Marines Archives - Page 93 of 237

All non-deployed USMC squadrons to take “operational pause” within 7 working days

Posted on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 by alert5

In the wake of another F/A-18 crash this week, the U.S. Marine Corps has ordered all its non-deployed squadrons to take an “operational pause” within seven working days.

By John Murphy (VMFA-232) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “All non-deployed USMC squadrons to take “operational pause” within 7 working days”

Marines practice defending airfield at Mount Fuji, Japan

Posted on August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 by alert5

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan were back at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji late last month for this year’s iteration of Exercise Eagle Wrath. Over a period of four days, the Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 had to establish a mock airfield and defend it from enemy attacks.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnston Murn, a low altitude air defense gunner with 3rd LAAD Battalion unit deployment program, uses a Stinger missile tracking and handling trainer on a Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, July 28, 2016. Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, received assistance throughout the exercise from Combat Logistics Company 36 from MCAS Iwakuni, the Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion and Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and HSC-25 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

VMFA-232 lost another F/A-18C

Posted on August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 by alert5

A U.S. Navy pilot, flying a F/A-18C from VMFA-232, was forced to eject near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 2.

By John Murphy (VMFA-232) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “VMFA-232 lost another F/A-18C”

F-35B’s first at sea deployment will be from Japan, aboard USS Bonhomme Richard

Posted on August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 by alert5

After arriving at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan in January next year, VMFA-121 will prepare for the F-35B’s first at sea deployment in 2018 aboard Sasebo-based USS Bonhomme Richard.

By U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist First Class Tommy Lamkin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “F-35B’s first at sea deployment will be from Japan, aboard USS Bonhomme Richard”

Osprey flies with 3-D printed, safety-critical component

Posted on August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 by alert5

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has successfully employed 3-D printing technology to fabricate a flight critical aircraft component and flew it on board an aircraft.

160729-N-JM744-117 PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. (July 28, 2016) An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover during a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) — 160729-N-JM744-117
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. (July 28, 2016) An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover during a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)