U.S. Marines do it at night: F/A-18D first ever arrested night landing on Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands

June 1, 2012 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

Do you remember the previous article about the first ever “coral” arrestment on a tiny island of the Northern Mariana Islands?

To make it more difficult, on May 29, during the same exercise Geiger Fury 2012, the U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron -171, Marine Aircraft Group-12 performed the first ever F/A-18D arrested night landing on West Field runway, Tinian Island.

The U.S. Marine Corps train for a war in the Pacific: F/A-18 Hornets make first ever “coral” arrestment on a tiny island of the Northern Mariana Islands. (theaviationist.com)

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.