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AFSOC, Marines Pushing Industry To Resolve V-22 ‘Challenges’

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and the U.S. Marine Corps have agreed to “present a united front” to industry on the need to overcome “challenges” with the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, AFSOC’s new commander said Sept. 21.Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, who took the AFSOC helm about two previously, revealed that he and Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the Marine Corps’ aviation chief, decided at a recent meeting to “walk lockstep” on the V-22.“Aircraft…

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