U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Deckard, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corrosion control noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Bartlesville, Okla., touches up some chips and scratches in the paint of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft to protect the aircraft from corrosion aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). Many of the aircraft’s markings were hand painted or custom created by Deckard and other MEU Marines, including the squadron’s logo on the tail of the Ospreys. 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: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit; 22MEU; USMC; United States Marine Corps; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced); MV-22 Osprey; AH-1W Super Cobra; Amphibious Ready Group; UH-1Y Huey; 22d MEU; corrosion control; USS Bataan (LHD 5); helicopter; Okla.; ARG; 22nd MEU; markings; VMM-263 (Rein.); Bartlesville; decal; Aviation News</dd></dl>
Sgt. Austin Hazard
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