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Acting Marine Corps Commandant Confirms V-22 Still Grounded Amid Investigation

Acting Marine Corps Commandant Confirms V-22 Still Grounded Amid Investigation
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge on Sept. 3, 2017 in preparation to support hurricane relief efforts. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado.)

The acting commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday confirmed the service has kept its fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft grounded due to a deadly November mishap, but he is confident they are a good platform. In December, the Department of the Navy grounded all V-22 Ospreys across the Navy and Marine Corps after Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) grounded its own fleet following a Nov. 29 crash in Japan that killed all eight airmen aboard (Defense Daily,…

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