180320-M-GO150-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2018) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2018. VMM-265 (Rein.), part of the 31st MEU’s Aviation Combat Element, provides assault transport, close air support and aviation command and control for the 31st MEU. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)