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Two U.S. F/A-18s made an emergency landing in Taiwan

Posted on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 by alert5

Taiwan’s military has confirmed that two U.S. F/A-18s made an emergency landing at Tainan Airport today at 13:19 local time.

By JJLatWiki at en.wikipedia, 6 December 2006 (original upload date) [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons
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MV-22 lands on ROKS Dokdo for first time

Posted on March 28, 2015 by alert5

A MV-22B from VMM262(REIN) became the first Osprey to land on board ROKS Dokdo on Mar. 26.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Joseph DiGirolamo

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Watch the F-35B refuel in mid-air from the back ramp of a C-130

Posted on March 28, 2015 by alert5

19 percent of USMC’s aircraft unable to fly

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps faces a shortage of aircraft with nearly one in every five aircraft in its inventory unable to fly.

“USMC-13788” by http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbjapan/PublishingImages/2010/Jul30/IMG_6937.JPG. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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Bonhomme Richard launches MV-22 to Sasebo for medevac

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by alert5

A MV-22 was used to medevac a U.S. Marine from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to a shore-based hospital in Sasebo, Japan on Mar. 23.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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