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.
PHILIPPINE SEA
07.20.2024
Video by Lance Cpl. Peter Eilen
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit