The F-35 program office has eased the inspection requirements for the F135 engine. From now on, maintainers need to carry out an inspection after 13 hours of flying.
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Category: Marines
CO of HMLA-367 relieved of command
Brig. Gen. Steven Rudder, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, has relieved Lt. Col. Jay Moorman, CO of HMLA-367 of his command.
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BBC: USMC offered the use of HMS Queen Elizabeth for F-35B ops
BBC says the Royal Navy may ask the U.S. Marine Corps to use HMS Queen Elizabeth for flight operations while it waits for its own F-35Bs.
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F-35B carried out test flights with ASRAAM
The British government revealed that the F-35B has flown a series of flights at NAS Patuxent River carrying the ASRAAM and Paveway IV.
Marines from SPMAGTF train with Spanish Army CH-47
U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response – Africa had the opportunity to learn how to externally sling load heavy equipment using a Spanish Army CH-47 last week.
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