An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), lands to transport 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines and elements of the French Special Forces to conduct parachute operations in Djibouti, Africa, May 25, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)