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An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 1. This is VMM-363's first Osprey flight since they converted to a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron from a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron. - An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 1. This is VMM-363's first Osprey flight since they converted to a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron from a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron.

Red Lions grow wings for first training flight

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 “Red Lions”, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, began training for the first time aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 1. The Red Lions recently arrived aboard MCAS Miramar after departing their previous home in Hawaii and transitioning from CH-53E Super

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An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 flies back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 24. Crew chiefs direct other aircraft using hand and arm signals in case of emergency. - An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 flies back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 24. Crew chiefs direct other aircraft using hand and arm signals in case of emergency.

Crew chiefs help Ospreys stay fly

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – As MV-22B Ospreys land with rotors tilted upward, pilots cannot see the rear, sides or beneath the aircraft. Crew chiefs watch the surroundings of the Osprey and alert the pilots by looking out of side and rear hatches. Crew chiefs control anything that happens outside of the cockpit, such as maintenance

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