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Friday, June 16, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 23 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.

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Chaplain’s Corner: Nomadadic Lifestyle of the Military

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MWSD-31 hones skills, remains mission ready

Marines prepare to fire MK19 grenade launchers during a training exercise at U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Stewart, Ga., June 14. Machine Wing Support Detachment 31 conducted the three-day long training at a range to ensure their Marines are tactically proficient in handling and employing the M240 machine gun and the MK19 grenade launcher to provide convoy security. The Marines firing are with MWSD-31, Marine Corp Air Station Beaufort, and the primary safety officers are with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips Staff Writer

Marine Wing Support Detachment 31 conducted a three day-long machine gun training exercise at U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Stewart, Ga., June 6. Various components of MWSD-31 conducted the training at a range to prepare themselves for future exercises and deployments. “In the upcoming months we will be participating in an Integrated Training Exercise,” said 1st Lt. Brian Hoff, the acting executive officer of Service Compa-

ny, MWSD-31. “This range is being conducted to train Marines from all of our components. During this exercise Marines from different platoons will be training to ensure that they are all proficient in providing convoy security.” According to Hoff, typically the Motor Transportation Platoon provides convoy security, but due to manpower reduction, they could potentially need to have Marines form other platoons, such as heavy equipment and the support engineers, trained as well. During convoy security training the Marines will be working with

mounted M240B machine guns and MK19 grenade launchers. “The primary focus will be firing mounted weapons from the vehicles,” said Hoff. “We are able to do this training about twice a year. Each time we do this we use the ‘walk-crawl-run’ method, starting off the simpler tasks and moving to the more advanced tasks.” During the three days at Fort Stewart the Marines

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Mini Marines kicks off aboard MCAS Beaufort Story and photos by: Lance Cpl. Benjamin McDonald Staff Writer

Marines volunteered at the Mini Marines program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 10. The family event was organized by Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina to build camaraderie amongst the Marines and promote a family atmosphere for the military children in the Tri-command. “I am impressed by all the Marines that are out here to volunteer for the families of the Marines in the Tri-command area,” said Staff Sgt. Omar Caraballo Pietri, the career planner for MCAS Beaufort. “It shows that these Marines realize they are a part of an organization that is bigger than them. To me volunteering is one of the most important things a Marine can do to give back to their community and the Marine Corps.” see

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Children participate in a tug-of-war during the Mini Marines Program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 10. Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina held the two-hour event for the children of service members to give them a small glimpse into their parent’s military lives. The children were able to participate in featured a confidence course, a team building station and a modified Combat Fitness Test.

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Saturday Lunch Dinner Shrimp cocktail, fried Bayou jerk pork loin chicken, steak and rice Lunch Salmon with cucumber relish

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Monday - Friday Breakfast Hot farina, hot hominy grits and oven-fried bacon

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Friday Dinner Lunch Chili macaroni and Herbed baked green beans chicken and carrots

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Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to Mogadishu, Somalia, to stand ready to assist United Nations forces in maintaining peace in the war-torn country. Earlier that month, the 24th MEU had been ordered to cut short Exercise Eager Mace 93-2 in Kuwait to respond to possible contingency operations in Somalia.

Chaplain’s Corner

Nomadic Lifestyle of the Military Chaplain Joe Wilburn LCDR, CHC, USN Command Chaplain

Whenever my wife and I tell nonmilitary friends that we have moved as many times as we have (28x), they are in shock-and-awe. Yet, many military families consider the number of our moves as an understandable-normal aspect of a career in the military. Since the inception of Facebook, military families have had a real-time and daily comparison between the lives they live, nomadic and constantly on the move, and the lives lived by relatives and friends who are not subjected to this transient lifestyle. Every day I see posts of pictures depicting the activities of friends and family who are enjoying activities of what I once knew as my non-transient home. While I am sure they have some envy over my life as depicted on Facebook as I seek to display the joy I have experiencing all of this transition and travel, I must admit that I often pine for the stability of a home that is not so nomadic. I am sure you do, at least sometimes, feel this need also. I recently read an article entitled, The Need for a Nomadic Theology, printed in the summer of 2000 as a part of the International Journal of Frontier Missions’ newsletter. The proposition of the article challenges the Bible believer to accept that Christ’s grace often requires the compatibility of our Christian testimony to that of a nomad’s life. Abraham was described by the author of the Book of Hebrews as having dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has

foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:9-10). Much of Israel’s ancient relationship with God was in worship utilizing the expeditionary Tabernacle built by the Levitical priests. The New Testament records how early missionaries were constantly traveling in their efforts to plant churches throughout the GrecoRoman world. Peter describes the Jewish Christians of the first century as having been scattered throughout Asia as pilgrims (I Peter 1:1). Life for them was a journey in God’s providence that was constantly dynamic and portable. Most of the relationships between God and those whose lives populate the pages of His Word were expeditionary relationships as they had to learn to include their faith and worship in the ‘PCS pack out’. How often is our faith left behind at our previous duty station where we had found a friendly church and grew spiritually in our faith? Over the course of my experience in this military-nomadic life, I have found the task of finding a new church to be one of the most difficult challenges of the move. Many times I have attempted to help struggling military members and/or dependents who speak of their church as the place of worship located where they lived once before. I have even heard other chaplains express difficulties in finding a church at a new duty location that feels like the place of worship where they and their families belong. The need for re-establishing a congregational relationship in our new geographical location goes beyond the patterns found in Scripture. Studies in behavioral health constantly reaffirm the need for companionship in the

exercise of our world-views. Positive and negative reinforcement through companionship is well demonstrated through the effective aspects of group therapy in addiction treatment. I have become convinced that first century churches probably looked more like Alcoholic Anonymous meetings than the industrialized versions of contemporary worship to which we have grown accustomed in our modern day. We all need a place where we feel comfortable and safe to express our vulnerabilities and be encouraged to manifest the world-views that we embrace as the measures of spiritual well-being. As a young sailor, many years ago and at my first duty station, my wife and I began attending a local church. After several months of attending worship but not having engaged socially with anyone from the congregation, we spoke with the pastor intending to inform him that we would be seeking a different church. He gave me some of the best advice that I have ever heard. He simply quoted Proverbs 18:24, A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly… We promised the pastor that we would delay our departure and apply this Scriptural wisdom. It worked wonderfully. I realize that the application of this truth is easier in some places than others, but I encourage you to consider the importance of congregating with those of like faith and practice. Don’t just visit a church in your new duty location once and deem it socially isolated. Find a place where a positive return is made by YOUR manifestation of friendly engagement. Take the initiative to show you want to be a part of that congregation.

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Effective June 1, MCAS Beaufort will be in Tropical Cyclone Condition V for 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season until November 30. This year is predicted to be an above normal season due to weak or non-existent El Nino. NOAA is predicting 17-11 named storms, which includes Al. 9-5 will become Hurricanes. 4-2 will become major Hurricanes. Monitor the latest forecasts and briefings from the National Weather Service in order to prepare your family for any extreme weather affecting our area or along your route during vacation travels. Be Prepared! weather.gov

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MCCS holds mini Marines quarterly. The children were split into different platoons and given different colored hanker chiefs to identify their group. Each platoon was led by two Marine volunteers and cycled through different activity stations. “I love getting opportunities to volunteer here,” said Pfc. Craig Wilk, an operations clerk with Head Quarters and Head Quarters Squadron. “Being relatively new to this command and the Marine Corps in general I had no idea what kind of volunteering opportunities there were. I was taught volunteering and giving back is crucial in the Marine Corps and that’s what I want to do. I can’t wait for my next chance to do so. ”

“I am impressed by all the Marines that are out here to volunteer for the families of the Marines in the Tricommand area,” said Staff Sgt. Omar Caraballo Pietri, the career planner for MCAS Beaufort. “It shows that these Marines realize they are a part of an organization that is bigger than them. To me volunteering is one of the most important things a Marine can do to give back to their community and the Marine Corps.” Set up and orientation began at 7:30 a.m. to prepare for a 9 a.m. kick-off. The Marines at the activity stations planned how to run their station and the platoon leaders began learning about their mini Marines in stretching and warmup exercises. The platoon leaders lead the exercises and made sure their troops were ready for the round-robin of obstacles. The event featured a toy rifle range, team building challenges, Marine Corps Martial Arts lessons, a modified Combat Fitness Test, and a display by the Expeditionary Fire Fighting Marines. “This event and others like it is really important because it builds camaraderie amongst the Marines,” said Wilk. “The children get to see some of the things their parents do on a daily basis. It gives them an understanding on what Marines have to do to stay well trained and physically fit to remain ready for anything. ” At the end of the event, the platoon leaders give each Mini Marine their dog tags and the parents greeted the children with home-made banners. The Marines also receive letters of appreciation for their volunteer efforts. “Volunteering is an essential part of developing as a leader,” said Caraballo Pietri. “But for me it is also an essential part of being a Marine. It gives Marines a foundation to build off of as they further their military career or in the civilian world. Volunteering shouldn’t be for advancement, it should be to give Back to the community that supports us, and everything we do.”