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MRAP All Terrain Vehicles Arriving for C4I Integration
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.: The next generation of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, the MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs), are now arriving at Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic. As with the MRAP vehicles, SSC Atlantic is responsible for the prototyping, testing, integration, installation and quality assurance of all advanced electronic communications [...]
Air-Ground Team Airlifts Newest Howitzers In Historic First
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan: In a historic combat first, Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment worked together to air lift two M777A2 lightweight howitzers from Fire Base Fiddler’s Green in Helmand Province and set them up for action at Forward Operating Base Golestan Sept. 28. [...]
Marine Wing Support Squadron trains to deploy
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.: Leathernecks of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 engaged in a field training exercise Sept. 14 – 25 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C. The exercise provided an opportunity to assess and correct any areas needing improvement before the “Ironmen” head to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat [...]
Blue Angels to awe crowds at 2009 MCAS Miramar Air Show
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Ca: The U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will perform at the 2009 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show today through Sunday. The demonstration team’s show is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. each day, will exhibit a choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. The Blue [...]
First M-ATVs Deploy to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: With unprecedented speed, the first of thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles known as M-ATVs — are being deployed to Afghanistan just three months after a delivery order was awarded. Conventional MRAP vehicles feature a V-shaped hull to deflect roadside bombs, and are proven to be lifesavers on the battlefield. The procurement of the [...]
Harvest Hawk Mission Kit Brings New Era In Marine Aviation
AIR FORCE PLANT-42 PALMDALE: Marine Corps aviation took the next step in battlefield capabilities, when a KC-130J “Super Hercules” from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 tested a new surveillance and weapons system, Aug. 29. Personnel from Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20, took off from Air Force Plant 42 on its first flight [...]
Afghanistan-bound HMLA-367 to Bring New Huey to the Fight
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 “Scarface” wrapped up their final week of Enhanced Mojave Viper Aug. 26 as they prepare to take the Bell UH-1Y “Yankee,” an updated version of the Huey helicopters, to the fight. Scarface will be the first squadron to utilize the Yankee [...]
US Marines Seeking F-35 JSF Instructor Pilots
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA: The Marine Corps is looking for fixed-wing pilots to train to fly the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, according to a recently released Marine administrative message. MarAdmin 347/09, released June 9, 2009, solicits pilots to fill eight F-35B billets. One operational test and evaluation pilot, six instructor pilots and [...]
MRAP Modified from the Ground Up
MARINE CORPS TWENTYNINE PALMS, Ca: The Department of Defense partnered with Force Protection Inc. and Oshkosh Truck Corp. to modify Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles with new independent suspension and central tire inflation systems, and plans to ship them to Afghanistan to do what they do best—protect Marines. The Combat Center will be the first [...]
