Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) brace themselves against the rotor wash of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2017. VMM-265 (Rein.) and Marine Attack Squadron 311 combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently supporting Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian a
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) brace themselves against the rotor wash of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2017. VMM-265 (Rein.) and Marine Attack Squadron 311 combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently supporting Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and forces. The squadrons fly a variety of aircraft, including the MV-22B Osprey, AV-8B Harrier, CH-53E Super Stallion, AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom.
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