Amos Flies Osprey

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Lt. Col. Kevin Gross, USMC, the V-22 Integrated Test Team’s Government Flight Test Director, and Maj. Gen. Jim Amos, USMC, Commanding General 3rd Marine Air Wing, seen in the cockpit of Osprey No. 22 before the General’s familiarization flight on January 9. General Amos is only the second VIP to co-pilot an Osprey since the program’s return to flight in May of 2002. In spite of less-than-optimum weather conditions, General Amos was able to put the V-22 through its paces in both airplane and helicopter modes of flight. Following the flight, the General gave the Integrated Test Team an overview of the lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom and then thanked the ITT for their efforts toward getting the V-22 to the fleet. (Photo by Randy Teufel)