Epic V-22 Osprey Flies Again: Why It’s So Important To Keep Them In The Fight (From Fox News)

Last Friday, the Marines, Navy and Air Force gave the V-22 Osprey the green light to return to flying status three months after the fatal crash of an Air Force CV-22 in the seas off Japan. It was a bold decision, given that this was the fourth V-22 crash in two years. 

But the simple fact is that so much depends on the one-of-a-kind Osprey: everything from secure embassy evacuations to deliveries to aircraft carriers at sea. And the Marines don’t go to war without it.

The Osprey fleet will take careful steps getting back in the air. Crews must have refresher training and implement new maintenance procedures. “There is a strong desire to return to fly because this is a capability we want to have,” said Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander, Air Force Special Operations Command on Feb. 20.

I have written more on this subject here.