Air Force Special Operations Command says that its CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor have all been inspected and cleared of the problem that befell some Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, prompting a temporary grounding earlier this week, reports Stars and Stripes. The Marine Corps found that four of its MV-22s deployed to Iraq had several loose bolts in components that control the propeller rotors, Naval Air Systems Command spokesman Michael Welding confirmed in an Amarillo Globe-News report. Welding said 77 of the USMC Ospreys had been cleared in inspections by Wednesday. Marine crews in Iraq discovered the problem during ground inspections after weekend missions. AFSOC reached its initial operational capability milestone earlier this month, clearing the command’s CV-22s for worldwide combat operations. It sent four Ospreys to Africa last fall for an allied exercise.
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…
