The U.S. Air Force will lose six fighter squadrons and divest the C-27J under the new defense budget plan unveiled Thursday.
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Category: Marines
USMC goes hands on with RQ-21A
U.S. Marines from VMU-2 and 3 experience the first RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) flight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California on Jan. 22.
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U.S. Navy completes testing of AGM-65E2
The U.S. Navy completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the AGM-65E2 laser-guided Maverick missile.
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Six killed in CH-53D crash in Afghanistan
Six U.S. marines, all based in Hawaii, were killed when their CH-53D helicopter crashed on Thursday in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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Photo: KC-130J refuels MV-22
An MV-22 Osprey with VMM-264 performs a “dry plug” on a fuel line from a KC-130J Hercules with VMGR-252, off the coast of North Carolina Jan. 5
Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom
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