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VMM-362 achieves FOC

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VMM-362 has been declared fully operational capable on Feb. 28. The unit is assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

A Marine MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 (VMM-362), based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, takes off, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19, 2019. The VMM-362 are training in combat search and rescue with the 190th Fighter Squadron at Saylor Creek Range, Idaho. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ryan White)

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This USAF pilot is flying the F-35B from USS America

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Capt. Melanie Ziebart is a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot on exchange with the Marine Corps. She currently flies the F-35B while stationed aboard USS America.

200307-N-BT681-1041 GULF OF THAILAND (March 7, 2020) United States Air Force pilot Capt. Melanie Ziebart poses for a photo on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike group 31st MEU team, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier)

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