A USMC Harrier from MCAS Yuma crashed into a residential neighborhood in Imperial Valley on Jun. 4.
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HMX-1’s V-22s flew across Atlantic for first time
Four V-22s from HMX-1 crossed the Atlantic on May 28 in order to support the upcoming 70th D-Day Anniversary Ceremony in Normandy, France.
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F-35B successfully engaged two targets with AIM-120s
An F-35B has successfully fired two AIM-120s at two different targets and destroyed them.
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Sweetman questions whether F-35B can land on non-standard runway
This op-ed by Bill Sweetman examines whether the F-35B is truly able to operate from improvised forward operating locations with runway surfaces that may not be able to take the heat from the main engine exhaust.
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Obama signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Doolittle Raiders, American Fighter Aces
U.S. President Obama signed a pair of bills May 23 awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Doolittle Raiders and the American Fighter Aces.