01/31/2014: Sgt. Thomas G. Beams and Cpl. James Mason prepare an MV-22 Osprey for an engine wash on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). [slidepress gallery='preparing-an-osprey-engine-for-cleaning-at-sea'] Credit: USS Boxer (LHD 4):12/3/13 In the second photo, Cpl. James Mason prepares the engine of an MV-22…
01/09/2014: Second Line of Defense’s Murielle Delaporte visited the SP-MAGTF Crisis Response in Morón Air Base, Spain a few days prior to their mission to South Sudan to extract US embassy personnel. The SP-MAGTF Crisis Response was formed over an 8-month period and first deployed to Europe for temporary basing…
12/29/2013: A Hurlburt Field CV-22 conducting night water operations is seen in the video. Part of the USMC-USAF partnership for 21st century operations revolve around their deployments of Ospreys and training. Credit:Hurlburt Field:10/24/13
12/12/2013: V-22 from Hurlburt field landing. The Osprey is a plane shared by the USMC and the USAF for their various mission requirements. Credit:Hurlburt Field:10/8/13
12/05/2013: An MV-22B Osprey conducts an aerial demonstration at the 4th Biennial Brunei Darussalam International Defense Exhibition and Conference Dec. 3 at the BRIDEX Exhibition Center in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The five-day event includes displays and demonstrations of military equipment, with the theme of bridging the capability gap. U.S.…
12/04/2013: MV-22 Ospreys appear at a Japanese Air Self Defense Air Show for the first time. According to a story by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, located in Miyazaki Prefecture, hosted its annual air show Dec. 1, 2013. While an overwhelming majority of attendees were…
11/29/2013:A key element of the flexibility of the large deck carrier is ability to work through the spectrum of operations. This has been demonstrated recently in Pacific operations. The ship came to work in support of the Philippines as a seabase featuring its helo and Osprey support capabilities. And then…
11/29/2013: During Operation Damayan, JTF-505 demonstrated the successful cooperation between partners in the Asia-Pacific, enabled by the forward presence of U.S. military assets. The versatility of the Osprey makes it ideal for operating across international platforms during crises and contingencies and integrating the seabase into overall operatons. [slidepress gallery='the-osprey-and-the-sdf'] Credit:…
