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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Geoffrey T. Blumenfeld, left, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force Darwin – 25.3, and Capt. Chase Cooke, both pilots, prepare to land an MV-22B Osprey during touch-and-go drills aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 31, 2025. For the first time in the rotation’s history, the MRF-D Marine Air-Ground Task Force's Aviation and Ground Combat Elements embarked aboard a U.S. Navy vessel to extend operational reach and provide flexible, combat-credible options across the Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Cook is a Texas native and Blumenfeld is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)
| Date Taken: | 08.31.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.19.2025 00:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9326020 |
| VIRIN: | 250831-M-LO454-1178 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 7.06 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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