Levitation act….PACIFIC OCEAN (November 20, 2020) – A CMV-22B Osprey from the “Titans”
Levitation act….PACIFIC OCEAN (November 20, 2020) – A CMV-22B Osprey from the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 (based at Naval Air Station North Island, California) lands on the flight deck of United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).Hanging there in the air above the carrier deck gives the impression the flight deck crew (left) is levitating the aircraft.The CMV-22B Osprey is a Navy variant of the United States Marine Corps’ MV-22B and is the replacement for the venerable C-2A Greyhound for the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) mission. In plain English: it brings the mail, needed spare parts, personnel, ice cream, and anything else a warship at sea might need. Touchdown….and time for a drink….of fuel.The Osprey is a tiltrotor V/STOL aircraft that can takeoff and land as a helicopter but transit as a turboprop aircraft. This evolution marked the first time a CMV-22B Osprey has landed on an aircraft carrier. They’ll be routine visitors from now onwards to every carrier – and other big-deck warships – in the Fleet. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) __________________>>Top two photos:Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron T. Smith, USN Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 insignia -- source link
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