The Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 participate in a squadron-wide field meet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 10. The field meet consisted of various events including humvee pull, 7-ton pull, relay race, obstacle course relay, tug-of-war and a pull up competition. Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 provides all essential aviation ground support to a designated fixed-wing component of a Marine Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group (MACG). This support includes: internal airfield communications, weather services, expeditionary airfield services, aircraft rescue and firefighting, aircraft and ground refueling, essential engineering services, motor transport, messing, chemical defense, security and law enforcement, airbase commandant functions, and explosive ordnance disposal.