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Lack of skilled CV-22 personnel lead to postponement of deployment to Japan

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The Pentagon has clarified why it had delayed the deployment of the CV-22 to Japan. Spokesman Gary Ross said the Air Force currently has insufficient number of skilled operations and maintenance personnel to make the move happen.

CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior near Hurlburt Field
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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