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A F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed near Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England while returning to its home base at MCAS Miramar on Oct. 21. The pilot was killed in the crash.
By U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Cherie A.Thurlby. (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=5569) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35 Joint Program Office says three fixes are available to solve the recent ejection seat issue. All three solutions are expected to be implemented by summer 2017, the office has said.
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Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) has started making the cabins and other miscellaneous parts that will go into the Sikorsky VH-92A fleet.
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Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Kenneth A. Altazan got his Silver Star upgraded to a Navy Cross recently after new evidence emerged on his heroic actions as a CH-46 crew chief on a rescue mission in Vietnam forty-six years ago.
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Aircraft Inspection, Repair & Overhaul Depot Sdn Bhd (AIROD), a Malaysian company that aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the Royal Malaysian Air Force, has secured a contract to service USMC KC-130Js based in Iawakuni, Japan.
By: Lance Cpl. William L. Dubose III, U.S. Marine Corps [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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