal challenges that the operational force has run into,” said Col. James McGrath, the deputy commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, and the cell lead for the

game. The war game will identify issues con-

cerning new naval concepts and weapons systems such as: fuel storage, load mea-surement, vehicle travel, equipment distri-bution, follow-on operations and energy implications.

While exploring the concepts and sce-narios, participants in the war game will evaluate a wide variety of operational en-ergy risks.

Risk consideration is a high prior-ity when examining any operation. Risk is considered in forces used and in mission decisions.

The operation focuses on three different moves. The first move, shaping, involves figuring out the best way to gain an advan-tage over the enemy and learn what activi-ties are happening in the area, while also paying attention to energy challenges.

Move two is forcible entry, which consid-ers the energy-based risk associated with forcible entry operations and littoral war-

fare in an anti-access area denial threat en-vironment using a 2024 Naval equipment set. Although more lethal, future combat systems will demand far more energy than yesterday’s systems. The implications of this increased energy demand in the Naval Force will be studied in detail.

“We are preparing for a wide variety of situations,” McGrath said.

The last move is force extension. This move examines the risks, decision space, and capabilities related to MEB lodgment operations ashore as it extends its’ opera-tional reach from the seabase.

“Operational Reach 2015 is a great way for us to explore new concepts and make sure they are sustainable,” said Capt. By-ron K. Johnson, an OPNAV N95 future am-phibious itegration officer. By integrating operational energy challenges within the context of operational impact, Operation-al Reach 2015 is focused on increasing the effectiveness of Navy and Marine Corps teams during combat operations.

HMH-463 conducts transportation operations for Exercise Predator Walk

Operational Reach 2015 war game tests future Marine Corps operations

Marines “Tellus” about new program

MALS-31 Stingersa detachment is currently deployed to the Western Pacific supporting

VMFA-251 and VMFA(AW)-224.

than 85 flight hours.“We learned some things of course,” said

Holst. “We validated all the assumptions we had made previously, but overall the training system we developed and the airplane both performed remarkably well on the boat.”

Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 plans to use this operational test to im-prove their pilot’s training and overall mis-sion readiness.

“As we train new pilots, we can incorporate what we learned on this operation into the training,” said Holst.

Data and lessons learned will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard U.S. Navy amphibious ships.

These operations are one of many steps in the transition from the Corps’ aging legacy tactical fleet to the F-35, which will provide the dominant, multi-role, fifth-generation capabilities needed across the full spectrum of combat operations to deter potential ad-versaries and enable future naval aviation power projection.

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An F-35B Lightning II taxies to be refueled on the flight deck of the USS Wasp during night operations, a part of Operational Testing 1, May, 22.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah V. Lovy

Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry, II Marine Expeditionary Force

A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 exits his aircraft after returning from the first operational test of the F-35B Lightning II, May 29. VMFAT-501 spent 11 days onboard the USS Wasp to demonstrate the capability of the F-35B to deploy onboard an amphibious ship.

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 taxies after returning from the USS Wasp as part of Operational Testing 1, May, 22. The purpose of the operational test is to improve the pilot’s training and overall mission readiness. VMFAT-501 is with Marine Aircraft Group 31, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.

A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 taxies an F-35B Lightning II after returning from the first operational test of the F-35B on board the USS Wasp, May 29. The operational testing is executed to assess the integration of the F-35B, which is scheduled to replace all Marine tactical jet aircraft.

The Jet Stream Friday, June 5, 2015 9Graduates

Fox Company GraduatesHonor Graduates

Platoon 2040Pfc. J.A. Hanes, Jacksonville, FL

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. B.M. Hampshire

Platoon 2041Pfc. C.D. Stern, West Melbourne, FL

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. A.D. Ansley

Platoon 2042Pfc. C.A. Norris, Roswell, GA

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R.F. Lark

Pvt. D. J. Baker, Pvt. C. J. Bouma, Pfc. A. J. Braniff, Pvt. A. A. Britt , Pvt. D. R. Brown , Pvt. K. R. Bundrage , Pfc. G. M. Canno , Pvt. R. M. Cherrington , Pfc. K. K. Council , Pfc. G. A. Davis , Pvt. D. S. Dunlap , Pfc. M. A. Federman , Pfc. R. J. Flowers , Pvt. T. S. Grissom Jr. , Pfc. J. A. Hanes* , Pvt. C. Z. Harrington , Pvt. Z. D. Henson , Pfc. K. Kim , Pvt. M. D. Kindell , Pvt. J. S. Kinder , Pvt. T. A. Laney , Pfc. W. C. Lewis , Pvt. J. C. Lilley , Pfc. A. L. Luker , Pvt. D. R. Mayhew , Pvt. J. T. McFarland , Pvt. J. J. Mckenzie , Pfc. M. M. Mitchell , Pfc. M. K. Morrison , Pvt. D. K. Mouton , Pvt. B. L. Norris , Pfc. M. S. Osborn , Pfc. D. Osorio , Pfc. T. L. Ouravanh* , Pfc. A. M. Patton , Pfc. B. A. Perdue , Pfc. A. C. Potter , Pvt. G. M. Pruitt , Pfc. P. K. Rand* , Pvt. W. W. Rhodes , Pvt. J. S. Roberson , Pvt. M. T. Schmit , Pfc. S. P. Smithvazquez , Pvt. T. W. Souder , Pvt. N. S. Stevens , Pfc. E. M. Ware , Pfc. J. B. Webb , Pfc. K. B. Winfrey

Platoon 2040

Pfc. C. F. Arecomaidana, Pvt. J. E. Beaupre, Pfc. T. G. Blackburn, Pfc. L. G. Breeden, Pvt. Z. T. Camp, Pvt. X. M. Canton, Pvt. N. A. Cody, Pvt. N. C. Collins, Pvt. D. K. Cooper, Pfc. D. S. Craig, Pfc. E. B. Diggs Jr., Pvt. Z. C. Dillehay, Pfc. C. A. Dominguez, Pvt. C. L. Durden, Pfc. A. J. Frazier III*, Pfc. J. I. Garcia, Pfc. T. A. Gilpin, Pfc. J. I. Gonyea, Pfc. H. H. Goodwyn Jr., Pvt. R. A. Hernandez Jr., Pvt. Q. D. Holloway, Pfc. M. D. Jenkins, Pfc. J. E. Kelley Jr., Pfc. C. D. Kim, Pfc. B. H. Laidroo, Pvt. K. A. Lewis, Pfc. M. R. Liptak*, Pfc. J. M. Losego, Pvt. N. S. Maze, Pvt. S. R. McAteer, Pvt. J. J. Messer, Pvt. G. Millan, Pfc. A. C. Myers*, Pfc. R. M. Parshall, Pfc. C. A. Prepetit, Pfc. J. T. Rhodes, Pvt. T. S. Rickerd, Pvt. K. R. Rodriguez, Pvt. M. M. Scheidt, Pfc. N. J. Searfoss, Pfc. D. D. Seltzer, Pvt. D. P. Shackleford Jr., Pvt. C. D. Slaughter, Pfc. C. D. Stern, Pfc. C. M. Wheeler, Pvt. J. C. Wright, Pfc. M. W. Yacavone, Pvt. J. Zapata

Platoon 2041

Pvt. S. M. Anderson, Pvt. C. L. Barnes, Pvt. K. D. Black, Pvt. J. W. Brown III, Pvt. S. T. Brown Jr., Pfc. E. J. Burns, Pfc. J. P. Cardoza , Pvt. G. M. Comeaux , Pvt. C. R. Contardo , Pfc. B. J. Cornish , Pfc. J. J. Costello , Pfc. J. J. Czerwinski , Pfc. S. M. Daley , Pfc. N. T. Devericks , Pfc. R. E. Eckhoff , Pfc. B. M. Eden , Pvt. J. B. Foksinksi , Pfc. J. P. Fredrickson* , Pvt. M. G. Gibson , Pvt. H. W. Harris , Pvt. B. Hrushko , Pfc. K. M. Karsnick , Pvt. S. J. Krouse , Pvt. E. J. LoveraMachado , Pvt. A. K. Marinelli , Pvt. D. S. McGroarty , Pvt. D. L. Miller IV , Pvt. F. N. Mondesir , Pvt. J. D. Morek , Pfc. C. A. Norris* , Pvt. E. M. Neville , Pvt. C. Paz , Pvt. W. W. Perez , Pfc. J. Remedios , Pfc. W. Rosario III , Pfc. M. L. Sanders , Pvt. Z. M. Seppi , Pfc. J. V. Serksnis* , Pvt. G. W. Slater , Pvt. D. R. Smallwood , Pvt. N. B. Stimely , Pvt. T. A. Taylor , Pvt. K. J. Verbeke , Pvt. A. M. Wallace Jr. , Pvt. S. O. West , Pvt. K. J. Whitehead , Pfc. E. Willis

Platoon 2042

Platoon 2044Pfc. T.J. Le Sure, Batesville, MS

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R.M. Stahler

Platoon 2045Pfc. Z.M. Catron, Bristow, VA

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. D.S. Cascio

Platoon 2046Pfc. K.J. Fedelem, Sayville, NY

Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. R. Cunningham

Pvt. N. A. Alvarado, Pvt. D. C. Ball, Pfc. C. E. Bates, Pvt. L. B. Bouwman, Pvt. G. P. Byrnes Jr, Pfc. W. Chatthongkam, Pvt. J. R. Chennault IV, Pfc. S. M. Cleary, Pvt. D. Clunis, Pvt. J. F. Crespo-Mather, Pfc. C. D. Dahrouj*, Pfc. J. A. DeCamp*, Pvt. H. J. Denize, Pvt. K. Ducoste, Pvt. R. P. Ferguson, Pvt. R. K. Fernald, Pfc. D. Y. Giorlando, Pvt. F. Hebreo, Pvt. T. B. Hillger, Pvt. D. T. Ingersoll, Pfc. J. J. Johnson, Pvt. I. A. Kruger, Pvt. A. Leal, Pfc. T. J. Le Sure, Pvt. J. L. Long, Pvt. M. W. Lowe, Pfc. J. A. Majur*, Pvt. S. M. McBride, Pvt. C. D. McColgan, Pvt. J. L. Pacheaco, Pvt. B. M. Picou, Pvt. K. C. Pratt, Pvt. J. B. Ramkissoon, Pfc. P. D. Rice, Pfc. J. Santiago, Pvt. J. B. Scism, Pvt. C. F. Sherrill, Pvt. P. D. Shilling, Pvt. B. V. Sipion, Pfc. P. C. Slusser Jr., Pfc. D. R. Snow, Pvt. J. A. Tetreault Jr., Pfc. S. A. Thatcher, Pvt. V. A. Valdez, Pvt. F. E. VelasquezBernabe, Pvt. C. W. Walker, Pvt. L. D. Wheeler, Pfc. R. S. Wilczewski

Platoon 2044

Pfc. T. E. Ako, Pfc. T. A. Basegmez, Pfc. D. R. Belanger, Pvt. J. G. Bennett, Pvt. D. A. Cardenas, Pfc. Z. M. Catron, Pfc. R. J. Cubano, Pvt. K. H. Desai, Pfc. M. P. Diana, Pvt. C. B. Felix, Pvt. E. J. Gabriel, Pfc. J. R. Gillmer*, Pvt. E. G. Gray, Pfc. K. C. Guadalupe, Pvt. J. M. Guilliams, Pfc. D. P. Hill, Pfc. T. R. Jones, Pvt. T. S. Kennan, Pvt. A. M. Lagana, Pfc. L. R. Lareau, Pfc. S. F. Lester, Pfc. G. L. Lobraico, Pfc. D. J. Lynd, Pfc. G. A. Malloy, Pvt. M. A. Mcginty, Pfc. A. J. Mikel*, Pfc. T. J. Muffoletto, Pvt. S. Y. Park, Pfc. R. G. Paul, Pvt. P. N. Prevas Jr., Pvt. R. M. Randazzo, Pvt. J. C Rebholz, Pfc. T. S. Redemann Jr., Pvt. J. D. Reed, Pvt. S. C. Russell Jr., Pfc. B. C. Sharp, Pfc. J. F. Smoak II, Pfc. D. L. Steadman, Pfc. J. D. Sumner, Pvt. T. V. Susa, Pfc. J. R. Thomas, Pvt. F. D. Toxtle, Pfc. C. T. Turner*, Pvt. T. S. Varnkham, Pfc. M. L. Walters, Pfc. C. M. Wellsward, Pvt. D. L. Williams

Platoon 2045

Pfc. A. S. Bonanno, Pvt. D. J. Britt, Pvt. D. A. Callahan, Pfc. A. L. Campbell, Pfc. R. H. Cash, Pfc. K. J. Fedelem, Pfc. R. J. Galante, Pfc. R. C. Galvez, Pvt. A. S. Geiter, Pvt. N. L. Ingraham, Pfc. M. R. Knox, Pvt. J. A. Lenhard, Pfc. B. D. Luke, Pvt. J. N. Mangano, Pvt. A. M. Martinez, Pfc. A. J. Missler, Pfc. F. L. Mitchell Jr, Pvt. A. Munoz, Pvt. N. G. Novotny, Pvt. D. Perkowski, Pvt. B. F. Perretta, Pfc. B. M. Pierce, Pfc. R. A. Potter, Pfc. C. E. Powell*, Pvt. C. Ramos, Pvt. D. J. Romero, Pvt. M. J. Safford, Pfc. R. Sanchezburgos, Pvt. C. Z. Schwartz , Pfc. J. A. Smith*, Pvt. S. D. Trumpowsky, Pfc. C. O. Turberville, Pvt. A. B. Uddin, Pvt. A. M. Urena, Pfc. M. J. Velard, Pvt. M. A. Walter, Pvt. J. D. Watford, Pfc. T. J. Watkins, Pfc. C. L. Welborn, Pvt. A. L. West, Pvt. W. C. Wilhoitcanoy, Pvt. T. M. Williams, Pvt. T. B. Williams, Pvt. K. D. Witsoe, Pfc. J. M. Woodbery, Pfc. H. Xue, Pvt. J. F. Zhininpogyo

Platoon 2046

*Denotes meritorious promotion

The Jet Stream Friday, June 5, 201510 Classifieds