180310-N-QJ850-0058 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 10, 2018)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 10, 2018) Marines attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 perform maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), March 10, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Florida, is participating in Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18) and conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. JC18 is a computer-assisted exercise conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between the U.S. European Command and Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Murray/Released)