As part of a routine travel plan, Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263) (Reinforced). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout Central Command and the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released) Marines depart Mesa Verde 140630-M-MX805-041

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