U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Eric J. Mattson, left, from

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Eric J. Mattson, left, from Plantsville, Connecticut, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hiroyoshi Oura about the different capabilities of the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Oct. 30 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The Osprey’s versatility is attributed to the fact that it combines the capability of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft and has the ability to fly twice as fast, carry nearly three times the payload and has four times the range of the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. Mattson is the civil-affairs team leader for Civil Affairs Command Element, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Oura is the commanding general of the JASDF Air Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II/Released)