210418-N-LW757-1074 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 18, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Air Test and Evaluation (HX) Squadron 21 of Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., idles aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy’s (T-AH 19) flight deck Apr. 18. 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 fro
210418-N-LW757-1074 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 18, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Air Test and Evaluation (HX) Squadron 21 of Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., idles aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy’s (T-AH 19) flight deck Apr. 18. 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.
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Keywords: -ah, 19, dynamic, interface, mercy, mv-22b, osprey, usns
