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An MV-22B Osprey from VMM-161 sets sight on its landing pad aboard the USS Anchorage April 30. VMM-161 is in Alaska to support the the USS Anchorage and be a static display during public tours before the ship's commissioning ceremony on May 4. - An MV-22B Osprey from VMM-161 sets sight on its landing pad aboard the USS Anchorage April 30. VMM-161 is in Alaska to support the the USS Anchorage and be a static display during public tours before the ship's commissioning ceremony on May 4.

3rd MAW Ospreys take flight for Alaska

For the first time, the Corps’ youngest aircraft and the Navy’s newest ship met just off the Alaskan shore, April 30. An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, the first west coast squadron of MV-22B’s, flew out to meet the USS Anchoarge before it cruised into its Alaskan namesake port.Since its arrival, the Osprey’s technology

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A Marine signals the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II Plus with Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), into position on the tarmac, Sept. 18, 2012. The Harrierâ€™s equipped with a 25 mm Gatling gun and 500-pound bombs. - A Marine signals the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II Plus with Marine Attack Squadron 211, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), into position on the tarmac, Sept. 18, 2012. The Harrierâ€™s equipped with a 25 mm Gatling gun and 500-pound bombs.

Air superiority – Harriers continue operations over Helmand

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Two AV-8B Harrier II Plus aircraft appear to dot the gray sky, as ground crewmembers prepare for their arrival. The aircraft are more than 46 feet long and have a wingspan of 30 feet 4 inches. They roar through the Afghanistan sky, a symbol of our air superiority.After a recent insurgent attack at Camp Bastion,

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