 An MV-22 Osprey made an historic first landing aboard a Japanese destroyer, J.S. Yuuga, of the coast of San Diego, June 14th. However, we have worked very closely to ensure that the mechanisms aboard the Yuuga support the Osprey as well, and we're going to demonstrate that now and ensure that the interoperability of the ship and the aircraft actually meets our expectations. The landing is part of the Dawn Bleeds exercises, conducted in Southern California, aimed to maintain and enhance Japan's self-defense and amphibious capabilities. It's ideally suited for disaster situations where you can remain at sea, you're not putting extra pressure ashore with having to put a large force ashore, yet still have a capability to cover long distances very quickly and either deliver supplies or, as we just noted now, bring injured personnel back onto this platform, back onto these ships, and provide that kind of support to them. The big advantage to the Osprey is its range, its speed, and its lift capability. We have used this aircraft for many hours in operations all over the world to include our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it has a very proven safety record that is comparable to any aircraft out there. It's an easier aircraft to fly, I enjoy it, it's a lot more fun, it just makes it really easy working with the systems. Reporting for Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, I'm Petty Officer Claire Farron.