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A V-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 lands on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean on July 8, 2008.

A V-22 Osprey aircraft lands on the flight deck.

A V-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 lands on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean on July 8, 2008.

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