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As part of the process to declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the F-35B, pilots conducted the first F-35B operational ordnance expenditures from Jun. 22-26.
Photo By: Cpl. Owen Kimbrel
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On Oct. 1 last year, the crew on board a MV-22B attempted to take off from USS Makin Island for a mission to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Unfortunately, the flight never made it to Iraq and the aircraft was nearly lost.
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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
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HX-21 recently started testing a developmental electronic warfare (EW) pod for the UH-1Y. The first flight took place on Jun. 8 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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1st Lt. Samuel Winsted is the first U.S. Marine Corps officer to graduate from the Air Force’s only F-35 Intelligence Formal Training Unit course.
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A special mascot was created for this MV-22B to mark the efforts by three U.S. Marine Corps squadrons to return it to serviceability.
Photo: USMC
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