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MV-22 Osprey Using Its GAU-17 Minigun Weapon System
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MV-22 Osprey Using Its GAU-17 Minigun Weapon System

The V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the…

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F-35B Lightning II Vertical Landing and Takeoff Aboard the USS Wasp
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F-35B Lightning II Vertical Landing and Takeoff Aboard the USS Wasp

U.S. Marines and Sailors conduct 24-hour flight operations in international airspace aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Philippine Sea. Maritime prepositioning enables deployment flexibility and an increased capability to respond rapidly to a…

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