SP-MAGTF CR flightline mechanics replace prop-rotor hub assembly on MV-22 Osprey [Image 1 of 4]

SPAIN

06.12.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Private First Class Brandon Sumner, left, a native of Richland, Wash., and Staff Sgt. Joshua Butler, a native of Virginia Beach, Va., both Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response flightline mechanics, replace a prop-rotor hub assembly on an MV-22 Osprey aboard Moron Air Base, June 12, 2013. The SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a rotational force of approximately 500 Marines and sailors sourced from a variety of Marine Corps units to include II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., according to the force's requirement and their mission of being task organized, rapid-deployment force within the African regional reach to respond to crisis and defend U.S. security interests. "Our ability to respond to a crisis is tied to our ability to transport Marines where they are needed and that requires Ospreys that are ready to move" said Mastery Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Ramsey, the SP-MAGTF Crisis Response VM-22 Osprey Maintenance Chief. "We simply cannot do it without the (aviation) maintenance Marines." (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

• Date Taken: 06.12.2013
• Date Posted: 06.19.2013 09:47
• Photo ID: 956556
• VIRIN: 130613-M-WB921-001
• Resolution: 2100x1400
• Size: 406.13 KB
• Location: ES
• Hometown: RICHLAND, WA, US