VFA-101 will received their first two F-35Cs at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida later this month.
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USN issues RFP for VXX
The U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX).
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Hagel, Onodera confirm 2nd MV-22 squadron coming to Japan
In a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed that a second squadron of 12 MV-22s will be heading to Japan.
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Six MV-22s flew non-stop to Spain as part of new crisis response team
The Pentagon has set up a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response (SP-MAGTF CR) force that will provide limited defense crisis response in support of U.S. Embassies in U.S. Africa Command’s area of responsibility.
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MV-22 to test aerial tanking concept this summer
U.S. Marine Corps officials tell U.S. News that the MV-22 will test a Boeing aerial tanking kit this summer.
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