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The USMC Aviation Plan 2016 calls for all its AV-8B Harriers to be consolidated on the East Coast of the United States by 2021.
By DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bill Sweetman went thru the latest F-35 report from the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and summarizes the key findings.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Marine Corps Times found out that the commanding officer of HMM-463 was removed from his post just three days before a deadly accident that saw the lost of two CH-53s and twelve Marines.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano
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The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to send the F-35B to this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom this year, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis said.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Navy Rafale Ms took fuel from a KC-135 assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Iraq on Jan. 8.
U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb