The U.S. Navy will christen the amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), Oct. 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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VMFAT-501 conducts first aerial refueling
Four F-35Bs from VMFAT-501 conducted the first air-to-air refuel of an operational aircraft on Oct. 2 over Florida.
Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones
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Pentagon plans to deploy F-35 to Japan
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a speech Wednesday that the Pentagon is considering deploying the F-35 to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan.
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MV-22 deploys to MCAS Futenma
Six MV-22 Ospreys were transferred to Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa on Monday. Another six are expected to arrive sometime this week.
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Transfer of Ospreys to Futenma delayed by typhoon
The planned transfer of Ospreys from Iwakuni to Futenma on Friday has been postponed to Monday due to a typhoon threatening Okinawa.
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