Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Osprey Squadron Off to Iraq

The first combat squadron of tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys has quietly set off to Iraq, ushering a new and controversial form of aerial technology into 21st-century warfare.

A Marine Corps aviation squadron and 10 Ospreys sailed for Iraq on Monday aboard a small Navy aircraft carrier known as an amphibious assault ship, said a Marine Corps spokesman, Maj. Eric Dent. (read more)

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