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F-35Bs Armed With Gun Pod Continue Supporting Operation Octave Quartz With Armed Aerial Patrols over Somalia

January 13, 2021 David Cenciotti

The U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs are among the combat aircraft supporting OOQ (Operation Octave Quartz) in the Horn of Africa. Octave Quartz is the name of the U.S. operation to reposition forces in Somalia to […]

Here’s what a Harrier Jump Jet’s vertical landing at night looks like through NVG vision

September 21, 2014 David Cenciotti

Harrier Nighttime Flight Deck Operations Top image shows an AV-8B Harrier preparing to land on the flightdeck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during night operations. What makes the picture particularly interesting […]