MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.– Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) in its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission inducts a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter marking the first time the platform has ever been inducted for depot level maintenance. April 17, 2025. The aircraft arrived April 4 from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 Leer másFRCE inducts first CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for maintenance[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Jana Somero, 406th Air Expeditionary Wing U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), alongside medical professionals from the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (EAEF), and Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (VMM-266), conducted a rescue exercise (full mission profile personnel recovery training scenario) with an MV-22B Leer másAir Force and Marines perform rescue exercise with MV-22B Osprey[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.— A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared Ready for Training (RFT) on Aug. 16. The new mixed-reality static training device is the first of its kind to Leer másCH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device[…]
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDale, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin U.S. Marine Corps, Solomon Islands. — The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Japan recently joined the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for Operation Render Safe 2024-2 in New Georgia, Solomon Islands, from Aug. 12 to Sept. 27. Leer másOperation Render Safe to remove WWII UXO in Solomon Islands[…]
Story by CPL. Jada Venegas, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona – MCAS Yuma welcomed its inaugural fleet of CH-53K King Stallion helicopters, June 7, 2024. The CH-53K arriving to MCAS Yuma, is a historic milestone which represents the first time that Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 Leer másThe CH-53K King Stallion helicopter arrives at MCAS Yuma[…]
Story by Belinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. — Aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard graduated from the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 22, marking a significant moment in the evolution of Army-wide aviation readiness. The Alaska Guard’s participation marks the first time a conventional (not special forces) Leer másAlaska Army NG and Marine Corps enhance weapons and tactics[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Hannah Venables, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY – U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), departed yesterday from Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for Leer másMV-22B from VMM-268 prepares for MRF-D deployment[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aviators and the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence are training at the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 is hosting the training March 4 through Leer másAlaska National Guard UH-60 aviators training at MCAS Yuma[…]
Story by Maj. Roberto Martins, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing OKINAWA, Japan. March 14, 2024 – The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) has returned its MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor units to flight status on March 14, as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has deemed the aircraft safe to fly based on a meticulous and data-driven Leer más1st Marine Aircraft Wing MV-22 tiltrotor return to air[…]
Story by Maj. Natalie Batcheler, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MCAS Miramar — The Marines and Sailors of HMLA-169 (Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169) «Vipers» and HMH-462 (Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462) «Heavy Haulers», 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, returned home from deployments in support of the Unit Deployment Program and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to Leer másMarines HMLA-169 and HMH-462 returns home from deployments[…]