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    Marines secure departure of Tripoli Embassy personnel [Image 2 of 9]

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    A tiltrotor aircraft, identifiable as a V-22 Osprey, is photographed at night on what appears to be a landing zone or airfield. The long-exposure photograph captures the spinning rotors as green circular light trails, with bright orange/yellow light emanating from beneath the aircraft. The scene includes various colored navigation and ground lighting visible in the background.

    SIGONELLA, ITALY

    07.25.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    MV-22B Osprey aircraft from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response prepare to leave Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to escort approximately 150 personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on the morning of July 26, 2014. The Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Ambassador for Libya, requested Department of Defense support for a military-assisted departure of embassy personnel. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a self-deploying, self-sustaining task force with the capacity to provide a
    rapid-response capability to U.S. Africa Command. (Official Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Shawn Valosin)

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    Date Taken: 07.25.2014
    Date Posted: 07.26.2014 09:04
    Photo ID: 1465709
    VIRIN: 140725-M-IU187-577
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.22 MB
    Location: SIGONELLA, IT

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