Government shutdown or not, the local Marines are planning a major training exercise this month in Beaufort, S.C., to test “warfighter readiness and lethality” that could result in delays to the public trying to access the base. The base-wide “Force Protection Exercise” is planned over multiple days this month, the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort announced on Friday. The training exercise is not in response to any specific threat but rather a routine exercise supporting the Department of