IN FOCUS Going the distanc e A CV-22 Osprey operated by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command receives fuel off the coast of Greenland in June while en route to the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, the Osprey was the first of 10 to be deployed to the base as part of an expansion by the 352nd Special Operations Group. Refueling the Osprey is an MC-130H Combat Talon II, with the photo shot through its open rear loading door. The Osprey, built by Boeing and partner Bell, has a unique tilt-rotor configuration that allows it to cruise like a fixed-winged aircraft but land and take off like a helicopter. PHOTO: u.s. air force 42 BEIO NG FRONTEIRS / SEPTEMBER 2013
Frontiers September 2013 Issue
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