V-22 Operational Squadron Stands Up

摘要

The Marine Corps' first operational V-22 Osprey tiltrotor squadron became a reality last month, 17 years after the aircraft's first flight and 25 years after the Department of Defense issued a requirement for it. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 was stood up at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., having been redesignated from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, which transferred out its old CH-46E helicopters last year.