PACIFIC OCEAN (August 24, 2021) An MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 is directed to land aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during exercise Freedom Banner 2021, Aug. 24. John P. Murtha is participating in exercise Freedom Banner, an annual exercise that involves strategic projection of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) and associated combat forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)