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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. - As the use of the Marine Corps’ MV-22B Osprey becomes more mainstream, in the sense that the use of an aircraft that looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, the Osprey is making a name for itself in the aviation community.
With the maneuverability of a helicopter and the ability to carry 24 Marine combat troops twice as fast and five times farther than previous helicopters, the Osprey is quickly becoming the “new kid on the block” in the aviation world, according to http://navair.navy.mil.
Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 conducted aircraft carrier operations as part of a Military Utility Assessment, Jan. 29. VMX-22 flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to the USS George H.W. Bush for the assessment.
“We are conducting this training because the Navy is looking to replace its C-2 Greyhound with the MV-22B,” said Maj. Sam Clark, VMX-22 lead operational test director.
“We are proving that the Osprey can in fact operate safely on a carrier deck for the carrier onboard delivery mission.”
Carrier onboard delivery is a type of aircraft able to ferry personnel, mail, and high-priority cargo, such as replacement parts, on and off a naval ship, often an aircraft carrier.
The squadron loaded up gear and personnel, and headed to the aircraft carrier. The officers onboard took turns transitioning from the cockpit where they took turns landing aircraft on the carrier, to the tower where they observed the training.
“I used to fly the F/A-18, so it’s been a thrill landing the Osprey and ‘catching the wire’ in a different way,” said Col. Michael Orr, VMX-22 commanding officer. “We aren’t here to prove the Osprey can land and take off from a carrier, because we know it can do that; we are here to test if it can be integrated seamlessly into aircraft carrier operations.”
As the training came to an end, there was one more task for the MV-22B crew as both Marine Corps and Navy personnel were loaded onto the aircraft along with packs, for transport to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.
“Everything went well, the ship was pleased, we were pleased, and I think the future operations such as this one are going to go really well,” said Clark.
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.13.2013 15:37 |
| Story ID: | 101924 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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