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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

U.S Navy Tests Flight Operations Of MV-22 Abroad Aircraft Carrier

MV-22 Osprey |The U.S Navy has successfully tested the MV-22 Osprey along with aircraft carrier USS Nimitz which received and refueled the aircraft for the first time.

The Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, was the first from (VMM) 165 to make a carrier-based landing and was part of an on-going initiative from the Joint Program Manager Air (PMA) 275 office to increase the number of available platforms.

"This was a first for our squadron," said Capt. Patrick Johnson, of VMM 165. "We recently made the switch from helicopters to the Osprey so it was a new experience for most of us".

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