An MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit experienced a “hard landing” around 11 a.m. at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii on May 17.
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Photo: Hawaii News Now
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UH-1Y missing in Nepal
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y from HMLA-469 has gone missing in Nepal on May 12. There are six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard.
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By Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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AH-1W makes precautionary landing in Los Angeles River
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W made a precautionary landing in the Los Angeles River on May 11.
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U.S. Marine recycled parts to power TACAN unit using solar energy
Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ott from Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Detachment Alpha gathered old parts to put together a solar-powered box to provide electrical juice for a TACAN unit.
Photo: USMC
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Chinooks, Ospreys too big for Nepal’s quake relief efforts
Nepal says it has stopped three British CH-47 Chinooks from entering the country for post-earthquake relief efforts.
Photo: SAC Andy Seaward/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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