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USMC F/A-18, F-35B hit maritime target more than 1,000 nautical miles away

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by alert5

On Jan. 31, F/A-18 and F-35B fighters assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a Marine Aircraft Wing for the opening of Exercise Winter Fury 22.

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, at a forward arming refueling point (FARP) during Winter Fury at Grant County Municipal Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, Feb. 2, 2022. A FARP is a key component of expeditionary advanced base operations as it allows the Marine Corps to refuel and, rearm in a distributed environment. Winter Fury 22 trains the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for a highly contested environment, assess the training and equipment as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, and ability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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Kuwaiti Hornets might go to USMC

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by alert5

Speaking to Breaking Defense, a Kuwait-based defense analyst has said that the U.S. Marine Corps is interested in taking over Kuwait’s F/A-18s when they are retired from service.

Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons

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USS Tripoli recovers and launches the F-35B for the first time

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by alert5

USS Tripoli is now certified to operate the F-35B following the first launch and recovery of the fighter on board the warship on Jan. 11.

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USMC AH-1Z emergency landing in Japan

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by alert5

A USMC AH-1Z BuNo. 169503 from VMM-265 (Rein) was forced to make an emergency landing at a helipad on Tonaki Island on Jan. 13.

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AH-1Z made hard landing just outside Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Posted on January 8, 2022 by alert5

A AH-1Z attack helicopter assigned to HMLA-773 made a hard landing in an open field outside the fence line of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Jan. 6.

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