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VMFA-323 is executing the final F/A-18C deployment of 3rd MAW

Posted on June 11, 2020 by alert5

USS Nimitz deployed on Jun. 8 from San Diego and VMFA-322 is on board the aircraft carrier, it is the last F/A-18C deployment for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW).

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William J. Mitchell, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., in an F/A-18C Hornet, May 8, 2020. The squadron, commonly referred to as the “Death Rattlers” are headed to the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for the final F/A-18C deployment in 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz)

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C-17s tested updated dynamic re-tasking capability

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by alert5

Two U.S. Air Force C-17s tested an updated dynamic re-tasking capability (DRC) system during a weapons instructor course joint force exercise over the Nevada Test and Training Range last week.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck

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400th V-22 was delivered to 801st SOAMXS

Posted on June 11, 2020 by alert5

A new CV-22B arrived at Hurlburt Field on Jun. 2 to be assigned to the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. This Osprey is the 400th V-22 to be delivered.

Air commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accept delivery of a new CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 2, 2020. The 801st SOAMXS keeps Ospreys ready to execute infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan LeVang)

First female F-35A pilot to fly in combat was launch off by all-female maintenance crew as well

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alert5

Capt. Emily “Banzai” Thompson has became the first female F-35A pilot to fly the jet in combat. To mark the occasion, her fighter was launch off by an all-female maintenance crew.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, dons flight equipment at the Aircrew Flight Equipment shop on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 5, 2020. Thompson is the first female to fly an F-35A Lightning II into combat. She is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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South Korea’s first military communications satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for launch aboard Falcon 9 next month

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by alert5

An An-124 cargo plane has delivered a Anasis 2 communications satellite on Jun. 8 to Cape Canaveral. The military communications satellite will be launch into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket next month.

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