USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 24 to prepare for a hull swap with USS Essex (LHD 2) later this spring.
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Category: Marines
A160T back in the game for Marine’s cargo UAS demo
NAVAIR has allowed Boeing to resume work on getting the A160T ready for trials as a cargo hauler for the USMC.
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Global Strike Command may get more used UH-1Ns from Marines
The USAF Global Strike Command may acquire more used UH-1Ns from their Marines counterparts in order to expand its Huey fleet.
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USMC inducts F-35B into its fleet
The U.S. Marine Corps officially inducted the F-35B into the Marine Corps aviation arsenal at Eglin Air Force Base on Feb. 24.
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Fatal mid-air collision between AH-1W and UH-1Y
Seven U.S. Marines were killed when their helicopters collided in mid-air over the Chocolate Mountain Gunnery Range on Wednesday nigh. The collision involved a AH-1W and a UH-1Y.
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