Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor  Squadron 262 practice landing the MV-22B Osprey and taking off from the USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Cobra Gold 16 test flights at Utapao, Thailand, February 16, 2016. The pilots continue to advance their landing and taking off methods by practicing and repetition. Cobra Gold 16 is the largest Combined Task Force exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and will improve the capabilities of participating nations maintaining the readiness of security forces across the region. Marines are with VMM-262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica N. Etheridge/Released)
<br>Unit: III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific
Lance Cpl. Jessica Etheridge
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