171219 - NAMRU-D Osprey

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Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton senior medical officer, instructs NAMRU-D personal Dec. 19, 2017, on how to conduct a foreign-object-damage walk-down on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line. The unit was preparing the seldom-used runway near the National Museum of the Air Force for the arrival of an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft that was signed over to the unit for medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Navy Capt. Rees Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton commanding officer, addresses the civilian and active duty sailors of his command Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line as they await the arrival of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. The aircraft was acquired by NAMRU-D to be used in research on how to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Navy Capt. Rees Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton commanding officer, addresses the civilian and active duty sailors of his command Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line as they await the arrival of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. The aircraft was acquired by NAMRU-D to be used in research on how to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton conduct a foreign-object-damage walk-down Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line in advance of the arrival of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The unit was preparing the seldom-used runway near the National Museum of the Air Force for the arrival the plane that was signed over to the unit for medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton conduct a foreign-object-damage walk-down Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line in advance of the arrival of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The unit was preparing the seldom-used runway near the National Museum of the Air Force for the arrival the plane that was signed over to the unit for medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton conduct a foreign-object-damage walk-down Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line in advance of the arrival of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The unit was preparing the seldom-used runway near the National Museum of the Air Force for the arrival the plane that was signed over to the unit for medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Navy Cmdr. Tatana Olson, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory deputy director, joins her Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton shipmates in a foreign-object-damage walk-down Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flight line in preparation for the arrival of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The aircraft was acquired by NAMRU-D to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton and 711th Human Performance Wing leadership come together for the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft will be used in future static military aerospace medical research not only by NAMRU-D but also military, academia and industry organizations. Left to Right: Mr. Joseph Hopkins, 711 HPW chief engineer, Mr. Timothy Sakulich, 711 HPW vice director and Captain Rees Lee, NAMRU-D commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton and 711th Human Performance Wing leadership come together for the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft will be used in future static military aerospace medical research not only by NAMRU-D but also military, academia and industry organizations. Left to Right: Mr. Joseph Hopkins, 711 HPW chief engineer, Mr. Timothy Sakulich, 711 HPW vice director and Captain Rees Lee, NAMRU-D commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava (right), Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton senior medical officer, announces the arrival time of U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2017, which will be used for upcoming static military aerospace medical research. Also pictured: Ms. Elizabeth Miller, U.S. School of Aerospace Medicine and Mr. Timothy Sakulich, 711th Human Performance Wing vice director. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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During the welcoming of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to be used for military aerospace medical research, members of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 711th Human Performance Wing, and Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton greet one another, Dec. 19, 2017 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. From left to right: Col. Kevin McCal, USAFSAM deputy commander, Captain Rees Lee, NAMRU-D commanding officer, Brigadier General Mark Koeniger, 711 HPW commander and Lt. Cmdr. Mathew Doubrava, NAMRU-D senior medical officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton watch a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey approach over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2017. NAMRU-D was acquiring the aircraft for use in medical research with the goal of minimizing injuries to aircrew members and maintenance workers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton watch a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey approach over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2017. NAMRU-D was acquiring the aircraft for use in medical research with the goal of minimizing injuries to aircrew members and maintenance workers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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An U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) makes its approach to a runway on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B, near the National Museum of the Air Force Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft was signed over to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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An U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) makes its approach to a runway on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B, near the National Museum of the Air Force Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft was signed over to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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An U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) makes its approach to a runway on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B, near the National Museum of the Air Force Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft was signed over to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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An U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) makes its approach to a runway on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B, near the National Museum of the Air Force Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft was signed over to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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An U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) lands at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B, near the National Museum of the Air Force Dec. 19, 2017. The aircraft was signed over to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton to be used in research to minimize injuries to aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton leadership greets Marine Lt. Col. John Ennis, center, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) chief test pilot, Dec. 19, 2017, as he arrives at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ennis flew one of his squadron’s MV-22 Osprey to Wright-Patterson AFB to sign over the aircraft to NAMRU-D for use in medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Navy Capt. Rees Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton commanding officer, Marine Lt. Col. John Ennis, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) chief test pilot, and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton senior medical officer, prepare to transfer one of HX-21’s MV-22 Osprey aircrafts over to NAMRU-D. The airframe will be used to study ergonomics to help reduce injuries to aircrew members and maintenance workers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton senior medical officer, signs paperwork Dec. 19, 2017 accepting an MV-22 Osprey at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as Marine Lt. Col. John Ennis, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) chief test pilot, looks on. Ennis had just flown the Osprey in from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., so that it could be transferred to NAMRU-D of use in medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Marine Lt. Col. John Ennis, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) chief test pilot, signs paperwork Dec. 19, 2017, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, transferring ownership of a Marine MV-22 Osprey to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton. Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton senior medical officer, stands by to accept the plane which will be used for military aerospace medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Marine Lt. Col. John Ennis, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) chief test pilot, signs paperwork Dec. 19, 2017, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, transferring ownership of a Marine MV-22 Osprey to Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton. Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Doubrava, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton senior medical officer, stands by to accept the plane which will be used for military aerospace medical research. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Members of Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton get a look inside of the fuselage of a MV-22 Osprey aircraft, Dec. 19, 2017, that their unit had just taken possession of at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The airframe will be used to study ergonomics to help reduce injuries to aircrew members and maintenance workers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)