Marine Corps Lt. Col. Vanessa M. Clark, the commanding officer of the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, pins Gunnery Sgt. Prentice E. Meadows, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 Reinforced, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, during a Transpacific (TRANSPAC) flight in Fiji, Sept. 15, 2022. TRANSPAC was a long-range tactical redeployment from Darwin to Hawaii with stops in Fiji, American Samoa, and Kiribati.

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