Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ploog, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, opens a hatch on an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 30, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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