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Len Maffioli and Damaso Sutis, two retired Marines and Iwo Jima veterans, share stories and laughs with active-duty Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, C More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Benjamin D. Olevey, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 29, 2018. The Ospreys are returning to their home station after successfully completing exercise Trident Juncture 18 in Iceland and Norway Oct More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Timothy Bensken, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Zachary L. Borden, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

A U.S. sailor watches an MV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) More

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is conducting flight deck qualifications in preparation for joint strike f More

An MV-22B Osprey flies over the HMS Illustrious in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 27, 2013. The HMS Illustrious deployed to the Philippines in support of the Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief effort during Operation Dam More

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit load earthquake relief items onto an MV-22B Ospreys belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit April 19, More

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit board an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced) during a simulated raid on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 17. M More

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 prepare an MV-22B Osprey for a training flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 8. The tra More

160612-N-UD666-803 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2016) A MV-22B Osprey, from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, lifts off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The V- More

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys and KC-130Js with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa fly in formation for a large force integration of aviation capabilities, enroute to Rota, S More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Weapons Company, Scout Sniper Platoon, fast rope from an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, await the arrival of an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercis More

Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) spray water above an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 after completing Col. Chad Blair’s last flight as Marine Aircraft Group ( More

20160726-M-OI464-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2016) - An Australian sailor guides a U.S. MV-22B Osprey while taking off from HMAS Canberra, July 13, 2016. The Marines and sailors are participating in Rim of the More

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, sit in an MV-22B Osprey during casualty evacuation training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 17. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 supported 5th More

ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6), At Sea, (Aug. 26, 2016) – An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, prepares to land aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), during normal flight operatio More

ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6), At Sea, (Aug. 26, 2016) – Marines and Sailors with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, gather in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6 More

ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6), At Sea, (Sept. 3, 2016) – A Marine with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, fast-ropes toward an aircraft elevator during training at sea aboard t More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Chad Tompkins Jr., a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, observes out the side hatch of an MV-22B Os More

Sailors with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) signal an approaching aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during low-light takeoff and landing More

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly west above the Pacific Ocean during scheduled flight operations after departing More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Douglas Fox, an air crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) secures a ratchet strap to an MV-22B Osprey before a defensive combat maneuver exercise in Y More

Marines with Companies B and C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, check Parachute rig prior to a free-fall training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 4, 2016. The training familiarizes Marine More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactic Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands during a marine expeditionary unit exercise (MEUEX) at Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2016. MEUEX was part of More

Maj. Christopher M. Demars loads gear onto an MV-22B Osprey in preparation for an air-delivery exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, N.C., Nov. 8, 2016. The Marines practiced their air-drop delive More

Cpl. Christopher Delaney, an airframe mechanic and collateral duty inspector for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, is currently participating in a deployment for training exercise at Creech Air Force More

Sailors stand by after an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) is secured to the deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) Dec. 12, 2016 at sea during Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expedi More

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM 263 is parked on the flight line before an infantry transport mission at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N. C., Feb. 9, 2017. VMM 263 prepar More

Waves crash into rocks during hightide in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 18, proving that it isn’t always sunny in San Diego. Meteorological and oceanographic Marines are constantly studying weather like this to becom More

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Marines and Yokohama DeNA BayStars baseball team pose in front of an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 23 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The BayStars players and staff had t More

Jay Leno, left, television host for “Jay Leno’s Garage,” talks to Lt. Col. Eric Ashenbrenner, commanding officer for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, during his visit to Marine Corps Air Station Camp More

170310-N-TH560-247 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, takes off on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bo More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load into an MV-22B Osprey helicopter in preparation to conduct a Tactical Recov More

L-39 Albatros aircraft attached to the Patriots Jet Team perform aerial acrobatics during the 2017 Twilight Show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Friday, March 17, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken b More

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) demonstrates its capabilities during the 2017 Yuma Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, March 18, 2017. (U.S. Mari More

The Gila Ridge High School Marching Band performs during the 2017 Yuma Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, March 18, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Isaac Martinez)

A UH-1Y Venom assigned to the Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) performs a fly-by demonstration during the 2017 Yuma Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, March 18, 20 More

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph A. Purdy tightens the straps on a parachute before an air-drop delivery jump at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 27, 2017. The training was part of field exercise Bold More

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster More

A Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts flight demonstrations during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day Air Show at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May More

Evolve Aerosports executes a Squirrel-Suit jump during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni More

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs aerial demonstrations during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, More

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster More

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Si More

Japanese locals tour the Zero Hangar during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a More

Yoshihide Muroya takes off down the taxi way during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has More

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, opened its gates to approximately 210,000 guests for the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has More

A Japanese local national does pushups with a fully loaded 70 pound pack during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. More

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Di More

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Expeditionary fire and rescue (EFR) Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 extinguish a fire during a simulated emergency exercise, More

Sergeant Andrew Enriquez, center left, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, relays instructions to Marines during airborne assault trainin More

A rope attached to an MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa lies in the grass after being used for fast roping near Beja, Portugal, June 14, 2017 More

170615-N-DL434-010 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the "Dragons" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 Reinforced, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) More

U.S. Airmen with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, conduct high-al More

Staff members from the Southwestern Composite Air Division and Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing listen to Lt. Col. Garth Burnett explain the capabilities of the MV-22B Osprey during an orientation tour of More

170624-N-TH560-330 CORAL SEA (June 24, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 Reinforced, prepares for flight on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhom More

170624-N-TH560-391 CORAL SEA (June 24, 2017) Sailors secure an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhom More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Similien, a hospital corpsman assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, straps on an assault pack at Morón Air Base, Spain, June 26, 20 More

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), idles atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), off the coast of Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2017. VMM More

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sit atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2017. The Ospreys belong to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinf More

170706-N-XK809-149 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Force Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice room clearing techniques during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) t More

170706-N-XK809-161 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Marines, assigned to the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice room clearing techniques during visit, board, search and seizure More

170706-N-XK809-267 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Force Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice room clearing techniques during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) t More

170706-N-XK809-258 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Force Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), debrief room clearing techniques during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) tr More

170707-N-DC385-082 CORAL SEA (July 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 More

170713-N-XK809-186 CORAL SEA (July 13, 2017) Weapons department Sailors and Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load ordnance into a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Sq More

170719-N-DL434-483 FRESHWATER BEACH, Australia (July 19, 2017) Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), disembark a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as part of a combined amphibious assaul More

170720-N-TH560-016 CORAL SEA (July 20, 2017) Col. Tye Wallace (center), commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), responds to international media questions alongside Capt. Larry McCullen ( More

170720-N-GP548-053 CORAL SEA (July 20, 2017) A group of international reporters observe an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), take off from the More

Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band perform prior to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16's change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 21. During the ceremony, Col. Chad B More

170722-N-RU971-438 CORAL SEA (July 22, 2017) The guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterrett (DDG 104) steam in formation during a multi-ship group sail during Talism More

170727-N-DL434-068 CORAL SEA (July 27, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Rinaldy Desulme (left), from Miami, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Joshua Kasparek (right), from Riversi More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 2, 2017) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Angus Moss, a native of Columbus, Indiana, assigned to the Air department aboard the amphibious tranport dock ship USS San Diego More

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – The remains of Capt. Benjamin R. Cross, Cpl. Nathaniel F. Ordway and Lance Cpl. Ruben P. Velasco, who died in an MV-22B Osprey mishap off the coast of Australia, August 5, have b More

170807-N-UX013-185 CORAL SEA (Aug. 7, 2017) The Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team One (CDT1) loads equipment from a U.S. Navy landing craft unit onto the hydrographic ship HMAS Melville in support of More

170808-N-TH560-563 CORAL SEA (Aug. 8, 2017) The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, addresses Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Bonhomme Richard Expeditiona More

170808-N-TH560-356 CORAL SEA (Aug. 8, 2017) The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, addresses Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionar More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land during airborne sustainment training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug.15, 2017. The event is a part of a sustai More

INDIAN OCEAN – A simulated casualty gets his pulse checked inside an MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Aug. 30, 2017. Medical personnel specifi More

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REIN), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for takeoff in support of the Defense Support to Civil Authority (DSCA) mis More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge More

AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at Morón Air Base, Spain, Sept. 7, 2017. The 24th MEU sent aircraft and personnel to conduct maintenance while on station at Morón. ( More

170917-N-DC385-179 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), disembarks from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomm More

170917-N-DC385-631 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship More

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2017. The Osprey is operating in support of exercise KAMANDAG, a bilateral Philippine-U.S. exercise designed More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), disembark the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) via MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) via MV-22B Osprey aircraft after s More

U.S. Navy Seaman Hao Vu, an aviation boatswain mate handler with the USS Essex (LHD-2), signals the pilot of a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group More

U.S. Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walk on the flight deck prior to flight operations in support of Combined Composite Training Unit Exerc More

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), descends from an MV-22B Osprey during fast-roping training as part of Combined Composite Trai More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July 26, 2016) – A MV-22B Osprey prepares to take U.S. Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion to perform a High Altitude Low Oxygen jump during the More

PACIFIC OCEAN – Cpl. Alfredo Fuentes, a crew chief, and Lance Cpl. Karl Magat, a flight line mechanic with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element, work together to wash down an MV-22B Ospr More

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, land at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) More

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Maj. Ian Learmonth talks to Yokohama DeNA BayStars baseball team about the MV-22B Ospreys Feb. 26 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The BayStars players and staf More

An MV-22B Osprey prepares to offload Marines prior to the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Field Exercise at Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 27, 2018. The mission of the exercise is to enable II MIG to tr More

An MV-22B Opsrey lands on the USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 6, 2018. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanding Officer, Col. Tye R. Wallace, and the 31st MEU Executive Officer, Lt. Col. Michael R. Hyde, boarded t More

Sgt. Jordan Prunty mixes ingredients to make cupcake frosting aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 10, 2018. Prunty, a native of Tacoma, Washington, is a food service specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary More