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Capt. Tomohiro Sato of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is currently undergoing conversion training at VMMT-204. Sato will be the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey instructor pilot when the aircraft is introduced to the Japanese military next year.
The U.S. Marine Corps has decided that VMFA-122 will be the next in line after VMA-211 to transition to the F-35B instead of VMA-311.
By Bahamut0013 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The first two pilots to go direct from flight school to the F-35 conversion course will be graduating at the end of February.
Photo: USMC
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By late 2019, the U.S. Marine Corps is expected to declare initial operational capability for the V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS), starting with four Ospreys.
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A F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed near Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England on Oct. 21, 2016. BBC has seen the accident investigation report which says the Hornet’s Inertial Navigation System was not “100%” before it took off.
By English: Cpl Aubry L. Buzek [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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