1st Lt. Erik Erlandson (left) completes the pre-flight checklist aboard the MV-22B Osprey while his evaluator, Maj. Matthew Cave oversees his work prior to take-off of his final flight with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, , Jan. 12, 2016. Erlandson underwent four months of intensive flight training on the MV-22B to ensure he could meet all the standards required of Marine Corps pilots in the operating forces. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/ Released.)

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