V-22s won't return to full flight operations until mid-2025
But some lawmakers are worried about the Osprey flying at all.
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But some lawmakers are worried about the Osprey flying at all.
Lawmakers grilled Navy and Defense Department officials, asking about the November crash, as well as why the Osprey has contributed to a staggering 20 service member deaths in the last two years.
The military's hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 following deadly crashes.
Twenty-one-year-old Cpl. Spencer died on Aug. 27, 2023, when the V-22 Osprey aircraft in which he was flying as the crew chief crashed in Australia during a training exercise. A month later, on Sept. 25, he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Funeral for Arlington Marine -- "Alexia Collart’s eyes filled with tears as she accepted the flag that had been draped over her son Marine Cpl. Spencer R. Collart’s casket. Her daughter Gweneth, sitting beside her, openly wept. Bart Collart, Cpl. Collart’s father, held back tears. The family’s grief spread to the crowd of more than