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‘We’re leaking fuel and we might be on fire’ How a Pair of KC-130J Pilots, Crew Saved Their Plane After a Collision with an F-35

June 21, 2022 6:28 PM

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The first F-35B Lightning II pulled up to the KC-130J Super Hercules aerial tanker, took its…

Marines Release More Details on F-35B, KC-130J Collision

October 1, 2020 7:41 PM

The Marine Corps has released new information about its F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed earlier this week…

Marine Corps Finds 2018 Crash Investigation Had Flaws, Proposes New Safety Measures

July 2, 2020 5:59 PM

A review of two previous Marine Corps aviation mishaps and their subsequent command investigations concludes that “organizational culture and command…

Marines’ Force Design 2030 May Allow MEUs Tailored for Different Geographies, Adversaries

April 2, 2020 8:15 PM

The Marine Corps’ new force design may allow East Coast expeditionary units to look much different than West Coast or…

Marine Investigation into Fatal Fighter, Tanker Crash off Japan

September 26, 2019 1:59 PM - Updated: September 26, 2019 4:50 PM

The following is the recently released investigation into the Dec. 6, 2018 crash between an F/A-18D Hornet and a KC-130J…

Marines: Lack of Training, Command Problems Contributed to Fatal 2018 Crash off Japan

September 23, 2019 9:31 AM

The Marine Corps found that pilot error, inadequate oversight of training and operations and an unprofessional command climate contributed to…

How to Seize Islands, Set Up a Forward Refueling Point: Marine Corps Recipes for Expeditionary Operations

September 13, 2019 8:49 AM - Updated: September 13, 2019 10:35 AM

The U.S. Marine Corps has been refining a pair of related concepts, Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO) and the overarching…

Marines Identify Remains Recovered from KC-130J Salvage Operation

June 26, 2019 10:22 AM

The Marine Corps has identified the remains of three Marines recovered during a recent salvage operation to retrieve a KC-130J…

Remains of Marines Lost in KC-130J Crash off Japan Recovered

June 10, 2019 3:47 PM

A salvage team recovered remains of Marines who were killed in a 2018 crash off the coast of Japan, III…

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