Marines board MV-22 Ospreys for an assault on an objective during a helicopter raid training event aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 17, 2016. Conducting a raid is one of the 13 mission essential tasks a Marine Expeditionary Unit trains to perfect prior to deployment. The Marines are with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th MEU. The Ospreys and their crew are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU.
<br>Unit: 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Lance Cpl. Brandon Maldonado
Taken on 17 May 2016
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