The CH-53K has undergone extensive developmental testing that utilized the degraded visual environment (DVE) test course at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for more than two years, most recently to verify software updates in the flight control software that have been made as a result of this testing.
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First Black female U.S. Marine qualified to fly MQ-9
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shaneka Shaw, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron-1 Weapons and tactics instructor, recently graduated from the MQ-9 Basic and Requalification/Transition Course 2 class 20-03 to become the first Black female Marine qualified to fly MQ-9.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Salazar
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VMFA(AW)-242 to swap F/A-18D for F-35B from October
At a meeting between Japan’s Ministry of Defense and Iwakuni City, defense officials explained that the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18s based at MCAS Iwakuni will be replaced by the F-35B starting from October.
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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune / Public domain
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South Korea’s military to green light the purchase of 40 F-35A/Bs in October
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff is expected to rectify a plan to buy 20 F-35As and 20 F-35Bs under phase 2 of its FX III fighter program in October’s meeting.
Sgt. 1st Class MilagrosLaura Laura [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tokyo to brief Iwakuni city on USMC F-35B expansion plan today
According to news reports, the Japanese government will brief Iwakuni city officials on plans to expand the presence of Marine Corps F-35B at MCAS Iwakuni.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin / Public domain
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