BALTOPS 2019 Focuses on Operationally Relevant, High-End Skills Due to Changing Security Environment
ABOARD USS MOUNT WHITNEY, IN THE BALTIC SEA – As this year’s BALTOPS exercise shaped up to be the largest…
AV-8B Harrier That Crashed in North Carolina Being Recovered; Pilot Released from Hospital
The AV-8B Harrier that crashed Monday night near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina is in the…
Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Crashes Outside MCAS Cherry Point; Pilot Safely Ejected
A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed in North Carolina, and the pilot is being treated at a local hospital after…
Marines Accelerating F-35C Procurement to Support Carrier Deployments; F-35B Buys Would Slow
CAPITOL HILL – The Marine Corps is accelerating its F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter procurement and slowing its F-35B…
Air Operations in Djibouti Halted, Amphibious Exercise Canceled After 2 Marine Aviation Crashes on April 3
This post has been updated to include additional information from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. All U.S. military air operations…
Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashes in Djibouti, Pilot in Stable Condition
This post has been updated to correct the date USS Iwo Jima entered U.S. 5th Fleet. It was March 27,…
Aviation Leaders Still Unsure Why Marines Not Facing Same Hypoxia Issues as Navy, Air Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The armed services are still unsure why Navy and Air Force pilots are struggling with their Onboard…
Marines Would Save $1B If F-35 Entered Service Faster; F-18 Hornets Struggling To Stay Mission-Ready
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Corps could save about a billion dollars, reduce risk for pilots seeing too few flight…
Marines Upgrading Today’s Aircraft To Prepare For Tomorrow’s Distributed, High-End Fight
The Marine Corps released its 2017 Marine Aviation Plan today, outlining its upcoming aircraft acquisition and upgrade plans and providing…
Lawmaker Worries Marine Corps Investing Too Heavily In Aviation Over Ground Vehicles
The Marine Corps’ top financial officer told lawmakers that the service considers its modernization programs properly balanced between aviation and…