SP-MAGTF CR flightline mechanics replace prop-rotor hub assembly on MV-22 Osprey [Image 2 of 4]

SPAIN

06.12.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Staff Sergeant Joshua Butler, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response flightline mechanic and native of Virginia Beach, Va., replaces a prop-rotor hub assembly on an MV-22 Osprey aboard Moron Air Base, June 12, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response was task organized and trained to provide U.S. Africa Command with a defensive response capability that can rapidly deploy, over long ranges, to a developing crisis area on the African continent in order to protect U.S. government facilities and personnel abroad. "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 09:48
• Photo ID: 956561
• VIRIN: 130613-M-WB921-013
• Resolution: 2100x1628
• Size: 804.79 KB
• Location: ES
• Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US