U.S. Air Force and Marines Struggle To Train Amid V-22 Issues

soldier marshals Bell Boeing CV-22 on runway

U.S. Air Force CV-22s returned to flight in Japan eight months after the stand-down, but they are subject to flight limitations for the foreseeable future.

Credit: Airman First Class Samantha White/U.S. Air Force
For U.S. Air Force pilots tasked with the special operations role of flying the Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, it is important to spend many hours practicing the tiltrotor’s intense maneuvers. Air Force Special Operations Command contends that 25-30 hr. is the ideal range for training each month. However...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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