Category: Marines
19 percent of USMC’s aircraft unable to fly
The U.S. Marine Corps faces a shortage of aircraft with nearly one in every five aircraft in its inventory unable to fly.
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Bonhomme Richard launches MV-22 to Sasebo for medevac
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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Six F-35Bs to embark on board USS Wasp for shipboard operational test
Four F-35Bs from MCAS Yuma and two from MCAS Beaufort will go to sea in May on board USS Wasp for the type’s first shipboard operational test.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Natasha R. Chalk [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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T-59 had lost control during take-off at Yuma
An official from the Yuma International Airport said the T-59 that crashed on Mar. 11 had lost control during take-off.
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