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Marines UH-1Y Venom helicopters in aid to preserve the bighorn sheep

Story by 2nd Lt. Madison Walls, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, California — U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303 provided aerial support to a multiagency operation in aid to preserve the life of the desert bighorn sheep in southern California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Nov. 3-5, 2023. Leer másMarines UH-1Y Venom helicopters in aid to preserve the bighorn sheep[…]

Bell Helicopter completes Bahrain AH-1Z program of record

Fort Worth, Texas (Feb. 20, 2023) –​ Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has completed the AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bell delivered the final production aircraft to Naval Air Systems Command in December of 2022. The first Bahrain AH-1Zs made their in-country debut during the Bahrain Air Show and Leer másBell Helicopter completes Bahrain AH-1Z program of record[…]

Marines and Navy fly together manned H-1 and unmanned MQ-8C aircraft

Story by Maj. Jorge Hernandez | Communication Directorate Washington, D.C. – Marines from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) and Navy sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) teamed up fly together manned H-1 and unmanned MQ-8C aircraft, with the objective to conduct tactics development integrating manned-unmanned rotorcraft. The exercise has been Leer másMarines and Navy fly together manned H-1 and unmanned MQ-8C aircraft[…]

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Marines HMLA-269 operates in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

Story by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel , 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing  LAMAR, COLORADO — Late-autumn winds rushed down from the Rocky Mountains, passed steep plateaus, and sifted through deep canyons before settling on the great plains of Colorado. These untamed plains, inhabited only by wildlife adapting to the soon-to-come winter, would shortly be the training grounds for Leer másMarines HMLA-269 operates in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado[…]

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