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Flight trials of MV-22B aboard USS Carl Vinson

Posted on June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy took a MV-22 from VMX-1 aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for flight trials on Jun. 12 as the service prepares itself for the eventual induction of the CMV-22B.

By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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HMLA-773 departing Robins Air Force Base for good

Posted on June 12, 2016 by alert5

A deactivation ceremony will be held at Robins Air Force Base on Jun. 16 for HMLA-773. After spending six years at the base in Georgia, the USMC’s only Reserve Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron will be moving to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Aspera

USMC bringing 30 Hornets out from boneyard

Posted on June 11, 2016 by alert5

Delays with the F-35 program has forced the U.S. Marine Corps to bring 30 legacy Hornets out from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to cover shortfalls, Jane’s reported.

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Iwakuni Hornets at Eielson AFB for RF-A 16-2

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by alert5

VMFA (AW)-242 and VMFA-314 deployed their F/A-18s and Marines from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to participate in exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to Fixed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, taxis past a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. In addition to enabling joint and international units to work side-by-side, RF-A allows coalition forces to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

Aurora Flight Sciences to test its AACUS on USMC UH-1H next year

Posted on May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 by alert5

The entire U.S. Marine Corps rotary-wing fleet could be converted into autonomous flying machines starting from 2018 if the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) being develop by Aurora Flight Sciences proves to be workable.

Photo By: Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte
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