Approximately 61 aircraft from the U.S Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps had to reposition to bases in South Korea, mainland Japan and the Philippines when Typhoon Neoguri hit Kadena Air Force Base in Japan.
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Category: Navy
Onodera: Japan to consider multi-function transport ship
Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters after his visit to USS Makin Island that Tokyo will examine the usefulness of a mult-function transport ship that can carry vehicles and helicopters.
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Taiwan says AGM-84 failed to hit target during live-firing
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed that a AGM-84 Harpoon missile failed to hit its target during a live-fire drill on Jun. 27.
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Hagel to vist Eglin AFB
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will visit Eglin Air Force Base on Jul. 10. While there, Hagel will speak staff at the base regarding the F-35A fire that occurred on Jun. 23.
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Source of F-35A fire was engine
The source of a fire that seriously damage a F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base on Jun. 23 was the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine.
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