Beaufort Marines heading to Iraq
(Marine Corps Airs Station Beaufort-AP) January 27, 2006 - About 110 Marines from the Air Station in Beaufort are heading to Iraq this weekend.
The squadron - known as the Hawks - will be heading to western Iraq. They will be joined by members of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31.
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The unit's dozen Hornet jet aircraft are set to leave later in the week.
A spokeswoman for the Marine Corps says that in all, about 250 Marines will be heading to the area in western Iraq. They will be there for seven months.
Another Beaufort unit, the Moonlighters, are due to return home in mid-February.
Posted 12:45pm by Bryce Mursch