VMM-261 conducts aerial refueling and assault support [Image 5 of 19]

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

01.30.2023

Photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter 

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ploog, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, opens a hatch on an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 30, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

• Date Taken: 01.30.2023
• Date Posted: 02.03.2023 15:06
• Photo ID: 7610835
• VIRIN: 230130-M-NU401-1107
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 16.58 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US
• Hometown: MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US