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USMC starts 3-year effort to reset 147 CH-53Es

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Over the next three years, the U.S. Marine Corps will rotate 147 of its CH-53Es to MCAS Miramar; New River; and Kaneohe Bay for technicians to strip down the rotor-craft, rebuild them and swap out high time components.

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U.S. Navy testing out RQ-20A in Arabian Gulf

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During a Griffin Missile System test in the Arabian Gulf last month, USS Monsoon took out its newest asset, the RQ-20A Puma AE, to gauge its capabilities.

160722-N-GC639-088 ARABIAN GULF (July 22, 2016) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Darius Jackman launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the patrol coastal ship USS Monsoon (PC 4). Monsoon is one of ten patrol coastal ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) 1 home-ported in Manama, Bahrain in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)
160722-N-GC639-088 ARABIAN GULF (July 22, 2016) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Darius Jackman launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the patrol coastal ship USS Monsoon (PC 4). Monsoon is one of ten patrol coastal ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) 1 home-ported in Manama, Bahrain in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)

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