Adm. Alvin Holsey's retirement was announced by the Pentagon in October, over a month into the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug boats.
Government auditors said known problems with the Osprey have gone unresolved for years and in some cases at least a decade.
Following major mishaps, the military’s first tiltrotor aircraft program must take “immediate and decisive action” to avoid more loss, a review found.
Eleven cadets and midshipmen who played for their service academies would go on to receive the nation's highest award for valor.
