190609-M-WW557-090 Philippine Sea (June 9, 2019) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) prepares for night time flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 9, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)