Six U.S. Marines died when their UH-1Y helicopter crashed on May 12 in Nepal during a flight to evacuate wounded Nepalese to a hospital. Here are the photos from that final mission, extracted from a camera retrieved from the crash site.
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Sand and pilot errors led to deadly MV-22 crash in Hawaii
The U.S. Marine Corps has concluded its investigation into the crash of a MV-22 from VMM-161 on May 17. Investigators determined that the pilots could have avoided the accident if they had taken steps to minimize or avoid the severe brownout conditions during the landing.
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Photo: Hawaii News Now
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VMR-1 clocks 250,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours
VMR-1 “Roadrunners” recently surpass 250,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours in October at MCAS Cherry Point.
Photo: Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Heins
VMFA-121 ready for combat deployment
The U.S. military’s sole operational F-35 squadron, VMFA-121, is ready to deploy to a war zone with short notice, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis told USNI News in an interview.
By Photo by Staff Sgt Jessica Smith, USMC [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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MV-22B set new distance record
Three MV-22Bs flew from Miramar to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week, setting a new distance record in the process.
By Lance Cpl. David Hersey (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/991884) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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