Marines land Osprey on a UK ship [Image 2 of 8]

HMS OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN

10.02.2015

Photo by Staff Sgt. Keonaona Paulo 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practice landing on the deck of the British amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean, with an MV-22B Osprey Oct. 2, 2015. The deck landing qualifications are part of the Allied Maritime Basing Initiative, which seeks to provide the U.S. and allies with a year-round maritime-based crisis response force in the Mediterranean Sea or the Gulf of Guinea by leveraging the significant amphibious capabilities already residing in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.02.2015
• Date Posted: 10.09.2015 06:27
• Photo ID: 2223281
• VIRIN: 151002-M-EF955-176
• Resolution: 1440x960
• Size: 799.67 KB
• Location: HMS OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN