Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, H&HS C-12

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, H&HS C-12 vintage style poster art.

H&HS MCAS Beaufort, SC: The mission of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron is to support and enhance the combat readiness of the squadrons located aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beafort, improving the quality of life for military personnel, their families and the work force assigned to the Air Station.

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort is a United States Marine Corps air base located three miles northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, South Carolina. About 4,700 personnel serve at the station, and it is home to Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet and fighter-attack squadrons. July 17, 2015 marks the one year anniversary of the F-35B Lightning II’s arrival to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) relocation to the air station from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to train pilots for the first operational F-35 squadron and the Marines’ military instructor cadre. Serving as the hub for F-35B pilot training, MCAS Beaufort will also host international pilots flying the short takeoff and vertical landing F-35 variant.