MV-22 Squadron Organization: A Different Way to Support
Abstract
The United States Marine Corps has seen a steady increase in demand for its MV-22 capabilities since its first deployment in 2007. The MV-22 community is at a tipping point in its ability to support its operational requirements. This thesis seeks to describe the current state of the MV-22 community by studying the MV-22 model manager MAG-26. Examining the maintenance data since 2013 shows a decrease in the ability to maintain aircraft. This is due to several factors; a loss of maintenance proficiency, a loss of aircrew and pilot proficiency, decreased retention rates, a decrease in dwell-to-deploy time, increase in transfer of aircrafts, and incompatible parts with multiple MV-22 configurations. This thesis will explore solutions to these issues and make recommendations on how a change in squadron organization can regain pilot, aircrew, and maintenance proficiency along with increasing aircraft mission capable rate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 09, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1038750
Entities
People
- Bret J. Knickerbocker
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College