Marines await a MV-22 Osprey during jump training, June 5. The Osprey's tilt-rotor configuration gives the aircraft the ability to get to a landing zone quickly and unload troops like a traditional helicopter, but parachuting into an area instead has the added benefit of being nearly silent.
Date Taken: | 06.05.2009 |
Date Posted: | 06.09.2009 16:00 |
Photo ID: | 178480 |
VIRIN: | 090609-M-0045F-001 |
Resolution: | 1680x1540 |
Size: | 1.21 MB |
Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Web Views: | 138 |
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