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Deutsch: V-22 Osprey - U.S. Marines der de:Force Recon springen aus einer Osprey ab
English: U.S. Marine Corps parachutists free fall from an MV-22 Osprey at 10,000 feet above the drop zone at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. on Jan. 17, 2000. The Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., became the first to deploy from the Osprey. Twenty-four successful jumps were recorded under the supervision of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command to qualify the V-22 for parachute service.
Español: Soldados de la marina saltando desde un V-22 Osprey - foto de la Armada de los Estados Unidos
Polski: Żołnierze USMC skaczący z Ospreya.
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Source http://archive.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=2665
Author DoD photo by Vernon Pugh, U.S. Navy.

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