VMM-161, VMM 165 train together
April 7, 2016 — Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 “Greyhawks” conducted a division flight, a flight with three or more aircraft, and practiced confined area landings with Marines from VMM-165 “White Knights” in Southern California, March 30. MORE
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VMM-163 CO goes out with large scale training op
April 10, 2015 — Nearly two years ago, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 conducted a large-scale division flight to test their efficiency, readiness, and capabilities. MORE
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Marines Camp Norco, slather forest with 'snot'
August 19, 2013 — Marines call it Rhino Snot. It's a thick, white goop resembling Elmer's school glue. But this isn't your children's glue. This is a high tech, military-grade polymer that earned its name on the gritty battlefield of Afghanistan.And the nine members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 who brought it to town weren't using it for arts and crafts MORE
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3rd MAW Ospreys take flight for Alaska
May 8, 2013 — For the first time, the Corps’ youngest aircraft and the Navy’s newest ship met just off the Alaskan shore, April 30. An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, the first west coast squadron of MV-22B’s, flew out to meet the USS Anchoarge before it cruised into its Alaskan namesake port.Since its arrival, the Osprey’s technology MORE
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Ridge Runners and Red Lions team up for co-op flight
February 14, 2013 — Pilots and crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadrons 163 and 363, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted division-form training followed by confined-area landings aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 14. This training evolution was a joint effort between the VMM-163 “Ridge Runners,” and the VMM-363 “Red Lions”.The MORE
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Blue Knights assist narcotics fight
May 24, 2012 — NIMROZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Crews from two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 await a call to extract Marines who have been conducting a counternarcotics operation in western Nimroz province to return them to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 14.Once the call arrives, the pilots and crew chiefs don their gear, prep their MORE
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Ospreys Flying High, Fast Supporting War in Afghanistan
April 24, 2010 — "You guys ready to go fast?"Those are the last words from the pilot before the MV-22 Osprey catapults in midair and in one fluid movement switches from a vertical-lift aircraft into a horizontally-propelled airplane within seconds. You're strapped in with shoulder harnesses and a lap belt, but you can't help but hold on to your seat as the aircraft MORE
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