US Navy & Marine Corps - Air Power Yearbook 2017
Страниц: 100
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Качество: Отличное
Язык: Английский
Год издания: 2017
US Navy & Marine Corps - Air Power Yearbook 2017
4 WELCOME
This year sees many signi cant milestones in US Navy and Marine Corps aviation, with eet readiness and personnel retention grabbing the headlines.
6 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 2017
Interview with Lt Gen Jon Davis The Marine Corps may be the smallest of the US military services, but its air component is admired around the world. Jamie Hunter meets Lt Gen Jon Davis, the US Marine Corps air chief.
14 UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION A YEAR IN REVIEW
A review of the major news stories around Navy and Marine Corps aviation from mid-2016 to the present.
20 MASTER JET BASE
Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, is the home of Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic. Jamie Hunter visits two of its most famous squadrons, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 ‘Jolly Rogers’ and VFA-211 ‘Fighting Checkmates’.
30 MARINE TESTERS
Jamie Hunter details VMX-1, the Marine Corps’ specialist operational test unit, which has brought together all the elements that are shaping the future of Marine aviation.
38 RIDING WITH THE KING
When Sikorsky decided to name the brand-new CH-53K the King Stallion it knew the engineering challenges that lay ahead. Yissachar Ruas explains how developing a new aircraft is never straightforward, but that things are now coming together for the new heavyweight.
46 STAYING THE COURSE
Tom Docherty pro les the venerable C-2A wires’ carrier on-board delivery type.
54 FORD GOES TO SEA
Jamie Hunter looks at the US Navy’s new aircraft carrier, which is progressing towards commissioning later this year.
56 OLD, BUT STILL JAMMIN’
The Marine Corps’ Grumman EA-6B Prowler eet may be old and nearing retirement, but it is still in demand and still messing with the enemy’s heads, as Rich Cooper nds.
64 ALL AMERICAN BULLDOGS
VMA-223 celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and its AV-8B Harrier IIs are still proving their worth. Rich Cooper reports.
68 UNITED STATES NAVY AIR POWER REVIEW
Tom Kaminski and Jamie Hunter provide an extensive overview of US naval air power including a detailed directory of units, bases and aircraft.
86 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AIR POWER REVIEW
Tom Kaminski and Jamie Hunter present an in-depth look at the units, bases and aircraft that comprise US Marine Corps air power in 2017
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