UPDATED: Marines Identify Pilot Killed in F/A-18D Hornet Crash
The Marines have identified the pilot who was killed in a F/A-18D Hornet that crashed in Southern California.…
Marine Corps Needs Infrastructure Investment, Improved Technology to Ensure Readiness
SAN DIEGO – A military installation’s sewer lines and electrical grids are critical to a unit’s combat readiness, meaning bases…
First Marine Corps Carrier-Capable F-35C Squadron Now Ready to Deploy
The Marine Corps’ first carrier-capable squadron of F-35C Lightning II jets reached initial operational capability on Tuesday, a key certification…
Sailors Get Experience with Marine MV-22s Before Operating First Navy Ospreys
An overseas deployment with Marines is giving some of the Navy’s first crews that will operate its new cargo-delivery fleet…
Skydiving Plane Rolls into Parked MV-22B Osprey at San Diego Airfield, Damaging Both
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on…
First Marine F-35C Squadron Certified Safe for Flight
The first Marine Corps F-35C carrier-variant Joint Strike Fighter squadron reached an important milestone, receiving a “safe for flight” operations…
F-35Cs Arrive at Miramar as Marines Prepare First Carrier Squadron
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Marine Corps’ first squadron of F-35C Joint Strike Fighters will reach an initial operating capability…
Marines at MCAS Cherry Point Demonstrate the Future of Air Command and Control Operations
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – In a field at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point sits three…
Updated: 2 Marines Severely Burned In Ground Flash Fire at MCAS Miramar
This post has been updated to include additional information about the Marines’ conditions and damage from the fire. Two Marines…
Two Marine Hornets Crash In Training Mission; Both Pilots In Stable Condition
Two Marine Corps F-18 Hornets collided mid-air during a training mission today near San Diego, and both pilots are now…