181012-N-PH222-1228 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2018) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) prepare to recover an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 on the flight deck in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 12, 2018. Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)