VMFA-112 has deployed 12 F/A-18s to Marine Corps Base Hawaii where they will train for the next few weeks before deploying to Japan.
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U.S. Navy following U.K on IRST for fighters
Bill Sweetman on how the U.S. Navy’s road map for the Super Hornet’s infra-red search and track (IRST) system mirrors the British approach.
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USS Wasp ready to start phase II of F-35B testing
USS Wasp is getting ready for its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Developmental Testing Phase II later this summer, after gaining its aviation certificate this month.
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U.S. officials say Israel behind latest air strike in Syria
U.S. officials believe that Israel was responsible for an airstrike in the northern Syrian port city of Latakia on Jul. 5.
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160th SOAR buzzed Port Angeles, Washington
The U.S. Army had to apologized after helicopters from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment buzzed around the small city of Port Angeles, Wash., late Thursday.
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