Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki is currently undergoing training with VMMT-204 at MCAS New River and he is on course to become the first person from Japan to be a MV-22 crew chief.
First Japanese MV-22 crew chief
Category: Marines
USMC practice austere runway operations with JMSDF
For the first time, the U.S. Marine Corps has conducted a cross-training exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) that saw Marine air traffic controllers guide JMSDF helicopter pilots to perform landings on a simulated austere runway.
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USMC CH-53E crashes in Yuma, Arizona
Five U.S. Marines were able to walk away from their CH-53E on Apr. 5 after the helicopter crashed near Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma, Arizona.
By Cpl. Kelly Street [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First ever hot load of the GBU-32 on F-35B
VMFA-211 partnered with MAWTS-1 to conduct the first ever hot load of a GBU-32 on an F-35B MCAS Yuma, Apr. 4.
Photo By: Cpl. Harley Robinson
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CH-53K cleared for production
The Pentagon has approved the U.S. Navy’s request for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter program to enter into the Production and Deployment.
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