A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), prepares to land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during carrier qualification training in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 11, 2015. VMM-268 conducted the training with VMM-162 (REIN), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to certify 10 pilots and 11 crew chiefs to conduct aviation operations from sea-based sites. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is currently deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by 1st Lt. Thomas Gray/Released)