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    A military service member in MARPAT camouflage uniform and flight deck helmet stands on a tarmac observing a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with tail number '09' and spinning rotors. The scene appears to be at dusk or dawn under overcast skies, suggesting pre-flight or post-flight ground operations. The personnel appears to be a plane captain or ground crew member monitoring the aircraft.

    MIYAZAKI, JAPAN

    12.01.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Benjamin Pryer 

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, an MV-22 Osprey squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, attended the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show, Dec. 1, 2013. The air show was the first public display of an Osprey in Mainland Japan. Prior to the air show, VMM-265 hosted a media relations event Nov. 30, aboard the JASDF installation. The air show is an annual event hosted by the JASDF in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.01.2013
    Date Posted: 12.02.2013 11:19
    Photo ID: 1063900
    VIRIN: 131201-M-YE622-027
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 12.93 MB
    Location: MIYAZAKI, JP
    Web Views: 51
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