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    Crisis Response Marines familiarize Italian naval aviation leaders with Osprey [Image 5 of 6]

    Crisis Response Marines familiarize Italian naval aviation leaders with Osprey

    TARANTO-GROTTAGLIE AIR BASE, ITALY

    06.28.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    Italian Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, left, the Chief of the Italian Navy, is fitted into a flight vest by Capt. Nicholas Arnold, right, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response MV-22 Osprey pilot, weapons and tactics instructor and a Buffalo, N.Y. native, prior to an Osprey presentation aboard Taranto-Grottaglie Air Base, Italy, June 28, 2013. The presentation, held on the 100th anniversary of Italian Naval Aviation, enabled Italian military leaders to familiarize with the capabilities of the Osprey. 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. The mission of the task-organized deployment-force is to respond to potential crises in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/ Released)

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2013
    Date Posted: 07.08.2013 05:00
    Photo ID: 967261
    VIRIN: 130628-M-WB921-046
    Resolution: 2100x1838
    Size: 1.79 MB
    Location: TARANTO-GROTTAGLIE AIR BASE, IT
    Hometown: BUFFALO, NY, US

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