Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elijah Wells, tiltrotor mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, examines a guiding rod before it’s used to replace a blade for an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, California, April 4, 2019. Maintenance is performed around-the-clock to ensure aircraft operating out of MCAS Camp Pendleton are at maximum readiness for future flight operations.

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