Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch as MV-22B Ospreys take off from the flight deck of the USS Makin Island during Amphibious Squadron ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is shifting its F-35 purchase plans to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer F-35Bs, which can hover and vertically land. (Cpl. Christopher R. Lape/U.S. Marine Corps) The U.S.

This photo shows the site of a military jet that crashed on a residential street in the desert community of Imperial, Calif., setting two homes on fire Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Lance Cpl. Christopher ...

The Marine Corps released its 2017 Marine Aviation Plan today, outlining its upcoming aircraft acquisition and upgrade plans and providing a glimpse of how those new capabilities will come together in ...

On the occasion of the recent airshow at MCAS Yuma, we had the opportunity to interview the Commander of Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1. After a three-month winter break, ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to remove an engine from an MV-22 Osprey on the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Dec. 27, 2016. US ...

Last month’s release of the 2016 Marine Corps Aviation Plan highlighted the service’s struggles to keep its planes flying and its pilots trained. Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the deputy commandant for aviation ...

The purpose of the Marine Corps’ unmanned aerial vehicle squadrons (called VMUs, with “V” meaning fixed-wing, “M” meaning Marines, and “U” meaning unmanned) is to provide an organic “unblinking eye” ...

Latest Accident Continues Tragic Trend, Underscores Risks of Marine Aviation. “The cause of the crash is under investigation.” It is the boilerplate statement issued in the aftermath of every aviation ...

The Marine Corps recently took a very unusual step. In a new administrative message it announced that selected aviation captains who have been passed over twice for promotion to major will be allowed ...

The commander of a West Coast-based aviation logistics squadron was removed from his post on Friday due to dissatisfaction with his performance, according to an announcement from 3rd Marine Aircraft ...

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