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F-35 AGCAS cleared for fielding

Posted on April 28, 2019 by alert5

The 412th Test Wing has recommended that the F-35 Automatic Ground and Collision Avoidance System be cleared for fielding, seven years ahead of schedule.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2019) Photos of U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force variants of the F-35 Lightning II conducting the first operational live-fire tests of AIM-120 missiles released from their internal weapons storage bays over a controlled sea test range in the Pacific Ocean. F-35C Tail No. 105 piloted by U.S. Navy Lt. Daniel “Crib” Armenteros. F-35A Tail No. 5118 piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan “Scar” Thulin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

CO of VMFA-242 fired

Posted on April 26, 2019 by alert5

The commanding officer of VMFA-242 has been relieved of command due to “loss of trust and confidence.”

Marines from Arlington, VA, United StatesCpl. Nathan Wicks [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Fast jet training at MCAS Yuma hampered by limited training areas and weapons availability

Posted on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 by alert5

A formerly secret Pentagon report says USMC fast jet pilots training at MCAS Yuma are unable to “train as they would fight.”

U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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USS Wasp seen operating near Scarborough Shoal

Posted on April 9, 2019 by alert5

VMFA-232 tests M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Clark Air Base, Philippines

Posted on April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 by alert5