In 2013 , following the 2012 Benghazi attack , Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon , Marine Corps deputy commandant for plans , policies and operations , announced the creation of a larger Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force that could fly in a company of Marines on Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys to respond to crises in Africa . However , this will require political work to secure a ground base nearby that the amphibious ships operating in the global commons of the world 's oceans do not require . The task force self-deployed to Morón Air Base on 27 April 2013
2012 Benghazi attack
2012 Benghazi attack
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa