At Least Two-Thirds Of USMC F-18s Grounded In December

Credit: F-18: USMC
The U.S. Marine Corps is reporting that almost two-thirds of its F/A-18 strike fighters were down due to maintenance in December, an alarmingly high number. And when accounting for additional aircraft in depot maintenance, the figure climbs even higher, to just under three-quarters of all Marine...

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