USMC Harriers and Ospreys deploy to Sweden for BALTOPS

Four US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs and the same number of MV-22B Ospreys stopped for fuel at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk on Sunday, June 9, 2024 en-route from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to Sweden for Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24. The Harriers and Ospreys were headed to their operating base for the exercise, Ronneby-Kallinge. The AV-8Bs that transited through RAF Mildenhall were serial numbers 164554/YM-51, 165425/YM-52, 165580/YM-54 and 166288/YM-56 from Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223), though