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

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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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Collins Aerospace to modify three C-130Js for TACAMO role

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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.

EC-130Q TACAMO VQ-4 in flight 1984
United States Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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