The National Guard Association of Florida, as a CV-22 coalition partner with the states of CA, IN, NM, NY, OH recommends:
That the Congress direct the Department of Defense and the National Guard Bureau to develop FY19 formal POM budget requirement input to HQ AF for long Lead and procurement. Develop accession strategy for the ANG to attain and operate the CV-22 as part of the total force package.

The CV-22 Osprey represents a major proven capability to be used by the Florida Air National Guard (FLANG). Its ability for vertical take-off and landing, combined with fixed-wing speed and range has proven this to be a versatile multi-mission aircraft. The attributes of the CV-22 have enabled military planners to transcend traditionally defined roles and missions as currently dictated by legacy capabilities and resolve distance and time shortfalls for Combat Rescue capability as noted by Commander ACC in Mar 15 2016 regarding a CRH Mixed Fleet: "He had discussed this with CSAF as a very attractive possibility to mitigate current risk in the Combat Rescue mission area, particularly the CRH (HH-60) capability gap for expeditious long range extractions." The strategic shift to Africa and the Pacific reflects a shortcoming in AF Personnel Recovery (PR) that a pure HELO / C-130 force cannot meet regarding tyrannies of distance and response timing. The CV-22 provides a wide ranging capability to combat these tyrannies in a High End PR Title 10 role and provides a vastly improved mixed fleet to meet theater and Homeland Security/Defense Title 10 capability needs. CV-22 provides a rapid multi-mission state response capability in a single platform for Civil Support and Relief operations. Title 32 long range rescue, border security, and counter drug operations are more rapid, efficient, and economically done. The CV-22 in the FLANG will provide concurrent and proportional modernization, long term recruiting, retention, and vast multi-mission capability. Counter Dug operations, rapid Civil Support point to point response, Border Patrol, Global Deep Strike anti-access PR (A2AD) Response and Homeland Security National Response capability performed by the CV-22 in the FLANG is essential for long term ANG stability, dependability, growth and support to the Nation.