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This blog is dedicated to issues and topics that affect northern Beaufort County, including Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Naval Hospital Beaufort, as well as the area's veterans service organizations.
Patrick Donohue is the Gazette’s Police, Fire, and Military reporter. Donohue is a native of Terre Haute, Ind. and a graduate of the Ernie Pyle School of Journalism at Indiana University. He was previously a general assignment reporter at The Destin Log in northwest Florida.
Air Station Headquarters Squadron gets new commanding officer
The Swamp Foxes of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort’s Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron received a new commanding officer Tuesday.
Lt. Col. John Pylant assumed command of the squadron’s nearly 700 Marines and sailors Tuesday morning during a ceremony at the base. Pylant had served as the executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 106, a F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet squadron at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.
Pylant will replace Lt. Col. C.L Lovejoy, who took command of the squadron in July 2007. Lovejoy will retire from the Marine Corps after 25 years of service, according to the air station.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron support base operations, including public affairs; facilities planning and maintenance; air traffic control; the base’s fire department; and crash crew and base weather.
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