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U.S. Marine Sgt. Nick Bardsley parachutes out of a UH-1Y Venom from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 16, 2015. Bardsley is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) and French paratroopers in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Nick Bardsley parachutes out of a UH-1Y Venom from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Sept. 16, 2015. Bardsley is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting bilateral training with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) and French paratroopers in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Steve Lopez

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 make impact on targets utilizing the GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun in an MV-22B Osprey in the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over training area Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 make impact on targets utilizing the GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun in an MV-22B Osprey in the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over training area Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 assemble a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun on the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Sept. 15, 2015. Crew chiefs honed their proficiency with the weapon system to be better qualified for future air operations.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 assemble a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun on the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Sept. 15, 2015. Crew chiefs honed their proficiency with the weapon system to be better qualified for future air operations.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 make impact on targets utilizing the GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun in an MV-22B Osprey in the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over training area Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 make impact on targets utilizing the GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun in an MV-22B Osprey in the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over training area Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

A Marine tail gunnery instructor with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 loads a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun on the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey in the skies over Piney Island Bombing Range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

A Marine tail gunnery instructor with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 loads a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun on the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey in the skies over Piney Island Bombing Range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. The crew flew over Bombing Target 11 to assault targets resembling a convoy, barge and landing craft.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 maneuvers through the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. Marine crew chiefs in the rear of the aircraft utilized a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun to assault ground targets both in and out of the water.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 maneuvers through the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. Marine crew chiefs in the rear of the aircraft utilized a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun to assault ground targets both in and out of the water.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 maneuvers through the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. Marine crew chiefs in the rear of the aircraft utilized a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun to assault ground targets both in and out of the water.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 maneuvers through the skies above Piney Island bombing range, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2015. Marine crew chiefs in the rear of the aircraft utilized a GAU-16 .50 caliber machine gun to assault ground targets both in and out of the water.

Photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez

U.S. Marine pilots with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, coordinate air movements with the Spanish Navy aboard Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. This training proved the ability of a tiltrotor aircraft, like the Osprey, to land on the deck of the Spanish ship.

U.S. Marine pilots with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, coordinate air movements with the Spanish Navy aboard Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. This training proved the ability of a tiltrotor aircraft, like the Osprey, to land on the deck of the Spanish ship.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

Spanish Navy crew practice chalking up American MV-22B Osprey aboard the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. The goal of practicing landing the MV-22B Osprey on Juan Carlos I is to maintain proficiency and familiarize the crews with working with the Spanish Navy.

Spanish Navy crew practice chalking up American MV-22B Osprey aboard the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. The goal of practicing landing the MV-22B Osprey on Juan Carlos I is to maintain proficiency and familiarize the crews with working with the Spanish Navy.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

An MV-22B Osprey practiced landing on the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. The DLQs 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.

An MV-22B Osprey practiced landing on the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. The DLQs 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey lands on the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. Training with the host nation partners allows the U.S. Marines to maintain proficiency in their core skills while also developing the interoperability skills essential for future operations.

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey lands on the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) during deck landing qualifications, Sept. 9 near the coast of Spain. Training with the host nation partners allows the U.S. Marines to maintain proficiency in their core skills while also developing the interoperability skills essential for future operations.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) prepare for a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted casualty evacuation drills as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) prepare for a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted casualty evacuation drills as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Gunnery Sgt. Paul Gallion, a flight line division chief and weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), watches as an MV-22B Osprey lands during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted a casualty evacuation drill as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Gunnery Sgt. Paul Gallion, a flight line division chief and weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), watches as an MV-22B Osprey lands during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted a casualty evacuation drill as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) lands to conduct egress training with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Reinforced), aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) lands to conduct egress training with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Reinforced), aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, secure themselves into an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, secure themselves into an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit predeployment training.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

An EA-6B Prowler lands for a “touch and go” takeoff during Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1’s last flight operations for the Prowler at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Aug. 20, 2015. Four student pilots are among the last to learn how to fly the Prowler due to its transitioning out of the Marine Corps starting in 2016.

An EA-6B Prowler lands for a “touch and go” takeoff during Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1’s last flight operations for the Prowler at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Aug. 20, 2015. Four student pilots are among the last to learn how to fly the Prowler due to its transitioning out of the Marine Corps starting in 2016.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez

Marines prepare an F/A-18C Hornet to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to participate in Sentry Savannah, Aug. 21. The hornet flew a joint mission with the Air Force simulating enemy aircraft in a large force exercise for the Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Marines prepare an F/A-18C Hornet to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to participate in Sentry Savannah, Aug. 21. The hornet flew a joint mission with the Air Force simulating enemy aircraft in a large force exercise for the Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Marines prepare an F/A-18C Hornet to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort during Exercise Sentry Savannah 2015, Aug. 21. Sentry Savannah is a joint service air operation hosted by the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, Ga. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Marines prepare an F/A-18C Hornet to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort during Exercise Sentry Savannah 2015, Aug. 21. Sentry Savannah is a joint service air operation hosted by the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, Ga. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Marines prepare F/A-18C Hornets to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to during Exercise Sentry Savannah 2015, Aug. 21. Several squadrons from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, including Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 flew training exercises for Sentry Savannah. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Marines prepare F/A-18C Hornets to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to during Exercise Sentry Savannah 2015, Aug. 21. Several squadrons from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, including Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 flew training exercises for Sentry Savannah. The Marines are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy