If all goes according to plans, the first MV-22s will deploy to MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan next year.
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Month: May 2011
CVN 79 named USS John F. Kennedy
The U.S. Navy will name the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 79) as the USS John F. Kennedy.
Final Phrog redelivered from Japanese depot
The last CH-46E to undergo depot maintenance by Nippon Hikouki (NIPPI) Aircraft Maintenance Division has been redelivered to the USMC on April 27.
Video of Blue Angels incident at Lynchburg May 22
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British Lynx crews trained in California with U.S. Marines
The British Army’s 661 Squadron, 1st Regiment, brought their newly upgraded Lynx Mk9A helicopter to El Centro, California, to train with the U.S. Marines prior to their Afghanistan deployment.