Together with KC-130J tankers from VMGR-152, F-35B and F/A-18 pilots assigned to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan practiced nighttime aerial refueling exercise Oct. 25-26.
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RAF pilot was about to launch for bombing mission when his AV-8B caught fire
The accident investigation for a VMA-223 AV-8B that caught fire on board USS Kearsarge last year has been completed.
By Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lacordrick Wilson/U.S. Navy (Sailor assists AV-8B pilot.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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CH-53E in Okinawa incident had in-flight engine fire
A CH-53E helicopter that made an emergency landing in Okinawa on Oct. 11 had suffered an in-flight engine fire.
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USMC CH-53 caught fire after landing in empty field in Okinawa
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter caught fire after landing in an empty field near Higashi village, Okinawa today.
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Osprey destroyed after hard landing in Syria
U.S. Central Command disclosed that a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft had made a hard landing in an undisclosed location in the Middle East on Sept. 29.
By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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