Car-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system. The Navy officer-led NASA Crew-8 mission successfully blasted off Sunday. A total of 15 aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 are surging to fill in gaps due to a military-wide Osprey grounding. Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals. The new system is designed to improve troops’ ability to communicate with their moving company and add transparency to the process. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s news release didn’t identify the five Marines, citing the military’s policy of waiting 24 hours after notifying next of kin. The Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from southern Nevada to San Diego. According to the 2022 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, Harrier pilot training will end in 2024. One member of the unit said she purchased a membership at a gym a 30-minute drive away to get access to the hot showers there. The Army, Navy and Air Force have had such laboratories for years. Load More