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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.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  About two dozen pilots and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 77th Fighter Squadron are back home at Shaw Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Horry County has passed an ordinance limiting the sale of green lasers.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Updated with video: Small plane slams into home, killing 3 pilots en route to FAA safety conference in Mississippi

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The U.S. Coast Guard says it had to abandon another air search because of green lasers along the South Carolina coast.

Friday, June 08, 2012  About 100 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing are on their way to Afghanistan.

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.

Friday, April 06, 2012  Story updated: Seven people injured, 2 Navy pilots eject from jet and send fighter careening into apartments, destroying buildings.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Murder-suicide involving 2 Navy pilots rocks elite community of aviators

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Sunday, May 08, 2011  Pilots unite to tell story about flying during World War II.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  A group of World War II pilots who flew The Hump over the Himalayas between India and China is gathering on the South Carolina coast.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Several F-15E fighter jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina are heading to an air base in Charleston for two weeks.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Don't be alarmed if you hear jet engines overhead.  The F-16s will be in the air over the Midlands as late as 10:45 p.m. through Friday.