MV-22B

Investigation into 2023 U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey Crash off Japan

The following is the June 6, 2024, U.S. Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation Board report on the Nov. 29, 2023 crash of an Air Force CV-22B off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan.

From the report

Executive Summary

On 29 November 2023, at approximately 1440 local time (L), mishap aircraft (MA), a CV-22B aircraft, tail number (TIN) 10-0054, impacted the water approximately one-half mile off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, while participating in a joint inter-operability exercise. The...

https://news.usni.org/2024/08/02/investigation-into-2023-u-s-air-force-cv-22b-osprey-crash-off-japan

Navy, Air Force, Marines Ground Some V-22 Ospreys

An MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) during routine flight operations on Aug. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

The three services that fly the V-22 Osprey last week grounded some of their fleets due to ongoing issues with the tilt-rotor aircraft’s hard clutch.

In a memo, the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps established a flight hour maximum for the aircraft’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/navy-air-force-marines-ground-some-v-22-ospreys

Navy, Marine Corps Will Continue to Fly MV-22s Ospreys After Air Force Grounds Fleet

U.S. Marines prepare to take off in a MV-22B Osprey at Norwegian Air Force Base Bodø during Exercise Cold Response 22, Norway, March 16, 2022. US MArine

The Navy and Marine Corps will keep their Ospreys flying after the Air Force grounded its fleet of the tilt-rotor aircraft.

Both services said they are keeping an eye on a clutch issue that led the Air Force to halt operations for the CV-22 Ospreys flown by Air Force Special Operations Command.

“All Navy CMV-22 Osprey units continue to conduct...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/18/navy-marine-corps-will-continue-to-fly-mv-22s-ospreys-after-air-force-grounds-fleet

Marine Corps Investigation Into MV-22B Osprey Crash in Noway

The following is the command investigation into the March 13, 2022 crash of a MV-22B Osprey in Norway.

From the investigation

1. The findings of fact, opinions and recommendations of the investigating officer are approved. The investigation is closed.

2. On 18 March 2022, an MV-223 from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261), call sign “Ghost 31,” crashed into the steep side of a valley near Bodø, Norway during Exercise COLD RESPONSE. The mishap resulted in the tragic and untimely deaths...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/15/marine-corps-investigation-into-mv-22b-osprey-crash-in-noway

Marine Corps Identify 5 Killed in Southern California MV-22B Crash

Top row (left to right) Capt. John Sax, Capt. Nicholas Losapio, Cpl. Nathan Carlson
Bottom row (left to right) Cpl. Seth Rasmuson, Lance Cpl. Evan Strickland

The five Marines who were killed when their MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft went down Wednesday in a Southern California desert were members of the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., service officials announced late Friday.

They were: MV-22B pilots Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/11/marine-corps-identify-5-killed-in-southern-california-mv-22b-crash

Navy Helicopter Crashes in California, Crew Members Safely Rescued

Two MH-60S Knight Hawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 conduct flight operations from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022 in the Philippine Sea on June 2, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has rescued the four crew members of a helicopter that crashed in California on Thursday, according to the service. During flight training in El Centro, Calif., an MH-60S from the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/10/navy-helicopter-crashes-in-california-crew-members-safely-rescued

5 Marines Killed in MV-22B Crash in Southern California as Recovery Continues and Investigation Begins

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transports ordnance during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) exercise to Old Highway 101 near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 25, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Military investigators began their work to determine what caused an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to go down in a Southern California desert on Wednesday, killing five Marines aboard, military officials said Thursday.

Officials...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/09/5-marines-killed-in-mv-22b-crash-in-southern-california-as-recovery-continues-and-investigation-begins

Marine MV-22B Osprey Crashes in Southern California, Status of Crew Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 (reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit takes off during an Amphibious Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down Wednesday afternoon in the Southern California desert, military officials said.

Military and civilian crash and fire personnel from the local area are on the scene of the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/08/marine-mv-22b-osprey-crashes-in-southern-california-status-of-crew-unknown

Semper Wi-Fi: New Marine Aviation Plan Pushes Digital Connections Between Far-flung Forces

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B aircraft mechanic Lance Cpl. William Wiggins assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, currently attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), monitors an F-35B aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 18, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

THE PENTAGON — Key to Marines’ latest aviation plan is using the service’s aircraft to keep small units spread across small islands in the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/03/semper-wi-fi-new-marine-aviation-plan-pushes-digital-connections-between-far-flung-forces

Officials: Marine MV-22B Crashes in Arctic Norway, Rescue Teams Unable to Reach Crash Site by Air

U.S. Marines prepare to take off in a MV-22B Osprey at Norwegian Air Force Base Bodø during Exercise Cold Response 22, Norway, March 16, 2022. US MArine

This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor with four aboard crashed on Friday during a training mission in Arctic Norway, local officials said.

The Osprey was reported missing after it failed to arrive at Norwegian Air Force Base Bodø by 6 p.m. (1 p.m. East Coast time), acc...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/18/officials-marine-mv-22b-crashes-in-arctic-norway-rescue-teams-unable-to-reach-crash-site-by-air

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