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Chinooks, Ospreys too big for Nepal’s quake relief efforts

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

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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U.S. military aircraft arriving in Nepal

Posted on May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 by alert5

Four MV-22s have flown from Okinawa, Japan to Kathmandu, Nepal to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.

Photos: Bikram Rai
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HMM-774’s last CH-46E formation flight

Posted on May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 by alert5

All four CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from HMM-774 flew in formation for the last time before the unit transitions to the MV-22.

U.S. government offered couple $4,460 after their home was destroyed by AV-8B crash

Posted on April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 by alert5

Nearly a year ago, an AV-8B Harrier crashed and destroyed the home of Jesus and Shady Valenzuela in Imperial Valley, California.

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USMC will overhaul air-to-air tactics to fit in F-35B

Posted on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps is to overhaul its air-to-air tactics, dubbed Hornet Standard Game Plan, in order for its legacy aircraft to fight together with the F-35B.

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