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Tag Archives: Air Station
104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. The grounding order affects the first four varieties of Hornet — models … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Station, flight demonstration team, Iraq, Iwakuni, Japan, Lt. Nate Christensen, Marine, South Carolina
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Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading
MMA fighters teach Marines skills for combat
At 5 feet 6 inches and 140 pounds, Damacio Page may not look intimidating to a burly, battle-hardened Marine.But Page, a pro cage fighter nicknamed “The Angel of Death,” taught several Marines a very important lesson during a recent mixed … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Station, Angel, Ariz., Calif., Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, East Coast, Ed McMahon, Gray Maynard, Iraq, Johnny Carson, Lex McMahon, Marine, military police officer, N.C., Randy Couture, Sgt. Cesar Espinoza, Sgt. Jonathan Walsh, Sgt. Tim Kennedy, Somalia, Walsh, West Coast, Yuma
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Conway: 22nd MEU tapped for earthquake relief
The Marine Corps will send the North Carolina-based 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to earthquake-ravaged Haiti as part of an extensive U.S. relief plan for the island nation, the service’s top officer said Thursday.Commandant Gen. James Conway, speaking at a Surface … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Station, Aristide, Camp Lejeune, Capt. Clark Carpenter, Caribbean, Carl Vinson, Carter Hall, Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, Col. Gareth F, Fort McHenry, Gen. James Conway, Haiti, James K. Sanborn, Jean-Bertrand, Lance Bacon, MEU, N.C., New River, North Carolina, Paul Conneally, Port-au-Prince, surface navy association, U.S., Washington
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Obama says he won’t rush Afghan decision
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — President Barack Obama pledged on Monday not to “rush the solemn decision” to send more troops to battle in Afghanistan as he weighs military options on what to do next in the troubled war.“I won’t risk your … Continue reading
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Tagged Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Air Station, Arizona, Fla., JACKSONVILLE, John McCain, Korea, Obama, President Hamid Karzai, U.S., Vietnam
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Ospreys headed to Afghanistan in coming weeks
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. will be the first Osprey squadron to operate in Afghanistan beginning next month, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.The deployment will include about 200 Marines and up to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Station, Brig. Gen. Jon Davis, Gen. James Conway, government accountability office, Helmand, Iraq, Kandahar, Marine, N.C., New River, Nimruz, Rhode Island, Texas, Zabol
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SecNav: Cut half of oil use by 2020
Navy Department leaders issued a set of ambitious new plans to boost the Navy and Marine Corps’ energy efficiency Wednesday, including the goal of fielding a completely sustainable carrier strike group dubbed “the Great Green Fleet.”Navy Secretary Ray Mabus cited … Continue reading
Ospreys tapped for Afghanistan
Marine officials say that an MV-22 Osprey squadron will deploy to Afghanistan for the first time in November.Brig. Gen. Jon Davis, the assistant deputy commandant for aviation, can’t wait for the Osprey to get to theater, he said in early … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Station, Brig. Gen. Jon Davis, Camp Lejeune, government accountability office, Iraq, Maj. Eric Dent, Marine, N.C., New River, Va.
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