Navy will experiment with V-22s performing carrier deliveries this summer

By Justin Doubleday / May 20, 2016 at 2:55 PM
The Navy will conduct a fleet battle experiment using MV-22 Ospreys to perform the carrier onboard delivery mission off the West Coast in the coming months, officials told Inside the Navy. The experiment will involve the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and three MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) performing the carrier onboard delivery mission "over a sustained period of time off the West Coast this summer," Cmdr. Jeannie Groeneveld, spokeswoman for the commander of...

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