The ongoing mission to recover the remains of a missing airman who was on board the aircraft at the time of the mishap remains a primary focus. The post U.S. Navy Salvage Team Responds for CV-22 Search in Japan�...
A U.S. Navy salvage team has arrived in Japan to assist in the recovery efforts of an Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast in late November, according to Air Force Special Operations Command.
The CV-22 assigned to the Air Force�s 353rd Special Operations Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, went down offshore of Yakushima Island on November 29 with eight crewmembers on board during a routine training mission. Following the mishap, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps grounded all V-22 variants amid the ongoing investigation into the fatal crash.
USNS Salvor prepares to pull into Anbo Port on Yakushima Island, Japan, to assist in the ongoing CV-22 Osprey search and recovery operations. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
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The ongoing search to recover the remains of a missing airman on board the aircraft at the time of the mishap remains a primary focus, according to military officials.
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Divers continue CV-22 Osprey search and recovery efforts on Yakushima Island, Japan. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
�Currently, seven of our eight airmen who were aboard have been recovered, and the primary combined Japan-U.S. effort is to locate and recover our eighth airman,� the Air Force said in a statement Tuesday.�
READ MORE: Air Force, Navy Ground V-22 Fleets Amid Crash ProbeThe Navy salvage team is assigned to the USNS Salvor, a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship assigned to Commander Task Force 73. The team arrived near the crash site Saturday and will be operating alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and other U.S. military units, as well as civilian volunteers to support the search, recovery, and salvage efforts, the Air Force said.
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U.S. military personnel approach the USNS Salvor via combat rubber raiding craft during the ongoing CV-22 Osprey recovery efforts. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
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