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31st MEU Aviation Combat Element conducts Fly On

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

July 20, 2024 | 1:42

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), receive AH-1Z Viper Helicopters aboard the USS Green Bay, in the Philippine Sea, July 20, 2024. VMM-262 (Rein.) conducted the fly-on to increase unit proficiency in preparation for the 24.2 patrol. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)