U.S. Marines are using Ospreys to deploy oceanographic sensors

This year’s Trident Warrior 20 exercise saw the U.S. Marine Corp deploy four oceanographic sensors from its MV-22Bs for the first time.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, deploy an oceanographic sensor at the Pacific Ocean, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020. 3rd MAW builds capability, strength, trust, and resiliency in our Marine-Air-Ground-Task Force by providing the aviation command element for I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)


Dropped into the Pacific Ocean by VMM-163, these sensors were previously deployed from the back of C-130s or directly by ships.

The data collected would provide the Marines with the best environmental awareness possible prior to conducting amphibious operations.

Trident Warrior is an annual large-scale field experiment in operational naval environments.

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