Marine Corps Air Station Yuma is on an aggressive schedule to complete facilities to accommadate the first F-35B that will arrive in November or December.
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V-22s could arrive in Okinawa as early as July
Washington has told Tokyo that it plans to bring the V-22 to Okinawa as early as July. The original plan was to transfer the aircraft over to Japan in October.
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USMC AV-8B pilot recalls mission to save F-15E pilot in Libya
Maj. J. Eric Grunke, a AV-8B pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps, recalls the mission to rescue a USAF F-15E who had ejected over Libya last year.
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Rolls-Royce wins V-22 engine order
THe Pentagon has placed an order with Rolls-Royce for 268 AE 1107C engines for the CV-22 and MV-22. The contract is worth $598 million.
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APKWS II deployed in Afghanistan
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II program manager confirmed that the weapon has been deployed in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines.
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