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An MV-22B Osprey of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 takes off from the flight deck of USS Mount Whitney in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2016. Navy photo by Seaman Alyssa Weeks

Osprey Takes Flight

An MV-22B Osprey of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 takes off from the flight deck of USS Mount Whitney in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2016. Navy photo by Seaman Alyssa Weeks

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