U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, conduct flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 28, 2019. The U.S. is proud to participate in the Philippine-led exercise in order to conduct capabilities development training that enhances our forces' tactics, techniques and procedures across…
U.S. Marine Corps F35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 and MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 conduct flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), April 3, 2019 in international airspace over the Philippine Sea. The U.S. is proud to participate…
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 conduct flight operations during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 near Northern Norway, Nov. 6, 2018. The exercise enhanced the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. The Marines…
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, conduct insertion and extraction drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 Yuma, Ariz., April 4. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine…
10/30/2017: U.S. Marine Corps pilots assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly CH-53E Super Stallions and MV-22B Ospreys while participating in deck landing qualifications aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 21, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike…
11/24/2016: U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys conduct an aerial refuel with a KC-130J Hercules during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-17 in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2016. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the…
06/25/2015: U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a vertical raid during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 29, 2015. These Marines departed the USS Essex (LHD 2), off the coast of San Diego, in MV-22B Ospreys and landed…
06/20/2015: U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys begin flight operations on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), off of the coast of South Korea, April 2, 2015. The aircraft is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed…
