 12 MV-22 Ospreys arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aboard the Merchant Vessel Greenridge. The Ospreys were shipped from San Diego to replace 12 CH-46 helicopters based at Marine Corps Air Station Brutenma. It's part of our aviation transition, replacing the CH-46 helicopter with 21st century technology in the tilt rotor of the MV-22. It's going to introduce a brand new capability and technology that we've never had. The aircraft combines vertical capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed wing aircraft. With a combat proven record, proven in operations in Libya, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, as well as in humanitarian assistance and disaster response, the length, the legs of the aircraft, the distance that it can cover, the speeds with which it can cover that are absolutely essential in this geographically separated operation area. The U.S. and Japanese governments chose Iwakuni to offload the Ospreys as the safest and most operationably feasible location with a port and airfield side by side. We're very pleased to demonstrate the capacity and capability of a co-located deepwater harbor with an aerial port of operations. And what this demonstrates is Iwakuni's logistical linchpin in a strategic security alliance between the United States government and the government of Japan here in the western Pacific. The Marine Corps eventually plans to move the Ospreys to Futenma. I'm Petty Officer Marcus Suarez, AFN Iwakuni, Japan.