Corporal Eric Cotter (center), MV-22 crew chief with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), engages simulated enemy targets with Cpl. Jeramiah Serfling (left), also an MV-22 crew chief with VMX-22, during an operational test aboard an MV-22 Osprey, July 14, 2014. The crew from VMX-22 tested the G-22 configuration of the Defensive Weapons System which utilizes the GAU-17 minigun mounted to the belly of the aircraft. VMX-22 is currently in direct support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on he
Corporal Eric Cotter (center), MV-22 crew chief with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), engages simulated enemy targets with Cpl. Jeramiah Serfling (left), also an MV-22 crew chief with VMX-22, during an operational test aboard an MV-22 Osprey, July 14, 2014. The crew from VMX-22 tested the G-22 configuration of the Defensive Weapons System which utilizes the GAU-17 minigun mounted to the belly of the aircraft. VMX-22 is currently in direct support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on her transit around South America. The America is the first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, which represents the Navy-Marine Corps' emphasis on increasing the aviation capacity of future big-deck amphibious assault ships capable of accommodating the next generation rotary wing and V/STOL (vertical/ short takeoff and landing) aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Donald Holbert/ Released) Osprey crew tests new weapons system 140714-M-HB658-061
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