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#FighterFriday

Posted on March 4, 2022 by alert5

220225-N-NO874-1004 ROMANIA (Feb. 25, 2022) A German Air Force A400M Tanker refuels an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, Feb. 25, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (Photo courtesy of Strike Fighter Squadron 11)

VFA-97 declared safe for flight for F-35C

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s second F-35C squadron has achieved safe for flight on Feb. 18. The unit transitioned from
the F/A-18E last year.

Graphic: USN
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An interview with the first F-35B pilot to land on JS Izumo

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by alert5

Greg did an interview with Lt. Col. Robert Guyette on the second last day of the Singapore Airshow. Guyette is the first person to land and take off from JS Izumo with the F-35B.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, executive officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, holds a Japanese Ship Izumo patch from an F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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Charles de Gaulle flotilla retasked to support NATO

Posted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by alert5

The Charles de Gaulle flotilla now currently in the Mediterranean has been retasked to assist NATO after its port call in Cyprus, Naval News reports.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua L. Leonard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Collins Aerospace to modify three C-130Js for TACAMO role

Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is replacing the E-6 with the C-130J for the TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) role. Collins Aerospace has been selected to do the engineering work for the airborne very low frequency communications systems.

United States Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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