Posts Tagged ‘marine-corps’
F-35 pilot training on track despite problems
Development of a training pipeline for pilots and maintainers for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter remains on track despite the recent problems with the jet’s cost and development schedule. “Our focus has remained the same — to be ready when that first jet arrives,” said Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, deputy commander [...]
Face of Defense: Corporal Helps Cancer Patients
Marine Corps Cpl. Dana Hineline stays awake for more than 24 hours during an annual walkathon to raise money and support for cancer patients, part of her efforts to "better this world." See the article here: Face of Defense: Corporal Helps Cancer Patients
Conway Concerned With Gays in Barracks
The Marine Corps' top officer told Military.com that even if the ban on openly-serving gays in the services is lifted, he would draw the line at forcing heterosexual Marines to bunk with gays. "I would not ask our Marines to live with someone who is homosexual if we can possibly avoid it." Read the original post: Conway Concerned With Gays in [...]
7 Hornets grounded because of cracks
Seven F/A-18 Hornets have been grounded due to cracks found in the wing fasteners, but many of the aging fighter jets inspected during the past two weeks have returned to full flight status, a Navy official said Tuesday. Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets March 12 after inspectors discovered that [...]
Coast Guard Removes Ca. Station Commander
The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Sacramento has been temporarily relieved of duty, five months after several crewmen died in a collision between one of the station's aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter. Link: Coast Guard Removes Ca. Station Commander
Readiness woes loom on horizon, lawmaker says
A key lawmaker said Tuesday that strains on equipment and people are causing declining readiness in the Navy and Air Force, while the Army and Marine Corps are keeping pace only through a reliance on emergency war funding to cover the cost of repairing or replacing vital equipment. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services [...]
Reserve O-7 staff selections
These captains were selected for promotion to the permanent grade of rear admiral (lower half). Selectees are listed with current duty. • Chaplain Corps: Gregory Horn, deputy chaplain, Marine Corps Reserve Matters, U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters, Arlington, Va. • Civil Engineer Corps: Paula Brown, deputy chief of staff for engineering, [...]
104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. The grounding order affects the first four varieties of Hornet — models A through D — and does not apply to aircraft now flying combat [...]
NC Marines dedicate clinic to slain corpsman
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A new medical clinic will be named in honor of a Navy Corpsman who was killed in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command will dedicate the clinic to Hospital Corpsman Second Class Charles "Luke" Milam during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune on Friday. The clinic is one of only two medical facilities [...]
Corps says fire forced pilots to ditch Hornet
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, but they were forced to eject and ditch the aircraft in the ocean, a spokesman said Thursday. “The fire was making its way toward the cockpit, so they [...]
