US Marine Corps, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER: Department of Defense officials cleared the MV-22 Osprey for full-rate production, leading New River Marines to expect several changes around the Station.
The decision was made by members of the Defense Acquisition Board in a meeting at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, ending an 18-year testing period for the aircraft.
The biggest affect the decision has made, would be the transition of aviation personnel into training to start the process to become the first tactical squadron, said Lt. Col. Christopher C. Seymour, Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron-22 chief operations test director.
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