Japan Grounds Its V-22s, U.S. Keeps Flying Following Crash Probe

Brian Everstine July 28, 2023

V-22

Credit: U.S. Navy
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following the release of an investigation into a fatal U.S. Marine Corps V-22 crash, though American Ospreys remain in operation. The 14-aircraft fleet, all based at the JGSDF Camp in Kisarazu, stood down on...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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