U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr./Released 130807-M-PZ610-005.JPG
Aug 8, 2013
Lance Cpl. Branden I. Mangus, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Canton, Ga., watches the flight deck crew secure the aircraft here, Aug. 7. The aircraft, which has the ability to fly like an airplane and conduct in-flight refueling, travelled 4,288 nautical miles in approximately 16 hours to self-deploy from Okinawa, Japan, to the ship operating off the coast of Australia. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.
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