MARINES TOUT V-22, BUT SEE IT AS UNTESTED IN TACTICAL ASSAULT SUPPORT

摘要

The V-22 Osprey, which is due to deploy to Afghanistan this fall, remains largely untested in its tactical assault support role, Marines who used the tiltrotor aircraft in Iraq told service officials five months ago, according to internal documents.rnThe assault support mission calls for moving people and supplies in and around the battlefield. Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway and Lt. Gen. George Trautman, the service's top aviation official, have recently touted the Osprey's assault support capabilities.