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Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Read full article: Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixedThree Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan.
Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells Congress
Read full article: Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells CongressThe military's hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 following a series of deadly crashes.
Services prepare to brief Secretary Austin on a plan to get Ospreys flying again
Read full article: Services prepare to brief Secretary Austin on a plan to get Ospreys flying againThe military services will take a key step toward getting the V-22 Osprey fleet back in the air as they lay out their plans Friday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding safety concerns stemming from a fatal crash in Japan.
Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's history
Read full article: Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's historyWhen the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan.
Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft
Read full article: Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraftJapan has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission.
US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training, killing at least one of the eight on board
Read full article: US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training, killing at least one of the eight on boardThe Japanese coast guard says a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission off of the country’s southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members.
Chip by Robbie Higgins on final hole helps UNF win The Hayt golf tournament
Read full article: Chip by Robbie Higgins on final hole helps UNF win The Hayt golf tournamentRobbie Higgins chipped out of the rough to the right of the green, getting it to within a foot and tapping in for birdie to give the University of North Florida men’s golf team a one-stroke win over Charlotte in the annual Hayt at Sawgrass Country Club on Monday afternoon. The Ospreys and 49ers were tied through the first two rounds and just about needed a playoff to determine a champ.
Arena improvements will bolster more than just basketball at UNF
Read full article: Arena improvements will bolster more than just basketball at UNFThe first step in a very broad plan to enhance the athletic experience across campus came into focus on Wednesday as the school announced a series of improvements that will begin in the UNF Arena and gradually touch numerous parts of the university.
UNF planning for pre-COVID campus operations in Fall semester
Read full article: UNF planning for pre-COVID campus operations in Fall semesterJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida is preparing to welcome all Ospreys back to the nest during the Fall 2021 semester. In a news release on its website, the university announced its plans to return to “normal pre-COVID campus operations.”Administrators are planning for majority face-to-face courses and small, in-person class sizes. “Compared to schools with much larger populations, UNF’s campus size provides the opportunity to return to a more normal daily life while still minimizing potential health risks,” the news release states. Fall course offerings will be published March 26, which registration by time ticket starting in April. AdLINK: Full news release from UNF
UNF basketball on ‘indefinite suspension’ for COVID tracing
Read full article: UNF basketball on ‘indefinite suspension’ for COVID tracingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – UNF basketball will have to wait to start ASUN conference play. Because of a positive COVID test and contact tracing, the Ospreys will not open conference play this weekend. They were scheduled to face Florida as well, but the game was canceled after Gators’ forward Keyontae Johnson collapsed on the court and was hospitalized. On the schedule after the Stetson double-header is two games against Kennesaw State Jan. 8 and 9 in Jacksonville. There is no word whether those games will be played.
UNF adding on-campus beach volleyball facility
Read full article: UNF adding on-campus beach volleyball facilityJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF is getting a brand new, on-campus beach volleyball complex. The Ospreys made the announcement on Monday that, thanks to a final funding bump from Dwight and Christine Cooper's "Cooper Family Foundation," they will build a full beach volleyball facility. UNF is one of 83 colleges that have varsity beach volleyball teams in NCAA Division I, II and III. According to the NCAA, the operating costs are $35,000 to $50,000 annually for a beach volleyball program. Beach volleyball, originally called sand volleyball, became recognized as an emerging sport by the NCAA in 2010.
US Navy ship downs Iranian drone, keeps watch in tense region
Read full article: US Navy ship downs Iranian drone, keeps watch in tense regionPresident Donald Trump said that the USS Boxer downed an Iranian drone that came within one thousand yards of the Navy ship and ignored "multiple calls to stand down." But the USS Boxer has more than just aircraft with animal names. On board the USS Boxer, Marines train and maintain their equipment day and night alongside the crew. A few weeks later, a UK Navy frigate leveled its guns at Iranian gunboats that had attempted to maneuver a BP-owned oil tanker into Iranian waters. The craft had come within 1,000 meters of the USS Boxer and ignored multiple calls to stand down, President Donald Trump said.