U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jon Hobby, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), MV-22 Osprey aircraft maintenance controller and native of Peachtree City, Ga., scrubs the tail of an Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The squadron’s officers and staff noncommissioned officers took over washing the MEU’s aircraft to give the squadron’s junior Marines some extra time to rest and relax. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: physical training; crew chief; 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit; 22MEU; USMC; pilot; avionics; United States Marine Corps; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced); MV-22 Osprey; AH-1W Super Cobra; Amphibious Ready Group; wash down; 22d MEU; SNCO; Arabian Sea; aircraft; USS Bataan (LHD 5); exercise; ARG; PT; CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter; 22nd MEU; morning run; VMM-263 (Rein.); staff noncommissioned officer; maintenance control; green on green</dd></dl>
Sgt. Austin Hazard
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