VMFA(AW)-533 is the winner of the Robert M. Hanson award for the best fighter attack squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps for 2011.
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35th Fighter Squadron holds DACT with VMFA(AW)-121
VMFA(AW)-121’s F/A-18Ds were recently in Kunsan, South Korea to have dissimilar aircraft combat training with the U.S. Air Force’s 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s.
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USMC completes IOT&E of APKWS
The U.S. Marine Corps completed the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program and the weapon is expected to be operational in Afghanistan this month.
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CH-46 getting second career with U.S. State Department
Sixteen CH-46E helicopters are being transferred from the U.S. Marine Corps to the State Department for a new role.
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V-22 “belly gun” tested 1st time on a West Coast installation
VMM-165 tested the Interim Defensive Weapon System during a training exercise at MCAS Yuma’s Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. This is the first time the weapon is fired on a West Coast installation.
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