Category: Marines

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.

Photo: Hawaii News Now
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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

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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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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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