Since the 1960s, the C-2 Greyhound has dutifully served as the U.S. Navy's carrier courier ... program introduced the V-22 Osprey in 1981, which combined the vertical takeoff and landing ...
Osprey squadrons based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, shown here in 2023, were among those cut as part of the Marine Corps' 2025 aviation strategy. (Hiro Komae/AP) The U.S. Marine ...
The carrier departed from San Diego in October ... These include the F-35C stealth fighter and the CMV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Both models, making their debut in Japan, have already arrived ...
such as MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotors, MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters, and F-35B stealth jets. The Tripoli has been central to the Navy's experimental "lightning carrier" concept, demonstrating its ...