Osprey Makes First Landing On U.S. Navy Amphib Command Ship

Credit: Osprey: Rupa Haria
LCC 20 USS Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet’s flagship, became the first amphibious command ship to have an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor land on its flight deck earlier this month. The MV-22B and its crew are part of “The Thunder Chickens” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), based out of...

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