So far, the USN is happy with having the V-22 in COD role

Three MV-22Bs from VMX-1 and one from HMX-1 were busy out at sea aboard USS Carl Vinson as the sailing branch conducted a two-week “proof of concept” experiment to show how the V-22 affects flight operations aboard a nuclear-powered carrier in its COD role.

131117-N-XN177-012 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 17, 2013) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to conduct 131117-N-XN177-012
By Burghart, Peter, MC3 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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