A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing monitors aircraft functionality of an MV-22 Osprey before taking off during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Certification Exercise on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 22, 2016. CertEx highlights the Marine Corps’ capability for self-contained, kinetic and non-kinetic missions and ability to respond to emerging crises worldwide. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)

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