Today’s Shooting Assignment: The Pentagon’s V22 Osprey

by vergenewmedia on April 13, 2007 · 5 comments

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photo credit: US Navy Photo

No those AREN’T Pentagon correspondents being booted out the back for publishing DOD leaks.

Today I’m off to Quantico Marine Base to shoot this wacky chopper..plane..whirly-bird thingy. If nothing else, it’ll be good pictures.

Can I just point out tha today is Friday the 13th? Given the lethal history of the aircraft, I’m glad my assignment sheet clearly states:

“The crew will REMAIN on the ground and will not go up in the Osprey.”

Here’s an interesting article on the V22.

~~~~~~UPDATE~~~~~~~UPDATE~~~~~~~

The Marine Corps announced today that 10 Osprey aircraft will be heading to Iraq for their first combat missions. Read more about it here.

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  • http://www.digitalthom.com Thom

    Nice shot, but I’m pretty sure that isn’t taken ‘on the ground’… as your assignment sheet clearly states. Did you break the rules Jim?

    Anyway, it’s funny how the military still hasn’t figured out a way to fully integrate that aircraft into day to day operations. I only ever see them in training video, or demos for the public/legislature.

  • http://www.vergnewmedia.com Jim Long

    Thom,

    Looks like they’re moving beyond the air show circuit!

  • http://spaceygreview.blogspot.com/ SpaceyG

    The photo? That’s what happens when things don’t go my way.

  • http://naone geoffrey balmaceda

    can i please have one?

  • geoffrey balmaceda

    can i please have one?

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