Release from the 1st Marine Division ***** CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES 07.24.2023 Story by Capt. Joseph DiPietro, 1st Marine Division In a historic event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, the 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division activated…
USMC Completes 20,000 Flight Hours with MUX MALE MQ-9A
Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 24 July 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) congratulates the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on achieving a significant milestone of surpassing 20,000 flight hours with their Marine Air-Ground Task Force…
Marine Corps Releases Command Investigation Into the MV-22B Osprey Mishap in California on June 8, 2022
Statement from the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) On June 8, 2022, five U.S. Marines from the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 (VMM-364) lost their lives during an aviation mishap onboard an MV-22 Osprey. The investigation into…
Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for USMC
Release from Bell Textron ***** Jul 19, 2023 Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for USMC What does Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, MCAS Futenma, Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center, and Bell’s Repair and Overhaul Center have in…
General Officer Announcement
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** General Officer Announcement July 17, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James H. Adams, III, for…
LCACs 105-107 Receive Lift of Opportunity Aboard USS Gunston Hall
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** By Team Ships Public Affairs Washington Navy Yard – Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCAC) 105-107 received a lift of opportunity (LOO) aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), on…
GA-ASI’S UNMANNED AIRCRAFT CROSS 8 MILLION FLIGHT HOURS
Release from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. New MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® Models Add More Than 4,000 Hours ***** SAN DIEGO – 14 July 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GAASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),…
NAVAIR Selects Mercury to Deliver Digital Head-Up Display for T-45 Goshawk Training Aircraft
Release from Mercury Systems Inc. ***** ANDOVER, Mass., July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a technology company that delivers processing power for the most demanding aerospace and defense missions, received a five-year contract worth…
Bataan ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Marines, Sailors Set Sail for Deployment
Release from Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet ***** NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES 07.10.2023 Courtesy Story Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet ATLANTIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) / 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special…
Third Marine Aircraft Wing Squadron Prints Medical Device In-flight
Release from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ***** 07.07.2023 Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Baez, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — On June 21, 2023, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG)…
