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The Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley told lawmakers on Mar. 23 that the U.S. Marine Corps is on schedule to deploy the F-35B to MCAS Iwakuni in January 2017.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35 Joint Program Office Chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters that the F-35 will be flying till 2070, six years longer than planned.
By Alex Lloyd (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2076301) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
VMFA-314 has completed its dissimilar air combat training and bilateral tactical mission training at Komatsu Air Base, Japan on Mar. 18.
Photo By: Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg
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In a release filed on Mar. 11, the U.S. Navy has placed an order for 12 UH-1Ys and 16 AH-1Zs for the Marine Corps. The contract is worth $461 million.
By Cpl. Demetrius Munnerlyn (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/490987) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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