F-35C, CF-2, carried out the jet’s first external weapon release on Sept. 23 over the Atlantic Test Range.
Photo: Andy Wolfe
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Any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds cannot fly the jet for now
The U.S. military has slapped a restriction on any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds (61.6 kg) as there are worries that person might be injured during low-speed ejections.
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VMFAT-101 brought their F/A-18B/C/Ds to MCAS Beaufort for training
VMFAT-101 brought fifteen of their F/A-18s to MCAS Beaufort from MCAS Miramar as the base in the West Coast is busy with an airshow and a weapons and tactics instructor’s course.
Photos: Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy
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USMC will operate F-35Bs from Queen Elizabeth-class carriers
Head of Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Rear Admiral Keith Blount, confirmed at DSEI 2015 that the U.S. Marine Corps will deploys its F-35B STOVL fighter on board both Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
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Osprey spraying machine gun fire on ground targets
MV-22Bs from VMM-365 took to Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina for their air crew to practice hitting land targets with their GAU-16 .50 caliber machine guns.
Photo By: Cpl. Paul S. Martinez
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