Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific (FRC WESTPAC) is inducting its first United States Marine Corps V-22 Osprey with Japanese industrial partner, NIPPI Corporation, for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services at their facility in Yamato, Japan.

The aircraft entering maintenance is a MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265), the “Dragons.” Their mission is to provide assault support transport of combat troops, supplies, and equipment in support of the Marine Air-ground Task Force.

Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific (FRCWP) Commanding Officer, Commander Randy J. Berti (USN), was relieved of command by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin M. Ryan (USMC) during an intimate change of command ceremony at Naval Air Facility Atsugi on February 25.

Faced with yet another obstacle due to COVID-19, FRCWP met the challenge by executing a virtual change of command ceremony while following all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense and local guidelines.