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PLZ EVERYONE PRAY: Osprey Tilt-Rotor Squadron Heads to Iraq
God Please Keep All The Partz Stuck Together and Up in the Sky Flying.RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Marines have deployed to Iraq the first combat squadron of V-22 Ospreys, the tilt-rotor aircraft that spent decades in development due in part to a series of mechanical failures and fatal crashes. Bad JuJu these reporters don't know Shit form Shinola. The Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 and 10 Ospreys left Monday from New River Air Station next to Camp Lejeune aboard the USS Wasp, Marine Maj. Eric Dent said. A typical Osprey squadron has roughly 200 Marines. Duct Tape, Wire, Air Hooks and 'Mo Duct Tape... Marine Corps commandant Gen. James T. Conway said in April the squadron would deploy to Al-Asad Airfield, the second largest air base in Iraq located more than 100 miles west of Baghdad. The squadron, dubbed the "Thunder Chickens," includes 20 pilots and is to spend around seven months ferrying troops, supplies and cargo, Dent said. "Thunder Chickens," LOL!, THAT'll strike Fear into the Marines for sure! The military plans to eventually operate 458 Ospreys, with 360 for the Marine Corps and the others used by the Navy and Air Force, Dent said. I repeat, PLZ EVERYONE PRAY! Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-09-24 |
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