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14 hours ago · The Marine Corps received its first F-4Bs in June 1962, with the Black Knights of VMFA-314 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California becoming the first operational squadron. Marine Phantoms from VMFA-531 Grey Ghosts were assigned to Da Nang Air Base on South Vietnam 's northeast coast on 10 May 1965 and were initially assigned to provide ...
- 27 May 1958
- McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1/FGR.2
- 5,195
14 hours ago · The corps later saw action in Egypt, Palestine and on the Western Front throughout the remainder of the First World War. By the end of the war, four squadrons— Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 —had seen operational service, while another four training squadrons— Nos. 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 —had also been established.
- 31 March 1921; 102 years ago
- Russell Offices, Canberra
- 14,313 Active personnel, 5,499 Reserve personnel, 240+ Aircraft
- Australian Defence Force
14 hours ago · The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) held elections on May 7, 2024, to elect new leaders for the Students' Union. Abejoye Adegoriola Taiwo, a Civil Engineering student, was elected President, and Adewumi Queen Oluwatoyin, a Biomedical Technology student, was elected Vice President.
14 hours ago · The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner; it is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD" boom, used for the magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) of submarines.
- November 1959
- Lockheed – 650, Kawasaki – 107, Total – 757
14 hours ago · A number of Danes, Dutch, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns volunteered to serve in the Waffen-SS under the command of German officers. [10] [ better source needed ] [11] Non-Germanic units were not considered to be part of the SS directly, which still maintained its strict racial criteria; instead they were considered to be foreign nationals ...
14 hours ago · During this time, a separate RFP was released for A-X's 30 mm cannon with requirements for a high rate of fire (4,000 round per minute) and a high muzzle velocity. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild Republic in Germantown, Maryland , [20] selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively.
14 hours ago · Direct reporting officers: ... Requirements and Programming, National Guard Bureau ... List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals;
