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Osprey squadron set to deploy on 15th MEU will be the first to fly again after nearly three month grounding of Ospreys after Japan crash.

The grounding, which also included the Air Force and Navy, was lifted on March 8, by Naval Air Systems Command officials.

Osprey pilots and air and maintenance crews with the 3rd Marine Airwing are training with MV-22 Ospreys again after the tiltrotor aircraft was grounded for three months.

V-22 Ospreys across the military were grounded for three months after a crash off the Japanese coast killed eight airmen in November.

Food, entertainment, a luxury harbor cruise and more awaited the 300 guests from Camp Pendleton who attended the 13th annual event held in Newport Beach on Super Bowl Sunday.

Interest also is growing in an experimental landing ship that will soon be tested at Camp Pendleton.

In the intensive program 12-week program, they’re taught carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing trade skills.

In the midst of holiday celebrations, residents living at Brookdale Assisted Living in Oceanside received a special visit.

He was at Camp Pendleton for several years and drove the same type of vehicle, an Amphibious Combat Vehicle or ACV, officials say rolled over during a training exercise Tuesday night.

After eight Air Force airmen were killed in a November crash near Japan, the Pentagon last week grounded its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys. In other news, we look at what the money raised through parking meters is used for in light of the San Diego City Council voting to create new "community parking districts" in Kearny Mesa and San Ysidro. Plus, we check in with some local independent bookstores on their top picks to gift the reader in your life.