DTN News - MV-22 OSPREY NEWS: Osprey On Duty in The Philippines

DTN News -  MV-22 OSPREY NEWS: Osprey On Duty in The Philippines

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 3, 2013: An MV-22 Osprey prepares for takeoff for a night low-altitude training mission on Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Philippines, Jan. 24, 2013. 

The crew, which is conducting day and night low-altitude training, is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. 

The MV-22 Osprey’s mission for the U.S. Marine Corps is the transportation of troops, equipment, and supplies from ships and land bases for combat assault and assault support.

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DTN News - MV-22 OSPREY NEWS: Osprey Prepares To Land On The Deck of The USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier

DTN News -  MV-22 OSPREY NEWS: Osprey Prepares To Land On The Deck of The USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 3, 2013: An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush, which is conducting training and carrier qualifications, in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2013. 

The Osprey is assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22. 

The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is the first aircraft designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the Defense Department's four U.S. armed services. The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter. Once airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to convert the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.

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