Nago City officials, Japanese media experience Osprey’s capabilities [Image 1 of 4]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

10.16.2014

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Knapp, third from right, instructs Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel how to properly put on a flight helmet Oct. 16 during a tour of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The visit provided Nago City officials and Japanese media the opportunity to experience the functions of the Osprey by giving them the opportunity to take a 45 minute flight on the aircraft. The Osprey is a unique aircraft that has the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft and the ability to take off and land like a helicopter. It has been used in operations and exercises across the Asia-Pacific Region, including Operation Damayan in 2013. Knapp, a Corpus Christi, Texas, native, is a tiltrotor crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft

• Date Taken: 10.16.2014
• Date Posted: 10.16.2014 23:13
• Photo ID: 1617557
• VIRIN: 141016-M-DM081-001
• Resolution: 2636x1920
• Size: 835.78 KB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP
• Hometown: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, US