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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.

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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.

An F-35B Lightning II passes initial sea trials over the Atlantic
By Official Navy Page [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USMC wants sea-based UAVs

Posted on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 by alert5

As the U.S. Marine Corps shifts away from operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and towards the Pacific, the service recognizes the need to have large unmanned aircraft capable of operating from ships.

UAV-USMC-VMU-2
By U. S. Marine Corps [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch U.S. Marines launch a Switchblade UAV from the ramp of a MV-22

Posted on April 18, 2015 by alert5

MV-22 lands on the USS America 141005-M-HT768-035
By Cpl. Rodion Zabolotniy (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1601355) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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