The AV-8B was based at nearby Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (NC) and belonged to the 2nd Marine Air Wing,…
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The story of the C-5 pilot who was saved by his guardian angel twice in the same mission
by Dario Leone“On this winter C-5 mission to Bodo, Norway, he (she?) saved me twice,” Jay Lacklen, former C-5 pilot Jay Lacklen is a…
- Helicopters
USMC CH-53 SUPER STALLION HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS PERFORM IMPRESSIVE FORMATION FLIGHT
by Dario LeoneThis CH-53 Super Stallion formation flight was performed to celebrate attaining the unit’s training requirements for this fiscal year Taken on…
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USMC KC-130T THAT CRASHED IN MISSISSIPPI HAD EMERGENCY AT HIGH ALTITUDE, GENERAL SAYS
by Dario LeoneVMGR-452 is the only USMC unit still using the KC-130T More details have emerged on the crash of a U.S. Marine…
VMAQ-4 mission was to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by conducting airborne electronic warfare, day or night, under all weather…
- Military Aviation
AS USMC EA-6Bs CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THE PROWLER FLIES TOWARD SUNDOWN
by Dario LeoneThe EA-6B Prowler has supported U.S. Marine Corps and coalition forces worldwide since 1977 As remembered by Cpl. Jason Jimenez, Marine Corps…
- Military Aviation
EA-6B PROWLER’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT
by Dario LeoneFor more than four decades the EA-6B has been the U.S. Navy and USMC long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic countermeasures…
