Comment by codezero

Not that it would change my opinion much given the Osprey was developed for military purposes, by contractors for the military and is used almost entirely by the military, keeping in mind the Coast Goard is a branch of the "armed forces" - though I get, they aren't out in front-line battles these days... that said, I don't see any reference to the coast guard for this on Wikipedia - I assume it operates in a support role via the Marines who probably are working with the Coast Guard.