Keywords: u.s. marine corps usmarinecorps av-8b av8b harrier jet marine medium tiltrotor squadron 262 (reinforced) marinemediumtiltrotorsquadron262reinforced vmm 262 vmm262 31st marine expeditionary unit 31stmarineexpeditionaryunit uss bonhomme richard (lhd-6) ussbonhommerichardlhd6 uss bhr (lhd-6) ussbhrlhd6 bohnomme richard expeditionary strike group bohnommerichardexpeditionarystrikegroup bhr esg bhresg 31st meu 31stmeu marine air-ground task force marineairgroundtaskforce magtf air-ground-logistics airgroundlogistics military operations militaryoperations asia-pacific region asiapacificregion force projection forceprojection maritime security maritimesecurity humanitarian assistance humanitarianassistance disaster relief disasterrelief marine attack squadron 542 marineattacksquadron542 vma 542 vma542 flying tigers flyingtigers aviation combat element aviationcombatelement ace mv-22b mv22b osprey tiltrotor ii marine aircraft wing iimarineaircraftwing ii maw iimaw marine aircraft group 14 marineaircraftgroup14 mag 14 mag14 marine corps air station cherry point marinecorpsairstationcherrypoint philippine sea philippinesea vehicle aircraft airplane outdoor 160827-M-IU921-197 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2016) A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands during flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and combines air-ground-logistics into a single team capable of addressing a range of military operations in the Asia-Pacific region, from force projection and maritime security to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards/released) 160827-M-IU921-197 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2016) A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands during flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and combines air-ground-logistics into a single team capable of addressing a range of military operations in the Asia-Pacific region, from force projection and maritime security to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards/released) |