Air Force Special Operations Command

Air Force to deploy Ospreys in weeks

Air Force to deploy Ospreys in weeks as post-crash groundings lift

The military grounded Ospreys after a fatal crash in November 2023, and Air Force Special Operations Command is gradually returning them to the air.

Military.com · 1d

Air Force Ospreys Set to Again Deploy Abroad After Deadly Crash, But Concerns Linger on Mechanical Issues

The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.

Defense One · 1d

Air Force’s Ospreys will return to forward-deployment within 'weeks'

The Pentagon grounded its entire fleet of Ospreys in late 2023 after a deadly crash off the coast of Japan killed eight airmen in November. The aircraft were cleared to fly again in March with some limitations: flights and missions have to stay within 30 minutes of a “suitable divert airfield.”

Flightglobal · 1d

US Air Force Ospreys will return to combat duty in coming weeks

The Bell-Boeing CV-22 tiltrotors will soon return to combat duty 10 months after a deadly crash in 2023 killed eight special mission airmen and grounded the USA's entire Osprey fleet.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Air Force to deploy Osprey aircraft in weeks following review over deadly crash

Air Force Special Operations Command says it is weeks from deploying its fleet of CV-22B Osprey aircraft for counter terror operations, after grounding its crews in the wake of a fatal crash last November in Japan.

Air Force Times on MSN16h

Air Force’s information warfare hub seeks high-tech sensors, AI tools

The Air Force’s information warfare organization, 16th Air Force, has been working over the last year to ramp up its sensor ...

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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea

Reaper drones last week.One photo from the event shows a drone operator sitting in front of a map of Mischief Reef.The reef ...

Executive Gov8d

Air Force Reorganizing Major Commands in Anticipation of Great Power Competition

Under the reorganization, the USAF's major commands will be classified either as an institutional command or service ...

The Aviationist9d

Arrival of AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Marks a New Chapter for Kirtland Air Force Base

The arrival of the AC-130J Ghostrider at Kirtland Air Force Base signifies a major advancement for the U.S. Air Force’s ...

KOB 413d

New gunships arrive at Kirtland Air Force Base

Expect to see some different planes in the skies above Kirtland Air Force Base as the base is the new home of the AC-130J ...

Defense News4d

AC-130J lands at Kirtland as US Air Force streamlines gunship training

The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, celebrated the arrival of the AC-130J Ghostrider in a Sept. 5 ceremony. (Senior Airman Karissa Dick/U.S. Air Force) ...

Tinker Air Force Base pilot highlights efforts to keep planes in the air

The Air Force couldn't achieve air dominance without its fleet of tankers. Pilots with the 507th Air Refueling Wing say that ...

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