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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Last USMC squadron to tranisition to UH-1Y
HMLA-167 is the last USMC squadron to make the transition from the UH-1N to the 1Y. The first UH-1Y arrived at the squadron on Apr. 17.
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Delivery of F-35B to resume next month
Lockheed Martin will resume delivering F-35Bs to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma sometime within the next month.
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MADL tested between two F-35s
Two F-35s were able to establish Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) with each other and transfer data for the first time.
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Attack on VMA-211 made possible due to security cutbacks
The Pentagon has always maintained that the Taliban got lucky on their attack of Camp Bastion, but recent interviews of officials with direct knowledge suggests security cutbacks was the cause.
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