Six U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs have landed on board USS Wasp (LHD-1) on May 18 to kickoff the first Operational Test (OT-1).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall
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MV-22 ‘hard landing’ in Hawaii
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
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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