
The CMV-22B, the Navy’s variant of the Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, formally achieved initial operational capability (IOC) last December, the service said Feb. 18. The Navy’s announcement came with at the end of the CMV-22B's maiden deployment on Feb. 17. IOC was formally declared on Dec. 14, 2021, which aligned with the scheduled first quarter of the fiscal year requirement, the service said. The CMV-22 was first deployed with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft…