A CV-22 Osprey descends on the Landing Helicopter Deck at Duke Field, Fla., April 3, 2017. This was the first step in an effort to utilize the LHD as part of a pre-deployment requirement for CV-22 aircrew to be deck qualified. In previous years, members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron and 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit would travel to various locations multiple times a year to gain aircraft carrier qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)