U.S. Marines, Navy Continue Flying V-22s Despite USAF Grounding

Two U.S. Air Force CV-22s participate in a 2017 exercise at Himsely Army Airfield, Indiana.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is the only one of three services to ground the Bell Boeing V-22, with the Marine Corps and Navy saying they will keep the tiltrotor flying with precautions. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) on Aug. 16 grounded the 52 MV-22s in its fleet because of an increased number...
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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