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U.S. Marine aviation deaths hit 5-year high

Posted on September 7, 2015September 7, 2015 by alert5

This year, 18 U.S. Marines have lost their lives in aircraft mishaps so far. This figure is at a five-year high with three months to go before the end of the year.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Marine killed in hard landing by CH-53

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by alert5

A HMH-464 CH-53 made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Sept. 2, one Marine was killed and eleven others injured in the accident.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USMC KC-130J refuels Spanish Eurofighters

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 by alert5

A USMC C-130J crew with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa coordinated an aerial refueling mission with five Spanish Air Force Eurofighters on Aug. 13.

U.S. Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy
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For the first time, USMC will have female LAAD gunners

Posted on August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 by alert5

Four enlisted female U.S. Marines will create history when they graduate from the Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner’s (LAAD) Course 3-15, becoming the first to break into the all-male Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo