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VMFA-251 deactivates, moving to MCAS Cherry Point as F-35C unit

Posted on May 9, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps has deactivated VMFA-251 at MCAS Beaufort on Apr. 23. The squadron will move to MCAS Cherry Point and stand up as a F-35C unit later.

Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251), Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, are positioned outside during a deactivation ceremony for VMFA-251 on April 23. In the future, the Thunderbolts will transition to the F-35C and relocate aboard MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aidan Parker)

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Japan’s first two Ospreys have arrived home

Posted on May 9, 2020May 8, 2020 by alert5

#1701 and 1705

V-22 Ospreys bound for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrive in Japan at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, May 8, 2020. The V-22 off-load marked the first time JGSDF V-22s arrived on Japanese soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune)

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#StallionSaturday

Posted on April 25, 2020April 22, 2020 by alert5

The CH-53K King Stallion successfully plugs into a funnel-shaped drogue towed behind a KC-130J during aerial refueling wake testing over the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Erik Hildebrandt.

VMFA-121 received new F-35Bs

Posted on April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 by alert5

Eight F-35Bs which are less than a year-go each have been delivered by VMFA-122 and VMFA-211 to VMFA-121 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Senior Airman John Linzmeier / Public domain
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VMU-1 has flown its first operational MQ-9 mission over Middle East

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alert5

On Mar. 20, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) crew from VMU-1 took control of a General Atomics Company Owned/Company Operated (COCO) MQ-9A over the Middle East for an operational mission for the first time.

Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 1 / Public domain
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