Lance Cpl. Michael D. Thomas, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), conducts maintenance on the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 27, 2019. Thomas, a native of Camden, Arizona, graduated from Hall High School in May 2017 before enlisting in January 2017. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMM-262 (Rein.) maintainers ensure the squadron’s aircraft are safe for flight during flight operations. The

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Lance Cpl. Michael D. Thomas, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), conducts maintenance on the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 27, 2019. Thomas, a native of Camden, Arizona, graduated from Hall High School in May 2017 before enlisting in January 2017. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMM-262 (Rein.) maintainers ensure the squadron’s aircraft are safe for flight during flight operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, 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.