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U.S. Marines join Airmen to carry out repair of mock runway

Posted on March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Marines from the 172nd and 171st Engineering Companies joined the Air Force’s 18th Civil Engineer Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan on Feb. 26 for a joint airfield damage and repair contingency exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier
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USMC AV-8Bs attacking ISIL now equipped with BRU-70/A Digital Improved Triple Ejector Rack

Posted on March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 by alert5

NAVAIR has rushed the new BRU-70/A Digital Improved Triple Ejector Rack (DITER) to U.S. Marine Corp Harrier units fighting against ISIL in the Middle East.

av-8b photo — Photo by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives

VMM-262 (Reinforced) demonstrates capability to Malaysian Armed Forces

Posted on March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 by alert5

VMM-262 (Reinforced) executed a vertical assault demonstration to the Malaysian Armed Forces at Kota Belund Range, Sabah, Malaysia on Feb. 27.

Photo By: Lance Cpl. Ryan Mains
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British F-35B to carry out ski-jump testing from this week

Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by alert5

A British F-35B will be used to test the jet’s ski-jump capabilities at NAS Patuxent River from this week onwards.
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Bogdan: Physical resemblance between FC-31, F-35 purely cosmetic

Posted on February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 by alert5

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Australian International Airshow, the F-35 program manager said China’s FC-31 physical resemblance to the F-35 was purely cosmetic.
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