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

By Justin Doubleday / May 23, 2016 at 10:55 AM
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, according to service officials. 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 Naval...

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