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No Date Certain for CV-22 Return to Flight

No Date Certain for CV-22 Return to Flight
Two CV-22s land at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla. on Aug. 13, 2020 for refueling before returning to their home at Florida Air National Guard, Detachment 2 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (Air National Guard Photo)

While Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) approved a return to flight with safety controls in place for the V-22 Osprey on March 8, Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), is taking a phased approach to resumption of CV-22 flights. At a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel last week, Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Texas), a retired Navy pilot, said that he had spoken with the head of U.S. Special Operations…

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