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As demand rises, Marines need their own school for MQ-9 drone crews
The Corps has 100 trained MQ-9A pilots but needs more.
By Todd South
Opinion
I commanded a Marine V-22 squadron. Here’s what I learned
The Osprey made the entire mission during a Islamic State in Libya deployment possible, this retired lieutenant colonel writes.
By Lt. Col. Douglas Thumm (retired)
V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training
The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.
Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crash
The Osprey has been grounded following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP
The National Guard’s quiet role in Iraq, Syria and Jordan
Guardsmen are facing more hostility downrange than they have in years.
Military prepares to brief a plan to get its V-22 Ospreys flying again
The military services on Friday will lay out plans to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for addressing safety concerns stemming from a fatal 2023 crash.
Marine F-35C used for Top Gun training takes a nosedive while parked
The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said.
Air Force knows what failed in fatal Osprey crash — but not why
NBC News reported Monday that the crash was linked to chipping from the Osprey’s proprotor gearbox.
By Tara Copp, AP