Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Payne, a crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in preparation for a flyover during the opening ceremony of UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2025. This marks the 66th iteration of the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise.