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Two F-5N Tiger IIs arrive at MCAS Beaufort and are directed by two people to their parking spots. - U.S. Marine Corps F-5N Tiger IIs with Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, May 30, 2024. VMFT-402 will be the Marine Corps’ second adversary squadron and will officially be redesignated in Sept. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

VMFT-402 begins standup at Fighter Town East

Three F-5N Tiger IIs arrived to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, on May 30, 2024, as part of Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402’s stand up process to serve as an adversary squadron.

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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Change of Command Ceremony - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Karl Arbogast, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, renders a salute during the national anthem at a Change of Command ceremony, MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, July 7, 2023. Arbogast relinquished command of MCAS Beaufort to Col. Mark Bortnem. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Saucier)

Col. Mark Bortnem takes command of MCAS Beaufort

Col. Mark Bortnem officially assumed duties as the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort from Col. Karl Arbogast today at the headquarters building aboard the installation.More than 150 people gathered to witness the time-honored Marine Corps tradition of transferring formal authority from one commander to the next. The ceremony

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Bradley Tarrance Takes Flight With The Blue Angels - Bradley Tarrence, principal, Robert Smalls International Academy, prepares to take off in a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet during the Key Influencer Rider Experience at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 19, 2023. The purpose of the Key Influencer Program is to highlight people in our community who help shape attitudes and opinions of youth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Herwig)

Bradley Tarrance Takes Flight With The Blue Angels

Mr. Bradley Tarrance, the principal of Robert Smalls International Academy, took to the skies when he flew with the U.S. Navy’s premier flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, at MCAS Beaufort, April 19.“It was really neat being able to be up there”, Tarrance said.With 23 years of experience in education throughout many schools and states,

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Capt. J. Ramseur, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort base firefighter, talks about hazardous material protection during a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard MCAS Beaufort, Jan. 14. The HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks. - Capt. J. Ramseur, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort base firefighter, talks about hazardous material protection during a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard MCAS Beaufort, Jan. 14. The HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks.

HAZWOPER: Same vital training, lower cost

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is improving efficiency in 2015 is with updates to the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training course. The cost-saving changes began with the Jan. 12 – Jan. 16 HAZWOPER course. The course is required by federal law and regulation for Marines aboard the Air Station performing work that could expose them to hazardous substances.

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