Two USMC MV-22s took off at around 9:20 a.m. this morning from MCAS Iwakuni for the type’s first flight in Japan.
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Cherry Point’s AV-8B fleet gets to stay longer
Gen. James F. Amos has promised business leaders in Cherry Point that the AV-8B fleet based there will not be deactivate from 2019.
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JSF office will have one F-35 dedicated to testing helmet issues
Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, deputy F-35 program director, said his office has set aside a single aircraft at NAS Patuxent River for testing the troublesome helmet.
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Tokyo gives green light for MV-22 deployment
Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto announced that the U.S. is cleared to deploy the MV-22 to Okinawa.
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HMLA-367 activated
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 was activated at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Sept. 17. The squadron has four UH-1Y Hueys and five AH-1W Super Cobras.
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