A U.S. Navy CMV-22B Osprey, attached to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, lands on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), April 10, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Drew Verbis)
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2026 19:30 |
| Photo ID: | 9608762 |
| VIRIN: | 260410-N-AS200-3012 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 4.54 MB |
| Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
This work, Defining moment in human spaceflight and joint maritime operations aboard USS John P Murtha [Image 9 of 9], by LT Drew Verbis, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.