An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps personnel were on the aircraft at the time of the incident. Two personnel died as a result of their injuries sustained in the crash. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Celebrating 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation
April 12, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers “Flying … means a new and wonderful weapon of warfare, the value of which is not appreciated in this country.” – 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham, 1916 This May, Marine Corps aviation will celebrate its 100th birthday. On May 22, 1912, 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham arrived at Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Md., to begin aviation … [Read more...]
Army’s Newest Insignia, Colors – Electronic Warfare
April 12, 2012 Bob Meier, Electronic Warfare Proponent Office, Combined Arms Center FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The Army’s newest collar insignia and colors belong to Electronic Warfare (EW) warrant officers (MOS 290A) and noncommissioned officers (CMF 29). These Soldiers are dedicated to assisting commanders in the integration of electronic warfare capabilities into unified … [Read more...]
Future Aircraft to be Faster, have Smaller Logistics Footprint
April 11, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The Army's aircraft of the future will be faster than what the service has now, it will carry more weight, it will require less of a logistical footprint, and officials said it will better do what Army aviation is meant to do: serve the ground commander. While what is now being called "Future Vertical Lift," … [Read more...]
Vietnam Pilot, Chopper Reunite
April 11, 2012 By Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker , Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. — Have you ever had “the one that got away” only to get him or her back later in life? For one man, a love that was once lost, has now resurfaced in his life after more than 40 years. Curt Lambert, a photographer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, recently … [Read more...]