U.S. lands Osprey on Dutch amphibious warfare ship [Image 4 of 6]

AT SEA

10.22.2015

Photo by Staff Sgt. Keonaona Paulo 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Royal Netherlands Navy Capt. René Lucykx, commanding officer of HMLNS Johan de Witt, photographs U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa landing an MV-22B Osprey on the Johan de Witt, Oct. 22, 2015. The deck landing qualifications are part of Trident Juncture 15, a NATO led exercise with more than 30 nations and 36,000 service members participating. This exercise is also part of the Allied Maritime Basing Initiative, which seeks to provide the U.S. and allies with a year-round maritime-based crisis response force in the Mediterranean Sea or the Gulf of Guinea by leveraging the significant amphibious capabilities already residing in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.22.2015
• Date Posted: 10.23.2015 09:34
• Photo ID: 2245722
• VIRIN: 151022-M-EF955-521
• Resolution: 1440x960
• Size: 720.85 KB
• Location: AT SEA