26th MEU Hurricane Sandy Response [Image 18 of 37]

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES

11.01.2012

Photo by Sgt. Chris Stone 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

MV-22B Osprey crew chiefs and mechanics assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform maintenance on the left propeller of the aircraft as they prepare to deploy aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) Nov. 1, 2012, in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. The 26th MEU is capable of providing generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently in pre-deployment training, preparing for their departure in 2013. As an expeditionary crisis response force operating from the sea the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Stone/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.01.2012
• Date Posted: 11.05.2012 10:59
• Photo ID: 775095
• VIRIN: 121101-M-SO289-005
• Resolution: 5616x3744
• Size: 2.26 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, NY, US