A Marine Corps F-18 fighter flying from Honolulu back to Iwakuni, Japan, made an emergency landing on Midway atoll early Thursday.
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Bogdan replaces Venlet as JSF program manager
The Pentagon has nominated Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan as the next director of the Joint Strike Fighter program and he will be promoted to Lt. Gen.
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Lockheed Martin seeks employee ideas to fight F-35 costs
Lockheed Martin has turned to its employees for ideas on how to cut costs on the F-35 program.
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AV-8B crashed near Yuma
A AV-8B Harrier from VMA-203 crashed about 15 miles northwest of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma on Wednesday. The pilot ejected safely.
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Japanese experts traveling to U.S. to review Osprey crash reports
Tokyo will send a team of experts to the United States later this month and next month to review the findings into the crash of two Ospreys this year.
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