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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, put their thumbs up after securing themselves into an MV-22B Osprey during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training drills as part of predeployment training for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, put their thumbs up after securing themselves into an MV-22B Osprey during egress training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18. Marines conducted the training drills as part of predeployment training for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 “Greyhawks,” flies after a troop-movement flight with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 over Southern California, Aug. 20. The squadron supported the logistics unit’s movement from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to the airport for a mountain training exercise. The flight doubled as a familiarization flight for both units who are slated to work together during their upcoming deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 “Greyhawks,” flies after a troop-movement flight with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 over Southern California, Aug. 20. The squadron supported the logistics unit’s movement from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to the airport for a mountain training exercise. The flight doubled as a familiarization flight for both units who are slated to work together during their upcoming deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.