The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft's unique abilities will make it an ideal fit in the Asia-Pacific region conducting humanitarian operations, a major shift from its combat focus in Iraq and Afghanistan, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos said last week. As the Defense Department draws down forces in Afghanistan and prepares to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific region, the V-22 will also experience a shifting role in a theater with wide expanses of water and near-constant humanitarian crises, Amos...
