U.S. Marines with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, buckle into seats aboard an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 (Rein.) during an on and off drill, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Apr. 25, 2025. Marines increased their familiarity and proficiency with entering and exiting aircraft while conducting helicopter operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola).
Date Taken: | 04.24.2025 |
Date Posted: | 04.30.2025 02:59 |
Photo ID: | 9003565 |
VIRIN: | 250425-M-MH864-1106 |
Resolution: | 4801x3201 |
Size: | 3.87 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
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