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Marine Corps Releases New Amphibious Vehicle RFI

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The United States Marine Corps is continuing its search for an amphibious vehicle “that will provide increased force protection, water speed, land mobility, lethality, and survivability, while balancing capacity, mobility, …

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The Blue Angels

The Blue Angels: A 65 Year History 65 Years of Angels Over America

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At the end of World War II, the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team “to keep the public interested …

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MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters

Challenge in Transition Four leaders articulate the future of Naval Aviation

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Of all the presentations at the 2011 Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington, D.C., perhaps the most interesting was the professional development seminar: “Naval Aviation Centennial: What is the Future …

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MH-60S Knighthawks

Responsive, Relevant, Rotary-wing A history and appreciation of the helicopter in Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviation

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Eighty years ago, the U.S. Navy bought three XOP-1 autogyros for testing. After three historic landings on the carrier Langley and five months with Marines in Nicaragua, the pioneering rotorcraft …

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Harpers Ferry 31st MEU Korean Integrated Training Program 2010

Defining the Future Marine Corps

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Rarely has a military service undergone as much change as the U.S. Marine Corps has experienced in the first decade of the 21st century. From standing up major new commands …

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On the Sea of Stars Naval Aviators in Space

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When President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched America’s campaign in the space race, he had several reasons for insisting the nation’s first astronauts be selected from among its top military pilots: …

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Marine Cobras in Iraq: Naval Aviation Through the Decades 100 Years of Planes, Progress, and Personal Narratives: Part 13

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Entering a new century, the Navy weathered 9/11, fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reduced its carrier force (to 11, with 10 carrier air wings), modernized its helicopters, and invested in …

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E-2D on EMALS

Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMAL) Launches the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System's first launch of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is another step forward for the new-technology catapult

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The first electromagnetic catapult launch of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from the runway at Joint Base Lakehurst on September 27 was totally unremarkable – just the way the test team …

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Swordsmen F-14s During Desert Storm

Tomcats Over the Desert: Naval Aviation Through the Decades 100 Years of Planes, Progress, and Personal Narratives: Part 12

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When Operation Desert Storm began, the F-14 Tomcat was the only in-service fighter in the U.S. inventory to have scored an air-to-air kill in U.S. service.

Desert Storm didn’t exactly …

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Former JCS Chairman Mullen During His China Visit

China Military Power Report Details Nation’s Desire to Become a World Class Economic and Military Power Strong economy enables investments in defense

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What does China want?  Why are they growing their military reach and capability, and is China the next big threat and the world’s new “superpower?”

For answers to those questions, …

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