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Month: February 2022

South Korea wants to buy 4 more Phalanx CIWS

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The U.S. Senate foreign relations committee has been notified on a potential sale of four more Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems to South Korea.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 16, 2021) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fires its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant)

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USMC F/A-18, F-35B hit maritime target more than 1,000 nautical miles away

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On Jan. 31, F/A-18 and F-35B fighters assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a Marine Aircraft Wing for the opening of Exercise Winter Fury 22.

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, at a forward arming refueling point (FARP) during Winter Fury at Grant County Municipal Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, Feb. 2, 2022. A FARP is a key component of expeditionary advanced base operations as it allows the Marine Corps to refuel and, rearm in a distributed environment. Winter Fury 22 trains the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for a highly contested environment, assess the training and equipment as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, and ability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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