In early December 2016, “Flight Quarters” sounded again for the 134th consecutive day of Operation Odyssey Lightning ― the fight against the Islamic State in Libya, or ISIL. Our Marine Medium ...
MV-22 Ospreys sit on the tarmac at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in 2012. The Ospreys belong to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 It’s been almost two months since the U.S. V-22 fleet ...
An MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepares to land at Landing Zone Condor during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training with U.S.
As a Marine pilot, my highest duty was the safety of my fellow service members and accomplishing our missions in service of America. I became a believer in the V-22 Osprey — a tiltrotor aircraft — ...
Anthony Krockel is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel whose most recent assignment was as the commodore of Training Air Wing FIVE responsible for undergraduate flight training for the Navy, Marine ...
CMV-22 Osprey, assigned to the ‘Sunhawks’ of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Aug. 13, ...
The V-22 will receive a new proprotor gearbox in January 2026, after which the tiltrotor will start returning to its full flight profile. The troubled V-22 Osprey can’t seem to be able to catch a ...