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The Modified AC-47 aircraft
A brief description of the Spooky gunship, the modified AC-47.
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MILITARY NEWS
Interactive: The Flight of Spooky 21
It is unclear exactly what conditions the six-man crew encountered that caused their mission on Dec. 24, 1965, to end in a crash in southeastern Laos. Decades later, a small amount of their physical remains were found. Follow the flight and subsequent search in this interactive map.
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HEALTH
Naval Hospital Beaufort opens new outpatient clinic
Naval Hospital Beaufort and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston collaborated to open an expanded outpatient clinic Wednesday in the hospital in Port Royal.
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MILITARY NEWS
F-35B completes first vertical takeoff
An F-35B fighter jet test aircraft completed its first vertical takeoff earlier this month in Maryland, according to a news release from manufacturers Lockheed Martin .
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MILITARY NEWS
Former Lt. Dan Week volunteers to start group to help veterans, first-responders
Several local Lt. Dan Week organizers have broken away from the Independence Fund to start their own organization that will raise money for wounded veterans, as well as first-responders such as police and firefighters.
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MILITARY NEWS
Military honors
Cody A. Hendrix , son of Donna Sailors of Beaufort, and Jessica K. Maloon , daughter of Teresa L. Maloon of Ridgeland, have enlisted in the U.S. Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District in Raleigh.
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MILITARY NEWS
SC tries to catch up with other states in military-friendly legislation
South Carolina likes to bill itself as one of the most military-friendly states in the country. But the Palmetto State trails its neighbors when it comes to legislation to make life easier for active-duty service members and more attractive to retirees -- a deficiency that could have a big impact...
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MILITARY NEWS
Increased noise near MCAS expected Wednesday
Explosive ordnance disposal training will be conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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MILITARY NEWS
Salute from the Shore to soar with vintage planes
COLUMBIA, SC -- Each year on the Fourth of July, a group from Columbia organizes "Salute from the Shore," a flyover of military aircraft along the entire South Carolina coast from the North Carolina border to the Georgia state line.
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MILITARY NEWS
Military honors
Joshua K. Dunbar and Erin S.F. Walker recently enlisted in the U.S. Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at the Navy Recruiting District in Raleigh, N.C.
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MILITARY NEWS
Area waterways to be closed for live-fire training
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will conduct live-fire training from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Wednesday.
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