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.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
