A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on the island of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. The MV-22B landed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JDS Ise (DDH 182) off the coast of Okinawa an hour later, making it the first MV-22B to land aboard a JMSDF ship in the Asia-Pacific region.
U.S. Marine Corps
Taken on 12 November 2013
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