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Hurlburt Field – In the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey a flight engineer fires up the engines and begins his routine pre-flight inspections.
Tech. Sgt. Edilberto Malave, 8th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, shoots a .50 caliber machine gun mounted to the ramp of a CV-22 Osprey near Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2014. This versatile, self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft, enabling Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to execute long-range special operations missions.
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