V-22 Ospreys Returning to Service After 3-Month Stand-Down

The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps had grounded their fleets amid an investigation into the cause of a fatal crash off the coast of Japan.

Kimberly Johnson

Friday, March 08, 2024 at 11:28 AM ET

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A CMV-22B Osprey lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN 70). [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]

Key Takeaways:

The V-22 Osprey fleet has returned to operation as of March 8, 2024, after a three-month grounding.
The grounding followed a fatal crash in Japan, and the return to service comes after Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) implemented maintenance and procedural changes to address an identified materiel failure.
Military branches are adopting a multi-phased approach to gradually restore full mission capability, integrating new safety protocols while investigations into the root cause of the crash's materiel failure continue.

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After a three-month grounding, the V-22 Osprey is back in operation, military officials said Friday.

The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps all grounded their tiltrotor fleets December 6 amid an investigation into what caused a crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey off the coast of Japan that killed the crew of eight airmen.