Capt. Joshua C. Watson rallied his Marines after a 2023 Osprey crash, accounting for all and evacuating wounded despite a ...

supported by two KC-130J Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, and was conducted to improve upon the Osprey trans-Pacific concept that had been developed and refined over ...

The U.S. Marine Corps scaled back its number of MV-22 Ospreys from 24 to 20 on Okinawa, Japan, in 2024 as part of an overhauling effort for the aircraft, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson.

Osprey squadrons based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, shown here in 2023, were among those cut as part of the Marine Corps' 2025 aviation strategy. (Hiro Komae/AP) The U.S. Marine ...

28, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker/Marine Corps) The air crew told their Marines that the Osprey was going down. Capt. Joshua Watson, nearly two dozen other Marines and a sailor braced for impact.

Watson, then a first lieutenant and executive officer for Lima Company, was in one of the aircraft, call sign Dumptruck-12, which trailed behind the lead Osprey ... Cards at $1, Limits Travel ...

The MV-22 Osprey, flown by the Marine Corps, has the ability to take off vertically like a helicopter and then convert into airplane mode and fly up to 300 mph like a traditional turboprop plane.

The Osprey's impact was felt immediately upon its arrival in Iraq. Commenting on its advanced expeditionary capabilities and staggering operational reach, a top Marine commander went as far as to ...