200218-M-QS584-1073 MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CA (Feb. 18, 2020) - Two Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-166, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force– Crisis Response- Central Command , take off following their insertion of Marines for an embassy reinforcement exercise during Certification Exercise. CERTEX is the final evaluation exercise for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serving as the Command Element, SPMAGTF-CR-CC , to ensure unit readiness to respond to a wide-range of crisis scenarios. Marines from VMM-166, will serve
200218-M-QS584-1073 MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CA (Feb. 18, 2020) - Two Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-166, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force– Crisis Response- Central Command , take off following their insertion of Marines for an embassy reinforcement exercise during Certification Exercise. CERTEX is the final evaluation exercise for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serving as the Command Element, SPMAGTF-CR-CC , to ensure unit readiness to respond to a wide-range of crisis scenarios. Marines from VMM-166, will serve as part of the Aviation Combat Element for SPMAGTF-CR-CC during their upcoming deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer)
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