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Two MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced)  attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wait to take off as an F/A-18 Hornet lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of the Government of Japan’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquake near Kumamoto April 18, 2016. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)
160418-M-RP664-062.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson

Apr 18, 2016
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Two MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wait to take off as an F/A-18 Hornet lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of the Government of Japan’s relief efforts following the devastating earthquake near Kumamoto April 18, 2016. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)


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