Tag: Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
The safe launch and recovery of the aircraft affirms the squadron’s commitment to achieving and sustaining the highest level of readiness in order to train the next generation of F-35B pilots. Taken on May 1, 2019 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, the photos in this post show Marine Fighter Attack...
Next year Lockheed Martin is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s Taken at Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 20, 2018 the photo in this post shows the delivery of the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year. Noteworthy with the delivery of this aircraft Lockheed Martin...
This F-35B crash is the first one for the U.S. military's newest and most expensive aircraft A U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) F-35B has crashed in coastal South Carolina, on Sep. 28, 2018. According to CBS the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said the crash was reported about 11:45 a.m. near the Grays Hill community. Noteworthy this Lightning II crash is the first...
"The launch of the F-35s from the HMS Queen Elizabeth is a once in a generation historical event. To be the first to fly off the carrier, to have a front row seat, would be an absolute privilege," Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, F-35 Integrated Test Force The UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet is now cleared for take-off from HMS Queen...
"Two of the jets in the Blue Angel Delta formation encountered unexpected wake turbulence, causing a very brief and minor contact between the aircraft," Blue Angels spokesman Lt. Joe Hontz While performing their formation flight with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds this past week near Pensacola Beach, Florida, two Blue Angel F-18 Hornets clipped each other...
How four Cold War Era Hunter strike-fighter jets can be a credible threat for the latest USMC fifth-generation fighter remains weird As reported by Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips in the article ATAC touches down in Fightertown, trains with Warlords, on Apr. 13, 2017 the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) visited Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort to train with Marine Fighter Attack Training...
“Adversary air is something we specialize in and provide to our customers. We study what the enemy does and we know what our pilots should be doing," Maj. Benjamin Apple, VMFT-401 operation officer Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401 worked recently with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) to conduct the Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC) at Marine Corps...
