The Osprey as a Connective Tissue for a Distributed Force

Next year I am publishing a comprehensive book on the tiltrotor enterprise.

This capability is symmetrical to the shift to distributed operations for the U.S. and allied militaries.

But in 2023, I published an initial book to focus on the role of the Osprey in this strategic shift, one which President Obama highlighted in terms of his “pivot to the Pacific.”

The book focuses on the Osprey, a multi-mission, tilt-rotor aircraft, and its role in the U.S. military’s shift towards distributed operations in the Pacific region.

The book highlights the Osprey’s impact on concepts of operations, its ability to support a distributed force, and its potential for innovation.

The book addresses two key questions: How does the Osprey’s unique capabilities impact the development of distributed operations? And what are the implications of the evolution of the Osprey as a multi-mission aircraft for U.S. forces in the Pacific.

In a podcast generated by Google’s NotebookLM app, a deep dive program discusses some of the themes of the book.

Featured Photo: A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, conducts a long-range insertion with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines during Noble Jaguar 2021 from Okinawa to Combined Arms Training Facility, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 30, 2021. This portion of the exercise focused on coastal defense and counter-landing operations across a distributed maritime environment. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with joint forces to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kree Laing)