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Aircraft - Fixed Wing

AV-8B Harrier II

Equipment Description

Name: AV-8B Harrier II

Type: Single-engine, surface and air target attack jet

Entered Marine Service: 1985

Variants in Service: AV-8BII+

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Equipment Specifications

Length: 46.3 ft

Wing Span: 30.3 ft

Armament: Various bombs

Crew: One

EA-6B Prowler

Equipment Description

Name: EA-6B Prowler (ICAP)

Type: Twin-turbofan engine, electronic attack, support and protection airplane

Entered Marine Service: 1977

Variants in Service: ICAP II

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Equipment Specifications

Length: 59 ft

Wing Span: 53 ft

Armament: ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS); High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

Crew: Four

F/A-18A Hornet

Equipment Description

Name: F/A-18A Hornet

Type: Twin-turbofan engine, strike fighter multi-mission airplane

Entered Marine Service: 1983

Variants in Service: F/A-18A/C and F/A-18A/CN

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Equipment Specifications

Length: 56 ft

Wing Span: 37.5 ft

Armament: AN M61 20mm six-barrel gun, various air-to-air weapons, and various air-to-ground weapons

Crew: One

FA-18D Hornet

Equipment Description

Name: F/A-18D Hornet

Type: Twin-turbofan engine, strike fighter multi-mission airplane

Entered Marine Service: 1989

Variants in Service: None

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Equipment Specifications

Length: 56 ft

Wing Span: 37.5 ft

Armament: AN M61 20mm six-barrel gun, various air-to-air weapons, and various air-to-ground weapons

Crew: Two

KC-130 Hercules

Equipment Description

Name: KC-130 Hercules

Type: Four engine, multi-role, multi-mission tactical tanker/transport airplane

Entered Marine Service: 1962 (KC-130F)

Variants in Service: KC-130F, KC-130R, and KC-130T

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Equipment Specifications

Length: 97 ft, 9 in

Wing Span: 132 ft, 7 in

Armament: Defensive electronic and infrared countermeasures systems

Crew: Six


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