
A USMC MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor landed onboard an Australian LHD for the first time on July 12. defence
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TUS Marines land on Australian LHD
Four United States Marine Corps (USMC) helicopter types have conducted their first landings onboard an Australian LHD as part of an aviation integration program to clear its rotary-wing assets for operations from the Royal Australian Navy’s new amphibious assault ships.
The integration program involved HMAS Canberra while it was taking part in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 off the north-east coast of Hawaii over June 30 to August 4.
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