This amazing shot depicting night operations aboard the USS Boxer showcases the in spectacular fashion. The long exposure time allows us to see the Osprey transfer from near vertical to forward flight, with giant slinky-like tubes of light tracing its departure.

The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is undergoing training certification off the California coast for an upcoming deployment to the Middle East. Last week, the USS New Orleans, an integral player in the Boxer ARG’s flotilla,, its rear wheels hanging precariously off the edge of the ship’s deck.

The U.S. Marines announced that an incident involving an MV-22 Osprey landing aboard the USS New…

Although the Osprey has had a decades long and often troubled development, and it costs approximately three times that of a similarly equipped helicopter, the Marines have stood by the type. It is now the backbone of the USMC vertical-lift fleet with close to 275 examples of the type having been delivered. The Air Force Special Operations Command also , and the to replace the venerable Grumman C-2 Greyhound for carrier onboard delivery duties.

In what is a highly controversial move, the US Navy has announced that it will procure tilt-rotor…

As the Osprey production program for the USMC enters its golden years, the Marines will turn toward spinning up production on the CH-53K King Stallion, the evolutionary replacement for the heavy-lifting CH-53E Super Stallion. The , with hopes that the helicopter will be operational by the end of the decade.

Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion took its first flight today. The historical milestone occurred at…

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Photos via U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric C. Burgett