![The U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine "Minnesota" successfully completes first sea trials Monday.](http://brainerddispatch.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/12222881.jpg "The U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine "Minnesota" successfully completes first sea trials Monday.")
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Submarine 'Minnesota' successfully completes sea trials | BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota
Submarine 'Minnesota' successfully completes sea trials | BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota
![The U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine "Minnesota" successfully completes first sea trials Monday.](http://brainerddispatch.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/story_slideshow_thumb/12222881.jpg "The U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine "Minnesota" successfully completes first sea trials Monday.")
Monday, May 6, 2013
CDR Salamander: RDML Kirby ... Takes one for the Team
CDR Salamander: RDML Kirby ... Takes one for the Team: Let's touch base on a topic that is always good to return to now and then - the Navy being top-heavy in a following seas; via Mike Mathe...
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Marines to Test MV-22 Air-to-Air Refueling this Summer
MV-22 as a refueling tanker?
"If approved, this would help the U.S. military's quick response force react to catastrophes worldwide, from humanitarian crises to attacks on America's facilities, senior officials say.
This gives "numerous options" for the Marine Corps aviation to refuel its airplanes, such as the F-35 attack jet, says Col. Kevin Killea, who oversees Marine Corps aviation requirements. The stealthy, long-range fighter jet known as the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter would have the benefit of refueling from an MV-22, which would be "autonomous to the Marine Corps."
"So I don't have to ask anyone to use them. I know I always have them, so I can plan to do that, and that's a pretty good certainty," Killea says.
Commanders of deployed Marine Expeditionary Units currently have to send a request to a higher command for a tanker to refuel its jets. Using MV-22s would bring that responsibility in-house for the MEU to save complication and time.
The MV-22's speed and range also allows it to keep up with modern, stealthy aircraft, such as the F-35. This new capability would extend the range of the JSF from 450 miles to 600 miles, Marine officials say."
This gives "numerous options" for the Marine Corps aviation to refuel its airplanes, such as the F-35 attack jet, says Col. Kevin Killea, who oversees Marine Corps aviation requirements. The stealthy, long-range fighter jet known as the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter would have the benefit of refueling from an MV-22, which would be "autonomous to the Marine Corps."
"So I don't have to ask anyone to use them. I know I always have them, so I can plan to do that, and that's a pretty good certainty," Killea says.
Commanders of deployed Marine Expeditionary Units currently have to send a request to a higher command for a tanker to refuel its jets. Using MV-22s would bring that responsibility in-house for the MEU to save complication and time.
The MV-22's speed and range also allows it to keep up with modern, stealthy aircraft, such as the F-35. This new capability would extend the range of the JSF from 450 miles to 600 miles, Marine officials say."
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