Sgt. Chad Burpee, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor

Sgt. Chad Burpee, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, cuts and releases cargo during an air delivery training exercise while forward deployed in the Middle East, March 9, 2017. The training served as an opportunity for the VMM-165 aircrew to increase their proficiency in aerial cargo delivery. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a well-trained crisis response unit that has the ability to project combat power over vast distances using organic aviation, logistical and ground combat assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)