VMFA-121 has started its relocation from MCAS Yuma, Arizona to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan on Jan. 9.
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1st Marine Aircraft Wing phasing in AH-1Z in Japan
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing has started to phase out its AH-1W attack helicopters with the newest AH-1Zs at MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.
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Ospreys in Japan to resume mid-air refueling training on Jan. 6
The U.S. Marine Corps has brought forward its plan to resume training on inflight refueling for Ospreys deployed to Japan. Initially, it was scheduled to resume training on Jan. 19. This has been brought forward to Jan. 6.
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By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Major Michael Cato/released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Marines carried out secret rescue of S.O. troop in Libya
Details on a secret mission to evacuate an injured Special Operations troop in Libya last year by the U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa (SP-MAGTF-CR-AF) has now emerge.
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South Korean Marines will soon be armed with the LOGIR
After years of development, South Korea’s Marine Corps will soon be replacing its 90 mm coastal defense guns with the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR)
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