Tue, Sep 14, 2021
The Bell Boeing MV-22 Helps Many With Emergency Assistance
Following the recent earthquake in Haiti, US Marines operated the Bell Boeing MV-22 in Jeremie, Haiti, using it to distribute relief supplies to Haitian citizens in need.
“People waved and cheered as a Marine Corps unit from North Carolina descended in a tilt-rotor Osprey with pallets of rice, tarps and other supplies. Most of the supplies, however, were not destined for Jeremie. They were for distribution to remote mountain communities where landslides destroyed homes and the small plots of the many subsistence farmers in the area,” according to an article by Ben Fox posted on the AP.
The V-22 offers unparalleled range, navigating through Haiti’s ocean areas and mountain towns, covering over 860 nautical miles.
With unparalleled range and vertical takeoff and landing ability, the V-22 can seamlessly navigate open ocean and mountainous terrain while traveling more than 860 nautical miles.
Fox states in the article that “two crews took off from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, flew to Port-au-Prince to pick up supplies, and then made multiple trips across the mountainous southern peninsula to deliver their loads. They stopped only to refuel on board the USS Arlington off the coast of Haiti.”
The V-22 has been used many times for special operations as well as disaster relief missions, combat search and rescue and logistics missions. The aircraft currently operates within the US Marine Corps, US Air Force, US Navy and additionally the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, acquiring more than 600,000 flight hours.
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