Last For Any Squadron Deployed Aboard The USS Enterprise
The Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 held an airborne change of command ceremony in the skies over deployed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) May 7. Cmdr. John Bixby relieved Cmdr. James A. McCall as commanding officer (CO), as both flew in F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to VFA-211.
PM Had Originally Called The Airplanes 'Inadequate'
The U.K. Ministry of Defense said Thursday it was reversing course and now plans to buy an undetermined number of F-35B airplanes, after having said in the past that the airplane was "inadequate."
K-MAX UAV Taking The Place Of Some Convoys, Reducing IED Losses
Improvised explosive devices have changed the way the Marine Corps engages hostile forces. The need has risen for supplies to reach the most remote parts of Afghanistan quickly, reliably and safely. Late last year, the Corps began experimenting with the K-MAX - an unmanned helicopter, able to transport large amounts of cargo and reduce the need for convoys.
Attempted To Tie Some Funding To The Announcement Of A Date Certain
A Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee was thwarted on Wednesday in an attempt to tie funding for the F-35 JSF to a guaranteed operational date from the Defense Department.
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