Long Range Raid Training

12/20/2015
12/20/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shield a simulated casualty from the debris of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Plams, California, Oct. 30, 2015. COMPTUEX provides the MEU ARG…

MV-22 Osprey Pilots Obtain Carrier Qualifications

12/17/2015
12/17/2015: MV-22 Osprey pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, obtain carrier qualification in conjunction with Blue Chromite 2016, a large-scale amphibious exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Units participating in Blue Chromite benefit from naval training resources in the…

CV-22 Night Operations

12/08/2015
12/08/2015: Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron conduct night operations above Eglin Range Florida. Credit:Hurlburt Field:10/26/15 The CV-22 is the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) variant of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. The CV-22’s mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. Like…

Longest Flight for MV 22-Osprey

11/18/2015
11/17/2015: Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conduct longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey, traveling from Miramar, Ca. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 14, 2015. This movement is in support of UNITAS Amphibious Operations 2015.   Credit: Marine Forces Reserve:11/14/15  

Longest Flight for MV 22-Osprey (2)

11/18/2015
11/18/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 and Fixed Wing Transport Squadron 234, Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conduct longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey, traveling from Miramar, Ca. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 14, 2015.…

US and Phillipine Marines Train Onboard the Osprey

11/05/2015
11/05/2015: U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion and Philippine Marines, conduct jump training from a MV-22 Osprey, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Basa Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, Oct. 3. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces…

Marines Fly Over Northern Mariana Islands

08/19/2015
08/19/2015: An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in…

CH-46E Final Flight

08/17/2015
08/17/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 774 conduct the final flight of two CH-46E Sea Knights at the Fleet Readiness Center East, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The CH-46E Sea Knight was decommisioned by the U.S. Marine Corps and replaced by the MV-22 Osprey. …