Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers July 2013 By Sandra I. Erwin
"...Karika [manager of military business development at Bell Helicopter, and a former Marine Corps V-22 pilot] said the Navy also might consider using the Osprey as a refueling tanker for Hornet jets during recovery and launch operations. Bell-Boeing will be testing the Osprey in refueling missions later this summer, he said...."
Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers