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Friday, June 14, 2013  The Marine Corps says that two staff noncommissioned officers have been charged in a hazing incident at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Nine trainees at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island are being sworn in as U.S. citizens.

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.

Monday, April 08, 2013 

Monday, March 25, 2013  A program providing science and math training for students at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and 75 other bases nationwide has survived attempts to cut the programs from the federal budget.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Residents of Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island may be able to hear members of the Marine Corps as they conduct helicopter training.

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.

Friday, March 15, 2013  One of the most famous ceremonial units in the Marine Corps is scheduled to perform for the public at the recruit depot on Parris Island.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Military policy officials and local chamber members allocate base-preservation funding amid federal spending reductions.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Romney Smith is getting a first hand look at the training Marine recruits go through along with educators, counselors, and coaches who mentor young students considering a military career.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Original Iwo Jima monument coming to New York City auction, estimated to bring up to $1.8 million

Monday, January 14, 2013  Army Sgt. Aaron X. Wittman, a Citadel graduate, was killed Jan. 10 in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on mounted patrol.

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

Monday, December 17, 2012  North Carolina's annual celebration of flight will honor NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr.

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.