The F-35 airframe will be used as a depot maintenance trainer as well as a test-bed for sustainment engineering. Fleet Readiness…
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
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Military Aviation
This JSF is the first USMC F-35B to undergo laser peening modifications needed to strengthen the airframes of the STOVL variant of the Lightning II
by Dario LeoneExperts will apply the high-tech procedure to select F-35B aircraft flown by the US Marine Corps, strengthening the frames of the…
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Military Aviation
USMC East Coast Harrier squadrons gather together for a few last group shots before transitioning to the F-35B
by Dario LeoneThe F-35B will replace the AV-8B Harrier for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in the coming years. Taken on Sep. 19.…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This USMC AV-8B Harrier is the fourth US military plane crash in the month of May
by Dario LeoneThe 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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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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…
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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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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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…
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VMAQ-4 mission was to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by conducting airborne electronic warfare, day or night, under all weather…
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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…
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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…
