Five E-2Ds assigned to VAW-125 arrived at MCAS Iwakuni on Feb. 2. They will replace VAW-115 as the early-warning squadron of Carrier Air Wing 5.
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Day: February 2, 2017
South Korean Navy has deployed AW159s on its warships
The Republic of Korea Navy has deployed four of its newly acquired AW159 naval helicopters aboard its frigates. Two of those took part in an exercise off the southern Geoje Island on Feb. 1.
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Pakistan PM sends horse to Emir of Qatar using C-130
It has emerged that the Pakistan Air Force was activated on Feb. 1 to send a horse to Qatar. The animal was a gift from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Emir of Qatar.
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AV-8B that crashed off Okinawa had went into a spin
Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, the USMC’s deputy commandant for Aviation, disclosed that a AV-8B that crashed in September off Okinawa had went into a spin.
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Retiring Northrop Grumman employee named 29th Honorary Naval Aviator
Northrop Grumman employee Joseph Farina became the 29th Honorary Naval Aviator on Jan. 13 at Whidbey Island during a ceremony to mark his retirement.
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