1st Lt. Brenda McCarthy became the last female U.S. Marine Corps Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) when she graduated from VT-86 on May 27.
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The last USMC female WSO graduates from VT-86
Month: June 2021
Six F-15Ks participating in Red Flag Alaska 21-2
Six F-15Ks have left South Korea on Jun. 2 for Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska for exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-2.
SSgt Jim Araos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. State Department clears sale of 29 AH-64Es to Australia
The Biden administration has given its approval to sell 29 AH-64E attack helicopters to Australia that is expected to cost $3.5 billion.
1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. With the fielding of these aircraft, the 1-229th ARB, becomes first operational unit to add the Apache V6 aircraft to its inventory. (Photo Courtesy Boeing Mesa)
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Ebbing ANGB selected to host Singapore’s F-16s and F-35s
The U.S. Air Force has announced that Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been selected as the preferred location for the F-35 training center for Foreign Military Sales participants and the new location for the 425th Fighter Squadron.
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USMC wishes to buy 48 Tomahawk Blk Va anti-ship cruise missiles
The U.S. Marine Corps has requested to buy 48 Tomahawk Blk Va anti-ship cruise missiles in its 2022 Unfunded Priorities List to Congress.
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