Marine Corps Sgt. James Townsend, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, or VMM-261 (REIN), loadmaster, stands on the ramp of a USMC KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft over East Africa, Feb. 27, 2024. VMM-261 (Rein) regularly operates in support of multiple Department of Defense units across East Africa, including tactical insertions by the Air Force’s 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Air Force

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