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First Navy Flight Of The MV-22 Osprey

Monday, July 16th, 2018

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First Navy Flight Of The MV-22 Osprey

Sailors board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft to fly from Naval Station Norfolk to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. for the first all-Navy crew flight. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

For the first time, an all-Navy crew flew an MV-22 Osprey, flying from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, N.C., last week.The flight on July 12 involved two pilots and two air crewmen from Airborne Command and Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING), Medium Tilt Rotor Training Squadron Detachment (VMTT Det.) 204. Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, accompanied the crew on this first flight.VMTT Det. 204 will be the first…

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