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RAF test pilot Squadron Leader Andy Edgell released two inert Paveway IV precision-guided bombs from a F-35B on Jun. 12. This is the first separation test of the Paveway IV from a F-35.
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A U.S. Marine, who was drunk, triggered the fire suppression system at a hangar in Kadena Air Base, Japan last month. A spokesperson from the 18th Air Wing confirmed the incident on May 23 but declined to provide details such as the amount of damage done.
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By John Murphy (ASI Foam) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The U.S. Marine Corps has carried out the first MV-22 Osprey landing aboard a Dutch ship off the coast of North Carolina on Jun. 12.
Photo: Royal Netherlands Navy
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Pilots flying a Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 became disoriented in fog and crashed the helicopter into waters off the Florida Panhandle on Mar. 10, investigations have shown.
By Spc. Scott Longstreet (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/657156) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Marine Corps pilots flying the first operational test (OT-1) of the F-35B took part in simulated aerial combat during the sea trials which ran from May 18-29.
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