A senior Navy official today issued a certification declaring the V-22 Osprey program ready to begin an operational evaluation, which will determine whether the aircraft is suitable and effective for military use. But when that test period actually begins is up to another official, the head of the Osprey squadron in New River, NC. Thomas Laux, the Navy's program executive officer for air anti-submarine warfare, assault, and special mission programs, issued the certification, said Ward Carroll, the Navy's V-22 spokesman...
