Lance Cpl. Michael D. Thomas, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), conducts maintenance on the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 27, 2019. Thomas, a native of Camden, Arizona, graduated from Hall High School in May 2017 before enlisting in January 2017. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMM-262 (Rein.) maintainers ensure the squadron’s aircraft are safe for flight during flight operations. The
Lance Cpl. Michael D. Thomas, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), conducts maintenance on the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 27, 2019. Thomas, a native of Camden, Arizona, graduated from Hall High School in May 2017 before enlisting in January 2017. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMM-262 (Rein.) maintainers ensure the squadron’s aircraft are safe for flight during flight operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
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