Virginia suburbanites freaked out by noise from Ospreys [View all]

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http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2016/05/20/virginia-suburbanites-freaked-out-noise-ospreys/84667238/

Virginia suburbanites freaked out by noise from Ospreys

Jeff Schogol, Marine Corps Times 5:03 p.m. EDT May 20, 2016

Some Northern Virginia residents apparently object to the sound of freedom. People in Arlington are increasingly complaining about the noise from V-22 Ospreys flying over their neighborhoods, the Washington Post first reported on Thursday.

While these Virginians are fine with noise from other aircraft, the thunderous vibes from Ospreys make them feel as if they are on the receiving end of the helicopter attack scene in “Apocalypse Now.”

The aggrieved suburbanites have turned to their congressman to put an end to the horror, the horror. “This is Northern Virginia; it’s not the Green Zone,” Rep. Don Beyer told the Washington Post. The Democratic lawmaker has added an amendment to the House version of the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Defense Department to study how much noise military helicopters make over the Washington, D.C., region and find ways to silence the effluvium of deafening decibels.
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When Military Times reached out to defense officials on Friday, it quickly became clear that noise complaints do not go to a central location.
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Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, has not received complaints about the two MV-22B Ospreys based there, said base spokesman Patrick Gordon, who added that most of the complaints they receive are about jet noise.

Marine Helicopter Squadron One flies MV-22B Ospreys out of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia. A spokesman for the base could not be reached for comment by deadline.
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