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Friday, May 10, 2013  Pilots from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort are conducting takeoff and landing exercises that could disturb residents near the installation.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The air show scheduled for April at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort is being canceled due to Pentagon budget cuts.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The Marine Corps is hosting its first-ever oath of citizenship ceremony at its historic recruit depot at Parris Island.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Some 225 Marines are home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort after serving an eight-month tour of duty aboard the USS Enterprise.

Friday, October 26, 2012  A new effort is getting under way to limit development near the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina's military bases will face massive reductions if across-the-board budget cuts take effect in January.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is starting a two-day tour of South Carolina to warn leaders that he thinks proposed cuts to military spending will be bad for national security.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Pilots from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort are beginning three nights of noisy night-time takeoff and landing exercises.

Monday, August 22, 2011  All six squadrons of F-18 jet fighters are home at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and that has resulted in an increase in noise complaints.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  The Navy has hired a Florida firm for $70 million in construction at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort in preparation for the arrival of its new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  The Beaufort Gazette reported that Strike Fighter Squadron 86 will move to Naval Air Station Leemore, Calif., next month.

Sunday, February 13, 2011  Commanders at Beaufort Marine Corps bases have ordered sailors and Marines to stay away from six local businesses that sell a synthetic marijuana.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  A Navy report says the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is still expected to receive five squadrons of new F-35 jet fighters.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  The Navy wants to know what people think about plans to bring new F-35 jets to the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station on the South Carolina coast.

Friday, May 08, 2009  MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) -- Another case of swine flu has been confirmed in South Carolina, but this time at a military base.Officials at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort said Friday that an active duty service member who recently returned from training on the West Coast has the illness. They said the Marine has been isolated but is recovering.