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Prowler “Final Four” division flight

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by alert5

Three EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted a "Final Four" division flight aboard the air station March 1, 2016. The "Final Four" flight is the last time the Prowler squadrons will be flying together before the official retirement of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at the end of Fiscal Year 16 and the eventual transition to "MAGTF EW". MAGTF EW is a more distributed strategy where every platform contributes to the EW mission, enabling relevant tactical information to move throughout the electromagnetic spectrum and across the battlefield faster than ever before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released) — Three EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted a “Final Four” division flight aboard the air station March 1, 2016. The “Final Four” flight is the last time the Prowler squadrons will be flying together before the official retirement of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 at the end of Fiscal Year 16 and the eventual transition to “MAGTF EW”. MAGTF EW is a more distributed strategy where every platform contributes to the EW mission, enabling relevant tactical information to move throughout the electromagnetic spectrum and across the battlefield faster than ever before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)

U.S. Marines fire FIM-92C in Norway

Posted on February 28, 2016February 28, 2016 by alert5

U.S. Marines with Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion fire FIM-92C Stinger missiles at Vaagan Range at Orland, Norway, Feb 24-25 as part of exercise Cold Response 16.

USMC’s CH-53 fleet is in bad shape

Posted on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by alert5

An independent study sanctioned by the U.S. Marine Corps on its CH-53E fleet found it worn out and in need of serious attention.

By Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Ecklund/U.S. Navy (A CH-53 takes off from USS New York.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Osprey under the rainbow

Posted on February 22, 2016 by alert5

160219-N-GR718-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2016) Sailors aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) prepare to move an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are transiting the Pacific Ocean to the 5th and 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/Released) — 160219-N-GR718-063
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2016) Sailors aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) prepare to move an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are transiting the Pacific Ocean to the 5th and 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/Released)

10 F-35Bs to be deployed to Japan in January 2017

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by alert5

Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, deputy commandant for aviation from the U.S. Marine Corps, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that 10 F-35Bs will be deployed to Japan in January 2017.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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