A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 takes off from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), not pictured, in the East China Sea March 20, 2014. The Ashland was part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Readiness Group and was underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.