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The Pentagon has released two reports in recent weeks that detail the official investigations into the causes of two fatal Osprey accidents in 2023. These reports have been followed by media stories delving deeper into the issues raised in the official reports. The report on the Marine Corps MV-22 accident on Aug. 27, 2023, that took the lives of three service members, has pointed to operator error as the clear causal factor, not the aircraft. The report also focused on squadron leadership who “permitted cultural issues that disregarded safety of flight.” The report on the Air Force CV-22 that crashed off Japan on Nov. 29, 2023, killing eight airmen is more complicated. It implicated both a failure of material and subsequent operator error in decision-making that rendered a serious but salvageable situation impossible...