The Marines Have Landed—at Grand Forks

Jan. 23, 2006

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The Marine Corps version of the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft arrived at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., last week to begin cold weather testing, the Grand Forks Herald reports. The Marines are at the Northern Tier base to field test cold weather maintenance on the new aircraft under “extreme” conditions, says the Herald.

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