Lance Cpl. Tyler Clinton, a tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a blow dryer to dry a carbon fiber patch on an MV-22B Osprey in the hangar bay of the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 31, 2014. Maintenance on 24th MEU aircraft is near constant in order to maintain a high state of flight readiness. The 24th MEU is participating in Bold Alligator, an exercise intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. - Lance Cpl. Tyler Clinton, a tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a blow dryer to dry a carbon fiber patch on an MV-22B Osprey in the hangar bay of the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 31, 2014. Maintenance on 24th MEU aircraft is near constant in order to maintain a high state of flight readiness. The 24th MEU is participating in Bold Alligator, an exercise intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies.