LCDR Steve “Sanchez” Tschanz, left, Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 1st Class Devon Heard, and CDR Kristopher “Junk” Carter crewed the first cross-country flight of the Navy’s new Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variant of the V-22 Osprey from Amarillo, Texas, to NAS Patuxent River in February.

LCDR Steve “Sanchez” Tschanz, left, Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 1st Class Devon Heard, and CDR Kristopher “Junk” Carter crewed the first cross-country flight of the Navy’s new Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variant of the V-22 Osprey from Amarillo, Texas, to NAS Patuxent River in February.