The amphibious warship's breakdown comes after USS Boxer and USS Wasp also returned to port due to rudder issues and propeller shaft damage.
US Army Pvt. Travis King made international headlines in July 2023 after he fled his tour group and ran across the DMZ into North Korea.
An official said the V-22 crash was the first time the gearbox part failed, but internal reports show the defect had been identified as early as 2013.
In a Telegram video posted on August 19, Wilmer Puello-Mota said he doesn't consider himself a traitor and praises his fellow Russian soldiers.
The V-22 crash last November led to a monthslong grounding of the Osprey fleet and new protocols advising immediate landing after gearbox warnings.
James Fisher, who led maintenance at Robins Air Force Base, is accused of removing inspection procedures that led to the KC-130 crash that killed 16.
The Navy typically removes a commander within days of a grounding. Capt. Lenard Mitchell was relieved two months after the ship ran aground in Africa.
Repairing the floating pier could take over a week, disrupting the US effort to send humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
After a monthslong grounding, US Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy V-22 Ospreys must fly within 30 minutes of an airfield in case of emergency.
Humanitarian aid has been slow to come into Gaza through land border crossings either due to closures or heavy screenings by Israeli officials.
After the ship's top officers left the bridge, the Navy supply ship was grounded on a shoal after a junior officer tried to avoid a fishing vessel.
USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo is among smaller Army ships facing delays, potentially derailing the goal to have the port fully operational in 60 days.