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Four more squadrons will follow VMFA-121’s footsteps in transitioning to the F-35B stealth fighter, the U.S. Marine Corps has announced.
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Brig. Gen. Frederick “Fritz” Payne Jr., who was the oldest living American fighter ace at age 104, has passed away on Aug. 6.
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Remember the concrete aircraft carrier the Chinese built in Wuhan? The U.S. Marine Corps is building one at MCAS Beaufort as well.
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The U.S. Marine Corps wants to accelerate the program to install the Link 16 datalink on AV-8Bs equipped with AGP-65 radars.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has declared the F-35B operational on the last day of July. VMFA-121 is the first unit in the world to have achieved Initial Operational Capability with the stealth fighter.
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