Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, walk across the flight line at Moron Air Base, Spain, Oct. 5, 2013, as they prepare to load into MV-22B Ospreys during an alert drill. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a self-mobile, self-sustaining force capable of responding to a range of crises to protect both U.S. and partner-nation security interests in the region, as well as strengthening partnerships throughout the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)