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MV22 Osprey -- 050618-N-8154G-073
Stern view of the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) shown underway with all eight US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 Osprey, Marine Tlitrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), turning and ready for takeoff. VMX-22 is conducting the final operational test phase of the tiltrotor aircraft. The MV-22 is an advanced technology, vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) multipurpose tactical aircraft, and is scheduled to replace aging CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters currently in service.
Photo Credit: 01 Official U.S. Navy photo by; "02 PHAN Jeremy L. Grisham, RELE"
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