Captain Nicholas Arnold, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response MV-22 Osprey pilot, weapons and tactics instructor and a Buffalo, N.Y. native, discusses the capabilities of an MV-22 Osprey with Italian Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, left, Chief of the Italian Navy, and Italian Rear Admiral Paolo Treu, center, Chief of the Italian Navy Aviation Department aboard Taranto-Grottaglie Air Base, Italy, June 28, 2013. The presentation, held on the 100th anniversary of Italian Naval Aviation, enabled Italian military leaders to familiarize with the capabilities of the Osprey. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a rotational force of approximately 500 Marines and sailors sourced from a variety of Marine Corps units to include II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The mission of the task-organized deployment-force is to respond to potential crises in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/ Released)
Date Taken: | 06.28.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.08.2013 05:01 |
Photo ID: | 967260 |
VIRIN: | 130628-M-WB921-025 |
Resolution: | 2100x1539 |
Size: | 1.68 MB |
Location: | TARANTO-GROTTAGLIE AIR BASE, IT |
Hometown: | BUFFALO, NEW YORK, US |
Web Views: | 132 |
Downloads: | 8 |
This work, Crisis Response Marines familiarize Italian naval aviation leaders with Osprey [Image 6 of 6], by Cpl Caleb McDonald, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.