MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.— Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) met a new milestone with the induction of its first Navy CMV-22B Osprey for maintenance. With receipt of this aircraft, the depot now services all three variants of the V-22 platform, which also include the Marine Corps MV-22B and the Air Force CV-22. Leer másFRCE inducts first Navy CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor for maintenance[…]
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDale, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin U.S. Marine Corps, Solomon Islands. — The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Japan recently joined the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for Operation Render Safe 2024-2 in New Georgia, Solomon Islands, from Aug. 12 to Sept. 27. Leer másOperation Render Safe to remove WWII UXO in Solomon Islands[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Hannah Venables, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY – U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), departed yesterday from Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for Leer másMV-22B from VMM-268 prepares for MRF-D deployment[…]
Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th MEU began MV-22B Osprey reintegration training March 21, 2024, transporting a platoon of Marines across Camp Pendleton to regain proficiencies in foundational skills for pilots and infantry Marines. The training was conducted at two sites and involved Leer másMV-22B Osprey tiltrotors begin reintegration with 15th MEU[…]
With the assistance of members of the elite U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Airborne Test Force (ATF), three MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor pilots from Marine Corps and their flight crews were able to requalify conducting sling loads during a joint training in late August. “We don’t do it very often, so it was a chance Leer másMarine Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots requalified for sling loads[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, 7 de diciembre de 2023. — Por precaución, y tras la suspensión operativa del AFSOC, el NAVAIR deja en tierra la flota de tiltrotores V-22 Osprey a través de un «grounding bulletin». Este boletín de puesta en tierra afecta a todas las variantes del V-22 Osprey (CV-22, MV-22 Leer másEl NAVAIR deja en tierra la flota de V-22 Osprey[…]
Story by 1st Lt, Anne Pentaleri, 3rd Marine Division In the summer of 2020, Gen. David H. Berger, ret., introduced the Marine Corps to Force Design 2030, a 10-year plan to prepare the force to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. The concept directed the transformation of traditional naval and Leer másMarines 3rd MLR paves the way with Force Design 2030 capabilities[…]
Bell lists 22 things everyone should know about the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, the world’s first ever tiltrotor aircraft. 1. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is the world’s first successful military tiltrotor to take to the air and the largest active production line for tiltrotors. 2. In March 1989, the V-22 took off for its first flight in Arlington, Texas. Leer más22 fast facts on the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey[…]
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS – Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office the Marine Corps, Air Force Special Operations Command and Navy issued a restrict for the V-22 Osprey flights, via fleet bulletin, on the aircraft Input Quill Assembly, effective Feb. 3, 2023. The imposed time limit will restrict flights on a subset Leer másV-22 Osprey Joint Program Issues Bulletin to restrict flights[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing celebrated its 80th birthday yesterday November 10th, 2022. As the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of I Marine Expeditionary Force, 3rd MAW has performed the six functions of Marine aviation whenever and wherever required since its activation at Cherry Point, North Carolina on November 10th, Leer más3rd Marine Aircraft Wing celebrates 80th birthday[…]
