The field exercise

An MV-22B Osprey aircraft exits Landing Zone Condor in North Carolina May 18, 2010, after conducting a helicopter support team external lift with Logistic Officers Course 10-03, as part of a field exercise known as Operation Blue Devil. The field exercise is designed to give familiarity training to student logistics officers in real world logistics operations. The five-day exercise consists of day and night convoys, an external helicopter support team lift and rappelling assaults against small attack forces. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Hebert, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)