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EA-18G made emergency landing at Grant County due to hypoxia issue

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A EA-18G was forced to make an emergency landing at Grant County International Airport on Mar. 14 after one of the crew members suffered from symptoms of hypoxia.

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers from VAQ-140, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, fly alongside an E-8C Joint STARS during Valiant Shield 18 out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Team JSTARS, consisting of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), active duty personnel assigned to the 461st ACW and Army JSTARS, provides a unique, manned, joint airborne command control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to combatant commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)

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USN to add 36 more EA-18Gs at NAS Whidbey Island

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The U.S. Navy has decided to assign another 36 EA-18G electronic attack jets to NAS Whidbey Island.

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers from VAQ-140, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, fly alongside an E-8C Joint STARS during Valiant Shield 18 out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 17, 2018. Valiant Shield 18 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Team JSTARS, consisting of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), active duty personnel assigned to the 461st ACW and Army JSTARS, provides a unique, manned, joint airborne command control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to combatant commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)

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Lockheed Martin to conduct rapid technology development study for 4 types of missiles

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Lockheed Martin has secured a $84 million contract to perform design and development studies, technology demonstrations and engineering services for rapid technology development for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, Joint Air-to-Ground Missile and Hellfire missile.

A LRASM at NAS Patuxent River 2015 Aug. 12, 2015
U.S Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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