An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft takes off after dropping off Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, during an embassy reinforcement exercise a part of Certification Exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 11, 2017.
BLT 3/5 is the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 are conducting Certification Exercise, the final evaluation in a series of training exercises which ensure readiness for crisis response throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU partners with PHIBRON 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr