Aviation News
Philippine Marines joined their American counterparts and learn how to fast rope out the back of an MV-22 Osprey from VMM262(REIN) on Jan. 22 at Basa Air Field, Philippines.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Mains
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A British F-35B arrived at MCAS Beaufort on Feb. 3 and will be assigned to VMFAT-501.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ crisis response force in the Middle East will rotate out the AV-8Bs and replace them with F/A-18s from VMFA-232.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has publish the locations of airshows that will have flight demonstrations of the AV-8B and MV-22.
The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force in Maryland ferried aircraft BF-05 to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to undergo climatic testing at the 96th Test Wing’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory. During the six-month test, the F-35s will be exposed to extreme wind, solar radiation, fog, humidity, rain intrusion/ingestion, freezing rain, icing cloud, icing build-up, vortex icing and snow.
Photo by Michael D. Jackson, F-35 Integrated Test Force
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