New move to relocate MCAS Futenma

Steps to relocate MCAS Futenma in Okinawa, Japan has started again but the success will depend on whether Okinawa’s governor approve the construction permits.

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First HMX-1 MV-22 to be delivered in early 2013

The first MV-22 is on schedule to be delivered to HMX-1 in early 2013, the U.S. Navy announced.


Aircraft 209, the fourth MV-22 to be assigned to HMX-1 awaits attachment of the tail empennage on the Bell V-22 assembly plant production floor in Amarillo, Texas, Dec. 1.

Photo courtesy of Bell-Boeing

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