A brief history of the iconic, sometimes deadly, V-22.
The Marine was discharged from the hospital in good condition, according to a Marine spokesman.
Cpl. Spencer Collart became a Marine with a sometimes-tough exterior, but he never lost his goofy side, his family said.
Unit commanders must ask their junior Marines to provide “honest feedback on perceived hazards,” according to a message signed by Gen. Eric Smith.
The Marine V-22B Osprey with 23 Marines on board crashed Sunday during a training exercise in Australia.
Of the 20 other Marines who were in the Osprey when it crashed, three remain hospitalized.
The first five Marines to arrive at the city’s main hospital were critically injured — and one underwent emergency surgery.
Five others were in serious condition, and others unaccounted for, after an MV-22 Osprey crashed with 23 service members aboard.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 wound up delivering 64,000 pounds of food and water.
“A catastrophic, unpreventable and unanticipated mechanical failure occurred,” the V-22 Joint Program Office said in a statement Friday.
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