MCAS Beaufort, Military Base

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, land at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, Sept. 29, 2023. VMM-261 transported Marines with MCAS Beaufort, returning from clean-up efforts at a mishap site. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is home to the Marine Corps' Atlantic Coast fixed-wing, fighter-attack aircraft assets.

It's among the United States military's most important and most historically colorful installations.

Consisting of some 6,900 acres, the installation is home to seven Marine Corps F/A- 18 squadrons. Two additional Navy F/A-18 squadrons joined the Fightertown community in March 2000. Three versions of the F/A-18 Hornet are found aboard MCAS Beaufort, the F/A-18 Hornet A/Cs and the F/A-18 D.

MCAS Beaufort Information

Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1943 – 1946 and 1956 – 1960 (USN), 1960 – present (USMC)
Controlled by: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Current Commander: Colonel Trevor J. Felter
Garrison: Marine Aircraft Group 31
Base Occupants: Marine Aircraft Group 31, Marine Air Control Group 28, Marine Aircraft Group 41
Open to the Public: No