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First F-35C Catapult Launch

  Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert takes to the sky July 27 in an F-35C test aircraft launched by a steam catapult for the first time. CF-3 is the designated carrier suitability testing aircraft, and is in Lakehurst for catapult and jet blast deflector testing. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the F-35 [...]

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KC-130J Harvest Hawk: Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan

  By Staff Sgt. Christopher Flurry , 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan — One of the U.S. military’s most seasoned aircraft has found a new purpose as a one-of-a-kind weapon for the Marine Corps in support of troops on the ground in Afghanistan. The U.S. military has relied on the C-130 Hercules [...]

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LtCol Ali Thompson

LtCol Ali Thompson Makes Marine Corps History

On 19 November 2010, Lt Col Ali “Rocky” Thompson made history by becoming the first woman Marine pilot to command a squadron.  Lt Col Thompson, a CH-53E pilot, took command of HMH-464 on board MCAS New River, NC, relieving Lt Col Richard Rush. Lt Col Thompson, a United States Naval Academy graduate, received her commission [...]

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