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Unit Deployment Program takes VMFA-122
to Western Pacific
F/A-18C Hornets prepare for take-off aboard Marine Corps Air
Station Beaufort March 7. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122
departed for the Western Pacific March 7 as part of the Unit
Deployment Program. Approximately 200 Marines and Sailors are
participating in the deployment. The Hornets are with VMFA-122.
SECNAV visits Fightertown, speaks to Marines
Story and photos by:Cpl. Jonah LovyStaff Writer
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 de-parted from Marine Corps
Air Station Beaufort to the Western Pacific as part of the Unit
Deployment Program March 7. The squadron will support multinational
exercises, which will increase the readiness of the Marines and
enhance interoperability to ensure we can work with our allies
effectively.
Approximately 200 Marines and sailors from VMFA-122 and Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 aboard MCAS Beaufort will
participate in the deployment. “These types of deployments offer a
variety of train-
ing and experience for all Marines throughout the squadron,”
said Capt. Christopher Collins, the officer in charge of the
airframes division for VMFA-122. “We get to work alongside many of
our allies in a short time pe-riod, which allows everyone to become
more familiar with how everyone conducts operations.”
The Unit Deployment Program allows Marines to for-ward deploy
from their base of origin to support com-batant commanders around
the globe. VMFA-122 will be temporarily stationed aboard MCAS
Iwakuni with Marine Aircraft Group 12.
“We do the whole spectrum of the training we are given from the
training readiness guidance,” said Col-lins. “That includes
air-to-ground and air-to-air. We fo-cus on close air support
because that is mainly what
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus poses for a photo with a group
of Marines at the Lasseter Theatre aboard Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort March 3. Mabus vis-ited MCAS Beaufort and Marine Corps
Recruit Depot Parris Island to discuss the current and future state
of the Navy and Marine Corps and answer questions in a town hall
setting.
Striving for excellence:Marine awarded for leadership
see aWaRD, Page 4
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jimmy J. Vertus
Story and photos by:Sgt. Dengrier M. BaezPublic Affairs
Chief
The Marine Corps teaches the funda-mentals of leadership with
the end re-sult of every Marine becoming a leader. Amongst the many
leaders there are those who standout and rise above the
standards.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 recognized Gunnery Sgt.
Carlos Aguilar for his leadership during a ceremony at their
facility aboard Marine Corps Air Sta-tion Beaufort March 2. During
the cer-emony, Aguilar was presented with the Navy & Marine
Association Leadership Award, a peer-selected recognition.
“I am very humbled for receiving this award,” said Aguilar. “I
knew about the nomination but was not too optimistic
Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilar stands in front of formation after
receiving an award in recog-nition of his leadership during a
ceremony at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 aboard Marine Corps
Air Station Beaufort March 2. During the ceremony, Aguilar was
pre-sented with the Navy & Marine Association Leadership Award,
a peer-selected recogni-tion. The association sponsors more than
400 awards annually for commanders to recognize officers and
enlisted personnel who have been selected by their peers as
outstanding leaders in their respective com-munities. Aguilar is a
maintenance controller with VMFA-312.
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MCAS Beaufort Movie Schedule
Sunday 2 p.m.PG (1:35)
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MidratsSunday - Thursday11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Monday - FridayBreakfast: 6 - 7:30 a.m.Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:45
p.m. Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.
Fraud, Waste and AbuseIf you know of or suspect any fraud, waste
or abuse aboard MCAS Beaufort, call 228-7777.If you know of or
suspect any fraud, waste or abuse within MAG-31, call (252)
466-5038.The automated answering service on these lines is
available 24 hours a day.
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This number can get you in contact with a UVA 24 hours a day.
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Roman Catholic • 9:30 a.m. - Sunday Mass • Confession takes
place before Mass• Confession Monday - Thursday at noon
Protestant • 9:45 a.m. - Protestant Church School (Sun-day
School) • 11 a.m. - Protestant Sunday Worship Service (Children’s
church is also available at this time) • 5 p.m. - Wednesday
Protestant Bible Study• 5 p.m. - Saturday Worship Service at Laurel
Bay Youth Center
Buddhist• 11 a.m. - Saturday Worship Service in the Chapel
Fellowship Hall
Labyrinth Walk• 8 a.m - 4 p.m. - Monday in the Chapel
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Did you know...March 11, 1778: Marines participated the action
when the Continental Navy frigate BOSTON, enroute to France,
sighted, engaged, and captured the British merchant ship MARTHA. As
the drum of the BOSTON beat to arms, John Adams seized a musket and
joined the Marines on deck until the frigate’s captain, Samuel
Tucker, sent him below for safety.
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Commanding Officer MCAS BeaufortCol. Peter D. Buck
Public Affairs OfficerCapt. Clayton Groover
Public Affairs ChiefSgt. Dengrier M. Baez
Press ChiefSgt. Dengrier M. Baez
Community Relations/Staff WritersCpl. Samantha K. FosterCpl.
Jonah Lovy
Fightertown deployed:VMFA(AW)-224
Bengals are cur-rently deployed to the Western Pacific as part
of the Unit Deployment Pro-gram.
MALS-31 Stingers have detachments cur-rently deployed to the
Western Pacific supporting VMFA(AW)-224.
HAPPENINGSn Starting March 1, 2016, prices of haircuts will
increase by $1.00 at the Marine Corps Ex-change Barber Shop. For
more information call (843) 228-6130
n The Laurel Bay Ma-rine Mart (7-Day Store) will be closed from
Jan. 21 until the fall of this year for a renovation. Improve-ments
will include a new floor layout and new interior.
n The Tax Center is scheduled to open Jan. 19, 2016 and close on
April 18, 2016.
Hours of operation Monday-Friday 09:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location
172 Santo Domingo St.Parris Island, SC 29905
The Tax Center will be setting up appointments via phone and
will accept walk-ins schedule permit-ting. For any questions as to
the services the center will beproviding, and to schedule an
appointment, please contact any of the follow-ing numbers.
(843)228-1121 Sgt Alex-ander(843)228-1125 Sgt
Cieply(843)228-1113 Sgt Mattear(843)228-1119 Cpl
Dalton(843)228-1126 Cpl Dona-hee(843)228-1118 Cpl Owen(843)228-1112
LCpl Austin
For any questions prior to Jan. 19th call between 9:00
a.m.-12:00 p.m Thursdays and Fridays. The Marines listed above can
be contacted via email for questions as well. Tax Center Fax
Machine (843) 228-1114.
n The following items were found aboard Marine Corps Air station
Beaufort.• Black Husky Tool Kit• IPAD• Motorola Phone• Huffy Bike•
Travel Cooler• Fishing pole and reel• Gold wedding ring• Silver
wedding ring• key ring with assorted
keys• Camo wallet partially
wrapped in duct tape
If anyone would like to claim an item please con-tact James
Caswell from the Provost Marshal’s Of-fice at (843) 228-6335.
n Alcoholics Anony-mous meetings are held at the Station Chapel
aboard MCAS Beaufort every Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m.
Meetings are open to all service members, veterans, and civilians
within the Tri-Command.
n The photocopying of U.S. Government identifi-cation cards is a
violation of Title 18, U.S. Code Part 1, Chapter 33, Section 701
and punishable by fine and imprisonment.
By Chaplain Bill HolimanCDR, CHC, USNCommand Chaplain, MCAS
Beaufort
We have gone to the summer uniform, we have gotten through what
passes for winter here in the Low Country and that brings us the
time of year that Christians all over the world observe as the
Death and Burial of Jesus, and then his Resurrec-tion.
Nearly 2,000 years ago in the spring of the year Jesus entered
Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday. In those days Sunday was
not a re-ligious holiday. Jesus and all of his disciples were
Jewish and they would have observed the Jewish Sabbath which was
sundown on Friday night to sundown on Saturday night. In the spring
each year observant Jews celebrate the Passover, cel-ebrating God’s
deliverance of the people from slavery in Egypt.
Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem to cel-ebrate that
holiday. The Jewish calendar is differ-ent from the calendar that
we use today so Pass-over moves on our calendar. Spoiler alert,
that is also why Easter Sunday moves around as well. It can be from
late-March to mid-April.
The New Testament gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, spend a
very large proportion of their entire contents on what happened
over the next few days. As much fun as Christmas is, it would not
be a day we celebrate without all the events of the week after Palm
Sunday.
On Palm Sunday the crowd of Jews cut down branches and put them
in the road, they waved palm branches, sang Psalms and Jesus rode
into town on a donkey. From the gospels it is clear that there was
a division of the people. Some thought Jesus was the long awaited
Messiah who would
cast out the hated Romans and restore the king-dom to Israel.
The NT tells us that Jesus’ disciples had something like this in
mind. Some thought he would cause the destruction of the city and
the temple because he would start a rebellion that the Romans would
put down with their custom-ary savagery. This was what the temple
authori-ties believed. Some, very few, thought that both of these
groups were wrong and that Jesus would do something different.
Over the course of the week after Palm Sunday Jesus preached
daily in the temple to the crowds of people who came to worship
there. Judas, one of Jesus disciples, agreed to betray him to the
Jew-ish officials, and the tension in the air was huge.
This was nothing unusual. All sources make clear that there were
many people who were involved in anti-Roman plots and there was a
general sense of expectation that something had to change. Most of
these plots came to nothing except to get a lot of people killed.
But the Jesus moment was different.
On Thursday, what we often call Maundy Thurs-day from the Latin
for Mandate, or Command-ment, Jesus gave what we call the New
Com-mandment, that we should love one another. He also took the
elements of the Passover meal and changed them into what we know
today as Com-munion, or the Last Supper, or the Lord’s Supper, or
Eucharist. All of those names talk about the same thing.
Then he went out to the Garden of Geth-semane. The Latter Day
Saints make much of the events in the Garden. There he was
arrested, and after a series of quick trials he was crucified on
Good Friday. We often have services on Good Fri-day at the hour
when various events occurred. By sundown on Friday he was in the
tomb.
What happens next is the key to the whole story. On Saturday,
the Jewish Sabbath, everyone rested. But remember that the Sabbath
ends at sundown and a new day begins. To this day Ro-man Catholics
and Greek Orthodox, plus some others, have services that night.
Then on Sunday morning, very early, a group of women disciples of
Jesus went to the tomb and found it empty. That is why many
Protestants have an early Sun-day morning service on Easter.
By the way that Jewish people counted Sunday was day three.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday make three days. Americans might not
count it that way, but they did.
Everyone has an opinion on what happened. Christians believe
that Jesus was raised from the dead, that he revealed himself to
his disciples and that after 40 days he ascended back to heaven.
Muslims generally argue that Jesus did ascend into heaven and will
come back someday, but they generally argue that he did not die on
the cross. There is some disagreement in Islam as to who did die on
the cross, or whether anyone actu-ally died. Jews generally think
that Jesus did die but that he was not raised from the dead.
As you can imagine if people cannot agree on what the facts are,
then they cannot agree on what they mean. Christians generally
believe that the Resurrection proves Jesus is the Son of God, that
he paid the penalty for our sins by dying on the cross and that his
self-sacrifice was acceptable to God. Furthermore, the Resurrection
means that someday all of us will be raised from the dead as well.
The NT expounds these ideas at length.
No matter what anyone believes happened, these events are
something so pivotal that every-one must wrestle with them and come
to a con-clusion. They cannot be ignored.
Chaplain’s Corner
Easter, Death and Resurrection
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with Marines inside the
Lasseter Theatre aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort March 03.
Mabus visited Fightertown and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris
Island to discuss the current and future state of the Navy and
Marine Corps.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with Marines inside the
Lasseter Theatre aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort March 03.
Mabus visited Fightertown and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris
Island to discuss the current and future state of the Navy and
Marine Corps.
SECNAV visits Fightertown, speaks to Marines
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jimmy J. Vertus Photo by Lance Cpl. Jimmy J.
Vertus
Photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla L. Douglass
Striving for excellence: Marine awarded for leadership
because I don’t do anything special. I just take care of these
Marines and this award is on their shoulders.”
Aguilar, a maintenance controller with VMFA-312, was nominated
for the award in 2014 and was selected by The Navy & Marine
Association in 2015. The association sponsors more than 400 awards
annually for commanders to recog-nize officers and enlisted
personnel who have been select-ed by their peers as outstanding
leaders in their respective communities.
“Gunnery Sgt. Aguilar sets the mark for others to emulate,” said
Lt. Col. Harry F. Thomas, the commanding officer of VMFA-312. “He
is the consummate professional that is eager to coach, mentor,
teach and train all Marines of the squad-ron whenever the situation
arise to do so.”
Early in Aguilar’s career he strived for excellence when he
earned two meritorious promotions - lance corporal and corporal
- while assigned to VMFA-112 in the early 2000s. From 2002 to 2007,
Aguilar served with VMFA-212 deploy-ing to various exercises in the
Asian Pacific Region, and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack
Squadron 224 where he deployed under the Unit Deployment Program to
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.
“Gunnery Sgt. Aguilar is looked up to as a father, husband, and
Marine,” said Staff Sgt. Justin S. Keeling, the intelligence chief
with VMFA-312. “Whether it’s taking a Marine out on a run, putting
on his cranial to give a hip-pocket session to a Marine on a
procedure or providing a mentoring session, he is always available
to every Marine, anytime, anywhere.”
The successes in his career brought Aguilar to Marine Corps
Recruit Depot Parris Island to serve as a drill instruc-tor in
2008. There he made, lead and mentor new Marines at Company G, 2nd
Recruit Training Battalion as a drill in-structor and as a senior
drill instructor. In 2013 and now with VMFA-312, he deployed in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom while on-board USS Harry S.
Truman.
“As a former drill instructor his expert opinion is regularly
sought out for all matters pertaining to ceremonies and drill,”
said Keeling. “His dedication to the Marines is evident by the long
hours spent at the squadron ensuring the Ma-rines understand
correct maintenance procedures and that there are quality air-worth
aircraft that will keep our pilots safe.”
The Chicago native credits his leadership style to those
noncommissioned officers and staff noncommissioned of-ficers who he
came up under, saying he is doing what others did for him in the
past. For Aguilar the phrase “imitation is the best form of
flattery” is what drives him to be the best example for all, in
particular the junior Marines.
“NCOs look up to him and consistently seek him out for advice,
guidance and wisdom regarding his technical prow-ess,” said Sgt.
Maj. Adrian L. Tagliere, the sergeant major for VMFA-312. “The
leadership he offers is precious and rare. He provides positive
examples to the Marines within VMFA-312 and really represents our
Checkerboard motto “Fight’s On” to the highest degree.”
Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilar, left, stands in front of formation
after receiving an award in recognition of his leadership during a
ceremony at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 aboard Marine Corps
Air Station Beaufort March 2. During the ceremony, Aguilar was
presented with the Navy & Marine Association Leadership Award,
a peer-selected recognition. The association sponsors more than 400
awards annually for commanders to recognize officers and enlisted
personnel who have been selected by their peers as outstanding
leaders in their respective communities. Aguilar is a maintenance
control-ler with VMFA-312.
Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilar, left, is presented an award by Lt.
Col. Harry F. Thomas, in recognition of his leadership during a
ceremony at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 aboard Marine Corps
Air Station Beaufort March 2. During the ceremony, Aguilar was
presented with the Navy & Marine Association Leadership Award,
a peer-selected recognition. Aguilar is a maintenance controller
with VMFA-312. Thomas is the commanding officer of VMFA-312.
AWARDcontinued from page 1
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus answers a Marine’s question at
the Lasseter Theatre aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort March
3. Mabus visited MCAS Beaufort and Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island to meet with Marines about the current and future
state of the Navy and Marine Corps and answer questions in a town
hall setting.
Photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. BaezPhoto by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez
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we do as Marines.”The squadron’s maintainers enable
the F/A-18 Hornets to provide close air support and provide
intelligence, re-connaissance and surveillance to friend-ly ground
units.
“I am really interested to see how other services and countries
perform,” said Lance Cpl. John Sloan, an aviation ordnance
technician with VMFA-122. “I know that things are going to be
differ-ent but I look forward to learning some-thing new.”
The Marines will also get the oppor-tunity to visit several
different coun-tries during the deployment. This is an opportunity
for Marines to experience other cultures and see sights other
Americans may never get to see.
“I am really excited to see new places and have new experiences
to share when I come home,” said Sloan.
The interaction with foreign countries
is helpful for the Marines to experience different people,
cultures and work with other aircraft and crews, enhancing the
capability to learn and work together toward a common goal or to
beat a common enemy.
“The biggest thing we will be doing out there is participating
in exercises with allied foreign countries,” said Col-lins. “We are
also working with other services like the U.S. Air Force.”
The standard deployment length for UDP is six months but
VMFA-122 may be gone longer depending on the exercise schedule.
“In the Marine Corps, we need to be prepared to operate
anywhere, so by training in new environments with other services we
can execute realistic scenarios,” said Collins. “It is going to be
helpful to train in the Western Pacific so we can get out of our
comfort zone.”
A pilot adjusts his flight gear on the flightline aboard Marine
Corps Air Station Beaufort March 7. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
122 departed for the Western Pacific March 7 as part of the Unit
Deployment Program. The squadron will support six multinational
exercises, which will not only increase the readiness of the
Marines, but safeguard international goodwill and ensure we can
work with our allies effectively. The pilot is with VMFA-122.
Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy
Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy
A Marine guides an F/A-18C Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air
Station Beaufort March 7. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122
departed for the Western Pacific March 7 as part of the Unit
Deployment Program. Approximately 200 Marines and sailors are
participating in the deployment. The Marine is with VMFA-122.
A pilot sits in an F/A-18C Hornet in preparation for his flight
on the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort March 7.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 departed for the Western Pacific
March 7 as part of the Unit Deployment Program. The squadron will
sup-port 6 multinational exercises, which will not only increase
the readiness of the Marines but safeguard international goodwill
and ensure we can work with our allies effectively. The pilot is
with VMFA-122.
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The Jet Stream Friday, March 11, 20168 Around the Corps
Fighting Bengals depart Iwakuni
Two F/A-18D Hornets taxi down the Chitose Air Base apron after
traveling from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jan. 12. Marine
All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, homebased at MCAS
Beaufort, S.C., is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit
deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in
the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise, Jan. 12-22.
During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat
training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to
further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater
security cooperation. The Hornets are with VMFA(AW)-224.
Lance Cpl. Garrett Tallent installs chaff and flare buckets on
an F/A-18D Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March
3, 2016. Consisting of approximately 180 Marines and 10 F/A-18D
Hornet aircraft, Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 224 arrived in
Iwakuni, Oct. 7, as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
VMFA(AW)-224, also known as the Fighting Bengals, will participate
in exercise Island Warrior at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, before heading
home to MCAS Beaufort. Tallent is an aviation ordnance technician
with VMFA(AW)-224.
Story and photos by:Lance Cpl. Aaron HensonMCAS Iwakuni
Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, also known as
the Fighting Bengals, departed Marine Corps Air Sta-tion Iwakuni,
Japan, Feb. 15.
The squadron’s home sta-tion is MCAS Beaufort, S.C. VMFA(AW)-224
arrived in Iwakuni Oct. 7 as part of the Unit Deployment Program
and consists of approximately 180 Marines and 10 F/A-18D Hor-net
aircraft.
The UDP allows units to con-duct training that would not be
possible at their home bases. VMFA(AW)-224 is participat-ing in
Exercise Island Warrior at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, before returning
home.
“Island Warrior focuses on close air support and forward air
control,” said Maj. Dustin Cook, pilot and director of safety and
standardization with VMFA(AW)-224.
The Fighting Bengals par-ticipated in a series of exercises like
Island Warrior to develop greater operational readiness by honing
their tactics, tech-niques and procedures.
Cook said each exercise al-lows the squadron to focus on
different skillsets. For example, the Chitose Aviation Training
Relocation exercise allowed them to work on air-to-air abili-ties
as well as one versus one, two versus two and beyond visual range
training.
“We went to Guam and com-pleted a lot of qualifications for our
pilots,” said Lance Cpl. Gar-rett Tallent, aviation ordnance
technician with VMFA(AW)-224. “We also went to Chitose and Korea.
The exercises provide good on the job experience by allowing us to
load different types of ordnance.”
Tallent said the main goal of these exercise is to raise the
overall readiness level of the squadron, produce and sus-tain
qualifications for the pilots and to get the pilots what they need
to properly operate the aircraft. He also enjoyed adapt-ing to a
new environment and had great experiences on and off base.
“I enjoyed my time in Iwaku-ni, it was awesome being able to go
out in town and experi-ence the new culture,” said Tal-lent.
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The Jet Stream Friday, March 11, 2016 9Graduates
Delta and Oscar Company Graduates
Honor GraduatesPlatoon 1016
Pfc. D. K. Moore Jr., Cordele, GA Senior Drill Instructor:
Gunnery Sgt. C. M. Del Valle
Platoon 1017Pfc. A.J. Sanderson, Lititz, PA
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. D.S. Gilray III
Platoon 1018Pfc. M. D. Young, Jackson, MI
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. A. Barrett
Platoon 1020Pfc. J. S. Rivera, Waterbury, CT
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. C. G. Acosta
Pfc. F. A. Aissi , Pfc. M. L. Allen , Pfc. N. J. Amarosoto ,
Pfc. J. C. Ard* , Pfc. R. R. Ashton* , Pfc. A. M. Aubuchon , Pfc.
T. K. Badilishamwalimu* , Pfc. Z. D. Baker , Pvt. M. E. Barrett ,
Pvt. R. B. Barrs , Pfc. R. T. Belanger , Pvt. D. D. Bowers , Pvt.
J. D. Boyd , Pfc. D. S. Brodie , Pfc. R. A. Brooks* , Pfc. M.R.
Buchanan , Pvt. R. P. Burgin , Pfc. J. C. Calloway , Pvt. W. L.
Carden , Pvt. J. T. Carter , Pvt. C. D. Collins , Pvt. J. M. Dietz
, Pfc. E. Diaz , Pfc. M. S. Evans , Pvt. E. M. Foster , Pvt. D. L.
Glover , Pvt. C. M. Graham , Pvt. S. Graham , Pfc. K. D. Greene Jr.
, Pvt. J. R. Gutierrez , Pfc. E. M. Harris , Pfc. T. D. Hart , Pfc.
D. W. Hennen , Pfc. Q. D. Hinnant , Pvt. G. E. Holmes , Pvt. N. R.
Hone , Pvt. J. T. Ingraham , Pvt. D. J. Jackson , Pvt. J. M. Jones
, Pfc. L. P. Jones , Pvt. R. C. Jordan , Pfc. S. A. McPeake , Pvt.
K. R. Miller , Pfc. R. L. Minot III , Pfc. D. K. Moore , Pfc. D. K.
Morris Jr.* , Pfc. M. T, Moss , Pfc. J. Nguyen , Pfc. J. A. Nosenzo
, Pvt. C. L. Oneal , Pvt. D. Q. Payne , Pvt. T. R. Prevatte , Pvt.
P. R. Richardson , Pvt. O. H. Samuelortiz , Pfc. A. J. Scites ,
Pfc. S. R. Sears , Pvt. C. L. Shook , Pvt. J. M. Smith , Pvt. J. A.
Smith , Pfc. N. J. Spencer , Pfc. T. J. Spice , Pfc. M. M. Spinner
, Pfc. J. M. Springer , Pfc. A. I. Sprouse , Pvt. D. L. Stiltner IV
, Pvt. N. J. Straight , Pvt. C. G. Taylor , Pvt. Q. H. Taylor ,
Pvt. J. J. Vance , Pvt. D. R. Wagner , Pfc. A. C. Wallace , Pvt. A.
R. Weston , Pfc. S. N. Williams Jr. , Pvt. S. L. Williams , Pvt. T.
M. Williams , Pvt. J. L. Wright , Pfc. W. A. Yingling , Pvt. J. T.
Young
Platoon 1016
Pfc. A.G. Ahmed , Pvt. H. O. Barker , Pfc. T. J. Beebe , Pfc. D.
M. Bennet , Pvt. K. T. Brantch , Pvt. S. P. Brillon , Pfc. P. T.
Brown , Pfc. K. K. Cherubini , Pvt. O. C. Cisneros , Pfc. J. J.
Clayton , Pfc. M. H. Cook* , Pvt. Z. T. Cook , Pvt. C. C. Cooper ,
Pvt. T. D. Covin , Pfc. J. D. Cowhey Jr , Pvt. A. K. Cox , Pvt. D.
L. David , Pvt. J. L. Delp , Pvt. N. R. Durapau IV , Pvt. M. L.
Duval , Pfc. P. M. Egadid-ze* , Pfc. J. R. Fink , Pvt. J. A.
Fleitas , Pfc. A. J. Forgatch , Pfc. J. R. Fox , Pfc. T. W. Fullen*
, Pvt. S. D. Gleason , Pvt. Z. B. Gorman , Pvt. J. J. Grasso , Pvt.
T. E. Heindel , Pvt. J. A. Hernandez , Pvt. J. M. Higley , Pvt. M.
A. Hunt , Pvt. J. W. James , Pfc. J. Jeanbaptiste , Pfc. C. E.
Jimenez-Magdaleno , Pvt. K. T. Jones Jr , Pvt. H. B. Jones , Pvt.
A. R. Kennedy , Pfc. A. L King , Pfc. T. D. Konwinski , Pfc. J. M.
Lee , Pfc. E. J. Leimbach , Pvt. M. T. Lippincott , Pvt. M. Lopez ,
Pfc. J. S. Lozano , Pfc. D. C. Magee , Pfc. R. A. Marin , Pfc. C.
R. Marrs , Pfc. R. E. Martin Jr , Pfc. P. M. Martin , Pvt. W. W.
Matthews Jr , Pvt. T. B. McCall , Pvt. T. D. McCoy , Pvt. Z. A.
McGinnis , Pfc. T. T. McKee , Pfc. J. B. McKenna , Pvt. N. S.
Montgomery , Pvt. B. J. Mullins , Pvt. B. C. Mulvenna , Pvt. A. C.
Myers , Pvt. J. A. Nelson , Pfc. W. R. Pendergraft , Pvt. R. Pierre
, Pvt. R. J. Popp , Pfc. B. Ramnarine , Pfc. J. L. Raymond , Pvt.
S. A. Rosario , Pvt. A.J. Samaras , Pfc. A. J. Sanderson* , Pvt. F.
T. Speakman , Pfc. B. R. Spencer* , Pvt. O. J. Stovall , Pvt. G. F.
Vargas , Pvt. W. A. Warren , Pfc. M. L. Whitten , Pvt. L. J.
Worley
Platoon 1017
Pfc. C. S. Aboff , Pfc. S. T. Andrews , Pvt. K. D. Barnett ,
Pfc. R. E. Bennett Jr. , Pvt. A. M. Black , Pfc. J. E.
Carillo-mejia , Pfc. R. W. Chavez* , Pvt. E. S. Chung , Pfc. C. M.
Church , Pfc. C. M. Coppett , Pvt. R. T. Costa , Pfc. J. D.
Craycraft , Pvt. S. H. Crossley , Pfc. G. H. Dadamo , Pvt. T. B.
Declerckpaul , Pfc. A. M. Delvalle-maldonado Jr. , Pfc. B. T.
Dickens , Pfc. J. C. Duarte , Pvt. C. Z. Dytche , Pfc. R. H.
Edwards* , Pvt. J. M. Estridge , Pfc. G. I. Fiel , Pfc. G. A.
Flecha-miller , Pvt. J. A. Foust , Pfc. A. J. Fragoso , Pfc. C. A.
Galloway Jr. , Pfc. A. W. Gettlemen , Pvt. N. R. Goins , Pvt. D. E.
Goodman Jr. , Pvt. J. S. Goodwin , Pvt. B. M. Gourley , Pvt. K. W.
Grabill , Pfc. C. M. Hughes , Pfc. R. Jordan-jimenez , Pvt. R. P.
Keith , Pvt. T. A. Kolanda , Pvt. L. J. Koslow , Pvt. C. Kostes ,
Pvt. E. T. Kozak , Pfc. P. C. Kuffour* , Pvt. C. W. Lamb , Pvt. B.
A. Law , Pfc. P. F. Leonard , Pvt. D. A. Lynam , Pvt. R. B. Mahute
, Pvt. A. J. Mangione , Pfc. M. M. Marchand , Pvt. S. M. Marshall
Jr. , Pfc. L. Y. Martinez , Pfc. C. D. Marx , Pvt. H. O. Miller ,
Pvt. T. L. Mitchell , Pvt. H. E. Moore , Pfc. A. M. Morgan , Pvt.
J. A. Morones , Pvt. S. A. Newell , Pfc. D. A. Norton , Pfc. K. T.
Owen , Pvt. D. D. Parks , Pvt. C. M. Pohlman , Pvt. E. Ponce , Pvt.
J. D. Purnell , Pfc. K. J. Rivera-claudio , Pvt. L. J. Robinson ,
Pvt. D. N. Sanders , Pvt. A. H. Shelton , Pvt. C. A. Silvestro ,
Pvt. D. A. Smith , Pvt. M. O. Then , Pvt. M. A. Valencia , Pvt. J.
E. Vanclief , Pvt. L. M. Vanthul , Pfc. J. F. Wagner , Pvt. R. K.
Ward , Pfc. P. A. Watkins* , Pvt. J. C. Willis , Pvt. A. T. Wilson
, Pfc. M. D. Young*
Platoon 1018
Platoon 1021Pfc. M. C. Loury, Wharton, NJ
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. A. M. VanBuskirk
Platoon 4008Pfc. A. G. Gibbs, Allendale, SC
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. B.M. Garcia Green
Platoon 4009Pfc. K. M. Rodriguez, Staten Island, NY
Senior Drill Instructor: Staff Sgt. L. T. Nguyen
Pfc. J. D. Allen* , Pvt. O. F. Ababio , Pvt. C. D. Beane , Pvt.
A. J. Beckwith , Pfc. M. J. Beckwith* , Pvt. Z. M. Borley , Pvt. A.
T. Bridges , Pvt. T. L. Brown , Pfc. T. J. Caldwell , Pvt. N. J.
Cass , Pvt. C. A. Castello , Pvt. M. A. Chambers , Pfc. A. E. Chen
, Pvt. D. H. Chung , Pfc. A. R. Chute , Pvt. D. M. Cimeno , Pvt. Z.
T. Ciuk , Pvt. A. M. Cook , Pvt. T. J. Crosslin , Pvt. D. Davis ,
Pvt. C. M. Dumene , Pfc. N. A. Dupont , Pvt. S. A. Fortes , Pvt. L.
F. Garciacharro , Pfc. N. L. Godfroy , Pvt. B. T. Gorman Jr , Pfc.
M. A. Grandori , Pvt. C. E. Hampton , Pvt. C. T. Hearn , Pvt. D. K.
Hollingsworth II , Pvt. T. T. Johnson , Pfc. W. J. Kelly , Pvt. T.
D. Keys Jr , Pfc. T. R. Kirby , Pvt. J. L. Kuykendall , Pvt. J. C.
Landry , Pfc. J. Lee , Pfc. A. J. Lesperance , Pvt. D. A. Lindh Ii
, Pvt. T. J. Mcconnell , Pvt. K. E. Mcghee , Pfc. B. A. Mcgirl ,
Pfc. M. E. Mcleane Jr* , Pvt. J. M. Miller , Pvt. N. F. Morgan ,
Pvt. B. M. Novak , Pvt. T. J. Obrien Ii , Pvt. R. Ongaro , Pvt. D.
A. Ortiz , Pvt. D. M. Osborne , Pvt. J. J. Overton , Pfc. E. J.
Pearce , Pfc. T. D. Raux , Pvt. A. T. Reyes , Pvt. S. S. Rickabaugh
, Pfc. J. R. Rivera* , Pfc. B. O. Robinson* , Pvt. J. C. Rosado ,
Pfc. S. Ruiz , Pvt. A. W. Saint , Pvt. F. M. Schneider , Pvt. T. E.
Seeley , Pvt. N. M. Sestito , Pvt. C. R. Sheehan , Pvt. S. R. Smith
, Pfc. P. J. Smith , Pvt. R. Z. Thang , Pfc. J. E. Throckmorton ,
Pvt. J. F. Turner , Pvt. D. J. Varnum , Pvt. A. J. Vasseur , Pfc.
A. Vergara , Pvt. L. A. Vesga , Pvt. M. A. Weisenauer , Pvt. J. T.
Whittaker , Pvt. D. N. Zadorozhniy , Pfc. S. T. Zielinski , Pvt. J.
L. Zimmer , Pfc. J. T. Zito
Platoon 1020
Pfc. Abney, Kiessence A. , Pvt. Aguilar, Jennifer E. *, Pfc.
Allen, Aubrie L. , Pfc. Auten, Hilee R. , Pvt. Avitiamendiola,
Gabriela M. , Pvt. Barriosmejia, Jakelyne M. , Pfc. Bell, Lauren V.
, Pvt. Brinkley, Aimee R. , Pvt. Brown, Cailyn , Pfc. Brown,
Rebeccah A. , Pfc. Burksbaker, Averey C. , Pfc. Castellanos,
Elizabeth , Pvt. Castro, Rosa M. , Pfc. Cole, Alexandra L. , Pfc.
Colsonclayton, Jessica C. , Pvt. Cruz, Cynthia N. , Pvt. Edwards,
Shannen E. , Pvt. Eikenhout, Anna S. , Pfc. Feldman, Mackenzie T. ,
Pvt. Felton, Devone D. , Pfc. Gibbs, Alexandria G. *, Pfc.
Goldsmith, Ashleigh K. , Pvt. Gregory, Michaela R. , Pvt. Hamilton,
Khamyra M. , Pvt. Hampton, Sydney E. , Pvt. Hellamns, Kimberly M. ,
Pvt. Horton, Jenae M. , Pfc. Howell, Megan L. , Pvt. Keese,
Christine L. , Pfc. Lewis, Molly E. , Pvt. Loera, Mariluz , Pfc.
Mcneill, Hailey K. , Pvt. Mitchell, Kayla V. , Pvt. Murray,
Kathleen , Pfc. Noble, Semaj J. , Pvt. Oconnell, Sara E. , Pfc.
Orellana, Genesis M. , Pfc. Phillips, Senia K. , Pvt. Pirkel,
Victoria L. , Pfc. Richardson, Sadie M. , Pvt. Rios, Angelica S. ,
Pvt. Rivera, Lauren C. , Pfc. Russell, Ashleytaylor , Pfc. Sapitro,
Jacqueline L. , Pfc. Shanks, Raven A. , Pvt. Shope, Andrea L. ,
Pfc. Shuman, Jenna A. , Pvt. SotoMayor, Destiny M. , Pvt.
Strayhorn, Alexa C. , Pvt. Taylor, Madison P. , Pfc. Theriot,
Ceirracharlene E. , Pfc. Vasquez, Angelica E. , Pfc.
VillaMarquecho, Stephany C. , Pvt. Warner, Rayneequa J. , Pfc.
White, Brittany N. , Pfc. Whitley, Bryann K. , Pfc. Williams,
Jarvayssia D. , Pfc. Winstonaviles, Cyrae A. , Pfc. Wiseman, Amber
N. , Pvt. Wyatt, Cydney M. , Pvt. Young, Taylor L.
Platoon 4008
Pfc. R. T. Albergo* , Pfc. G. H. Alexis , Pvt. L. M. Anderson ,
Pvt. W. J. Bass IV , Pvt. I. N. Bates , Pvt. D. P. Blais , Pfc. S.
M. Brandon , Pfc. V. F. Brandow , Pfc. C. R. Bruner , Pvt. J. J.
Capers IV , Pvt. K. J. Casterline , Pvt. W. T. Chapman , Pvt. M. G.
Christian , Pfc. H. Collazogomez* , Pfc. D. Colon* , Pvt. P. A.
Cooper II , Pvt. W. J. Crawford , Pvt. L. Delima , Pvt. M. A.
Dominguez , Pfc. R. S. Durden , Pvt. J. P. Falletti , Pvt. T. L.
Farley IV , Pfc. A. E. Fenton , Pvt. C. L. Fielder , Pfc. M. S.
Franklin , Pfc. C. S. Garcia* , Pvt. R. R. Goodwin III , Pvt. J. J.
Grant II , Pfc. K. A. Hanna , Pvt. A. K. Harding Jr. , Pvt. T. D.
Henderson , Pvt. D. J. Hesse , Pvt. D. G. Higginbotham , Pfc. K. A.
Hyman , Pfc. A. B. Jenkins , Pfc. N. I. Jenkins , Pvt. T. S.
Johnson , Pvt. D. H. Jones , Pvt. D. P. Khim , Pfc. D. J. Kidd ,
Pvt. D. J. Latoroco , Pfc. J. P. Lewis , Pfc. B. M. Long , Pfc. M.
C. Loury , Pvt. A. S. Machado , Pvt. P. W. Mcdaniel , Pvt. A. I.
Mcfarlane , Pvt. C. J. Mcfarlin , Pfc. C. M. Mcquay , Pfc. A. G.
Meyer* , Pfc. N. G. Miller Jr. , Pfc. R. C. Nesci , Pfc. X.
Ortizcandelario , Pvt. A. M. Panicola , Pvt. H. D. Paviacabrera ,
Pvt. M. N. Perez , Pvt. R. J. Pruden , Pfc. D. L. Ragan , Pvt. G.
Riveramatos , Pvt. M. J. Robinson , Pvt. M. H. Rodriquez , Pfc. A.
W. Rosalesbarrientos , Pvt. T. L. Rowett , Pvt. C. J. Ryan , Pvt.
A. Schubertfontes , Pvt. J. N. Scott , Pvt. S. D. Seaberry , Pvt.
R. T. Sheeran , Pfc. D. A. Shepard , Pvt. D. C. Smith Jr. , Pvt. S.
A. Smith , Pvt. C. D. Stone Jr. , Pvt. J. M. Street , Pfc. J. I.
Sykes , Pvt. K. J. Szewczuk , Pvt. A. Thou , Pvt. A. M. Usman ,
Pvt. J. L. Vinson
Platoon 1021
*Denotes meritorious promotion
Pfc. Aguayo, Wendy J. , Pfc. Alcock, Samantha L. , Pfc. Brewer,
Samantha J. , Pvt. Brown, Aundria s. , Pvt. Brunson, Tajah N. ,
Pfc. Buenrrostro, Estefania , Pfc. Buie, Shala C. , Pfc.
Calde-ronguzman, Claudia , Pfc. Caruso, Carly *, Pfc. Chrobak,
Carolyn R. , Pvt. Cohen, Tashanique S. , Pvt. Cruz, Sabryna L. ,
Pvt. Decastro, Josephine P. , Pfc. Diazibarra, Danay , Pfc. Dorcil,
Alisha , Pvt. Duran, Jasmine , Pvt. Fernandezordonez, Adriana E. ,
Pvt. Fikac, Kynadie R. , Pfc. Fischer, Paige L. , Pfc. Freeman,
Nije D. , Pfc. French, Brittany D.. , Pvt. Gamble, Violette D. ,
Pvt. Green, Chandra M. , Pfc. Gutter, Katsia L. , Pvt. Hernandez,
Kassandra , Pvt. Jacksonperry, Chloe M. , Pvt. Jones, Evelyn M. ,
Pfc. Kercado, Victoria N. , Pvt. Le, Lena , Pvt. Like, Starla D. ,
Pfc. Lopez, Adri-ana G. , Pfc. Lopez, Breeana M. , Pfc.
Maisashvili, Ana , Pfc. Martinezcasilla, Shakira J. , Pvt.
Mattsonboze, Lydia A. , Pfc. Miu, Caitlyn E. , Pvt.
Montgomerycooke, Sarah E. , Pvt. Moreno, Maria G. , Pfc. Moua,
Candy Q. , Pfc. Mueller, Sudha M. , Pvt. Nelson, Lyndsay R. , Pvt.
Padilla, Claudia Y. , Pfc. Rascoe, Tiana M. *, Pfc. Rodriguez,
Kiera M. , Pfc. Rosas, Stephanie S. , Pvt. Roth, Catherine E. ,
Pfc. Rupelli, Michelle L. *, Pfc. Sanchez, Alyssa D. , Pvt.
Sanchez, Scarlett D. , Pvt. Schmitz, Nicole R , Pvt. Simper, Amber
M. , Pvt. Slider, Gabrielle L. , Pfc. Smith, Jesslyne S. *, Pfc.
Spearman, Tori D. , Pfc. Stratton, Shelby R. , Pfc. Tecuanapa,
Vanessa , Pvt. Thomas, Carlysse A. , Pvt. Travis, Angel D. , Pvt.
Tucay, Nicole P. , Pvt. Wells, Josephine C.
Platoon 4009
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