VMX-22 takes Osprey to new horizons

As the use of the Marine Corps’ MV-22B Osprey becomes more mainstream, in the sense that the use of an aircraft that looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, the Osprey is making a name for itself in the aviation community.

With the maneuverability of a helicopter and the ability to carry 24 Marine combat troops twice as fast and five times farther than previous helicopters, the Osprey is quickly becoming the “new kid on the block” in the aviation world, according to http://navair.navy.mil.

Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 conducted aircraft carrier operations as part of a Military Utility Assessment, Jan. 29. VMX-22 flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to the USS George H.W. Bush for the assessment.

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