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.
USMC V-22s, KC-130s repositioned from Spain to Italy for possible role in Libya
The Pentagon has repositioned V-22s and KC-130s to Italy in case there is a need to evacuate Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Libya.
USMC crew chief died after falling from V-22
A U.S. Marine died after falling from a V-22 while the aircraft was flying 45 miles west of Marine Corps Air Station New River.