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VMA-311 to fly F-35C while VMA-214 will transition to F-35B from 2022

Posted on October 18, 2020 by alert5

VMA-311 will move to MCAS Miramar and fly the F-35C from spring of 2022, the unit conducted a sundown ceremony at MCAS Yuma on Oct. 15.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Keith Bucklew, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 311, taxis down the flightline in an AV-8B Harrier II assigned to VMA-311, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during his last flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2020. The last flight is a significant event for every pilot and is celebrated by spraying the pilot and aircraft with water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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Hot loading of weapons on a USMC F-35C

Posted on October 14, 2020 by alert5

Marines have started to remove parts of KC-130J that crash landed in Thermal

Posted on October 11, 2020 by alert5

The wings and engines of the KC-130J, BuNo. 16-6765, that crash landed on a field in Thermal on Sept. 29 have been removed last week.

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One USMC squadron to replace VMFA(AW)-242 in Japan next month

Posted on September 30, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) will bring in another F/A-18 squadron from the United States to replace VMFA(AW)-242 in Japan next month.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune / Public domain

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USMC F-35B crashes while KC-130J made emergency landing on a field

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by alert5

A USMC F-35B assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings has crashed after a mid-air collision with a KC-130J near Thermal airport in California.

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