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OIF Marines return to BeaufortSubmitted by: MCAS BeaufortStory Identification #: 2004820105242Story by Cpl. Micah Snead MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT (Aug. 20, 2004) -- More than 100 Air Station Marines returned here Wednesday after a six-month deployment to Iraq. The Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Detachment “A” and Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 provided the first of several homecomings scheduled over the next few months as Fightertown Marines return from security and stabilization operations in Iraq. “We’re just happy to have our hero back,” said Shelia Arnett, mother of two and wife of Master Sgt. Brian Arnett,...

Sweathogs prepare for six-month Iraq deploymentSubmitted by: MCAS BeaufortStory Identification Number: 200421391316Story by Cpl. Kat Johnson MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT(February 13, 2004) -- An order from President Bush to aid in the fight against global terrorism is a reason the Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 are finding themselves at the head of another deployment to the Middle East. This month, over 650 Marines from MWSS-273, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, will be packing and heading out for six months to support combat operations and air strikes over Iraq. This will be the first time in...