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U.S European Command announced on Apr. 14 that it has deployed a squadron of EA-6Bs from VMAQ-4 to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, “to support electronic attack requirements associated with ongoing counter-ISIL operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR).”
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Australia will bring its new amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii and the ship’s captain told Jane’s that USMC CH-53s and MV-22s will be carrying out deck qualifications.
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During a recent visit to U.S. Marine Corp bases, House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry was told how Marines had to cannibalize parts from a museum aircraft so that they can send one of the front-line aircraft for an overseas mission.
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A report from Defense News says the U.S. Marine Corps is looking at adding vertical landing and aerial refueling segments to its F-35B flying display at Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough Airshow.
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The U.S. Navy has delivered the first fixed-wing aircraft variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) to VMA-233 in theater.
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