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Marine Corps MV-22B Crashes in Morocco

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A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey (bureau number 165844) crashed in Morocco on April 11, killing two U.S. Marines and injuring two more severely.

The tilt-rotor aircraft was deployed as part …

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U.S. Marine Corps Rotary/Tilt-Rotor Aviation 2011-2012

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The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) was one of the first branches to see the military potential of rotary-wing aircraft, including putting helicopters on ships for the first time during the …

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U.S. Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aviation 2011-2012

In Hollywood, the Marine Corps is a combination of ground warriors carried into battle by ships and helicopters. In the real world, while every Marine, regardless of job, is a …

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DMN Q & A: USMC Assistant Deputy Commandant-Aviation Brig. Gen. Gary Thomas

The U.S. Marine Corps has been perhaps the fastest and most enthusiastic adopter of all forms of aviation in the past century, from rotary- and fixed-wing to carrier-based, from short …

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U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Today

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Navy and Marine Corps aviation have been closely linked since Lt. Alfred Cunningham was designated Naval Aviator No. 5 in the summer of 1912. His arrival at Annapolis, Md., for …

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Interview: Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation

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The U.S. Marine Corps has been an integral part of naval aviation from its earliest days. The first Marine aviator, then-1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham, reported to the aviation camp …

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Naval Observer Wings Are Back

Many Marines in the past earned the Naval Aviation Observer Badge, a set of wings worn on the uniform breast by aircrew members who are neither pilots nor navigators. Now, …

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Marine F-35B and F-35C Plans Are Detailed for the First Time

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New details have emerged about plans for the “mix” of F-35B and F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) that the U. S. Marine Corps will operate. At the same …

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BF-01, the first STOVL F-35B airframe, achieved its first vertical landing in March 2010. Here it is shown preparing to plug in to a tanker. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

Lightning Strikes USMC fixed-wing aviation outlook

In June, the Marine Corps released its Marine Operations Concept 2010, a document written by the staff of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command that explains how the USMC must …

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Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, turn to make another pass over a target while conducting a gun shoot with a UH-1Y Venom belonging to the squadron, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The new Venom is capable of carrying an interchangeable armament of the GAU-16 .50-caliber machine gun, M240 medium machine gun, and GAU 17 7.62 mm six barrel mini-gun. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher O'Quin.

Vertical Integration A New Generation of Marine Corps Vertical-lift Platforms Comes of Age

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As the second decade of the new millennium commences, Marine Corps rotary-wing forces are beginning to more broadly reap the benefits of helicopter and vertical lift aircraft upgrade/replacement programs begun …

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