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The craziest part of the plan was that it
totally worked. USS Nimitz. Michael D. Cole/US Navy
America s Nimitz and Ford-class supercarriers make up the backbone of what could be described as the U.S. Navy s blue-water force.
In common discussion, a green water navy is largely relegated to littoral, or coastal, operations because of its reliance on frequent resupplies from nearby friendly ports. A blue water navy, on the other hand, has the ability to operate globally, leveraging a combination of friendly ports and at-sea replenishment to keep each warship adequately fueled and supplied.
These supply shipments often come during port stops or from other ships while at sea, but those aren t always readily available options. For carriers that are forward-deployed in combat operations, getting a heavy payload of essential parts or supplies to the ship quickly could mean the difference between making mission and
The Osprey has been in development for decades.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Osprey’s vertical-lift capability allows it to land on ships other than an aircraft carrier.
For over fifty years, the Navy has operated C-2A Greyhound cargo haulers with twin turboprop engines to ferry personnel, supplies, mail and spare parts to its massive aircraft carriers at sea a mission known as Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD). The Greyhound, which is derived from the Navy s E-2 Hawkeye radar planes, can haul up to five tons of cargo or 26 passengers while still managing to land and takeoff from the three-hundred-meter-long carrier flight deck and then fold its wings to fit in the hangar deck below.
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