caption: An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). Many of the aircraft's markings were hand painted or custom created by MEU Marines, including the Navy Cross Medal decal below the cockpit and the squadron's logo near the tail. The MEU is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.
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