MV-22B Osprey Night Flight Operations Aboard USNS Mercy [Image 14 of 14]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

04.15.2021

Photo by Seaman Luke Cunningham 

Military Sealift Command Pacific

210415-N-LW757-1593
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 15, 2021) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Carl Johnson, a flight deck officer aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), poses for a photo in front of an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Air Test and Evaluation (HX) Squadron 21 of Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., on the ship’s flight deck Apr. 15. Mercy is underway off the coast of Southern California completing Dynamic Interface Testing, where the ship’s aviation facilities will be evaluated for compatibility with the V-22 Osprey and MH-60 Seahawk, and establish launch and recovery windows in adverse weather conditions. Mercy recently returned to its homeport in San Diego from a regular overhaul in Portland, Ore., where improvements were made to its flight deck to support multiple aircraft platforms. Mercy must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luke Cunningham)

• Date Taken: 04.15.2021
• Date Posted: 04.16.2021 19:55
• Photo ID: 6603120
• VIRIN: 210415-N-LW757-1593
• Resolution: 3981x2644
• Size: 866.44 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US