A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z attack helicopter was forced to make a precautionary landing in Tonaki Village, Okinawa on Jan. 23. This is the third such incident involving a USMC helicopter in Okinawa prefecture.
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USMC operating F-35B on sloped landing pads
The U.S. Marine Corps has constructed sloped landing pads of various gradients at MCALF Bogue in order to gauge how the F-35B performs on such surfaces.
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Surplus USMC AH-1Ws up for sale
The U.S. government intends to sell away surplus AH-1W attack helicopters used by the Marine Corps via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) route, Jane’s reports.
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South Korea’s Marine Corps took delivery of first two MUH-1s
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has delivered the first two MUH-1 utility helicopters to the South Korean Marine Corps on Jan. 10.
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USAF F-16 pilot to fly F-35B with USMC
U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot 1st Lt. Justin Newman was recently selected to fly the F-35B with the Marine Corps in an exchange program.