Osprey lands on JMSDF ship for first time in Asia-Pacific [Image 1 of 16]

JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE SHIP ISE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

11.12.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matt Myers 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Lt. Gen. John Wissler, left, and Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, watch an MV-22B Osprey maneuver for a landing Nov. 12 aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Ise. The event marked the first time an Osprey has landed on a JMSDF ship while in the Asia-Pacific region. Wissler is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Iwasaki is the chief of joint staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

• Date Taken: 11.12.2013
• Date Posted: 11.12.2013 07:34
• Photo ID: 1050652
• VIRIN: 131112-M-ZZ000-001
• Resolution: 4483x3347
• Size: 1.74 MB
• Location: JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE SHIP ISE, OKINAWA, JP