Some Beaufort Marines to return as others prepare to leave for Iraq
(Beaufort-AP) August 24, 2006 - About 165 Marines from the Beaufort air station are to come home Thursday as another 450 Marines get ready for a similar deployment to western Iraq.
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(Beaufort-AP) August 24, 2006 - About 165 Marines from the Beaufort air station are to come home Thursday as another 450 Marines get ready for a similar deployment to western Iraq.
The returning Marines are from the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31. The two units were based at Camp Al Asad, located near the Syrian and Jordanian borders.
The Marine Corps says the Marines' FA-18 jets provided close air support and aerial reconnaissance for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and other units in the region. They flew more than 2,300 combat missions during their seven-month deployment.
About 450 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 are to depart for the same Iraqi base in the coming weeks.
Posted 11:47am by Bryce Mursch