Staff Sgt. Ryan W. Davis, a phase crew coordinator with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 and a Springfield, Ore., native, manually rotates the propeller rotor gear box of an MV-22B Osprey aboard Marine Corp More
An MV-22B Osprey sits on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar before a short ceremony officially beginning Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165’s operational training Oct. 14. The squadron re More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, perform confined aerial landings at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 4. This was the first time that VMM-165 c More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 maneuvers off the coast of San Diego during a Ground Threat Reaction training exercise, March 15. The training is meant to feel as real as possible, so More
Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, stands with his son Capt. David Thiessen, an air officer with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, after Lt. Gen. Thiessen’s fir More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 prepares for flight during tail-gunnery training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 5. Tail-gunnery training works to develop the sk More
An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 flies near San Diego, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013. The purpose of this flight was to practice large flight leadership tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by La More
An MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a training exercise from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013. The purpose of t More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael E. Liberto, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165), secures the harness on Rep. Michael H. Michaud, democratic congressman from Maine and ranking m More
U.S. Marines with India Company 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Ope More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, assistant wing commander, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks to Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 at Marine Corps Air Station Mi More
U.S. Marines and Georgian Soldiers with 33rd Georgian Battalion approach a MV-22 Osprey aircraft during an operation at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squad More
Gunnery Sgt. Gregory Miller, a Raritan, N.J., native and maintenance controller with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Regional Command (Southwest), poses behind his stone model of the Eiffel Tower at More
Two MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165) are stationed at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2013. VMM-165 was on call to support Task Force soldiers in opera More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare a MV-22B Osprey for flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 21, 20 More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, descends as it prepares to lift an M777A2 Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More
Redding, Calif., native Capt. Chris Conklin, an MV-22 Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, flew as part of a casualty evacuation exercise at Moffet Federal Airfield, More
U.S. Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command stand in formation during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony in the C More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Brewer (left), an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Task Force Al Asad, and a member of the Joint IED Defeat Organization organize unexploded ordnance marked for disposal More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrie Newill, a security force fire team leader from Missoula, Montana, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, pr More
Gunnery Sgt. Carl Wildrom, a post exchange manager with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, helps a customer with Task Force Al Asad make a purchase at a make-shift PX More
Marines and Sailors with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, set up security around an MV-22 Osprey during a tact More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hall with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Al Asad, acquires a target to engage with the M240B medium machine gun during a live-fire range aboard A More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle L. Keever, a motor transport maintenance technician from Central Point, Ore., with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Res More
A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army soldiers attach a 1,000-pound cargo load to an MV-22 with a single-point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squa More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Weston, joint fires observer with Firepower Control Team 11, Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, plo More
U.S. Marine plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, directs an F/A-18 Hornet preparing for a strike mission in Southw More
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, perform maintenance on an F/A-18 Hornet in Southwest Asia June 9, 2015. Pilots More
U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor mechanics with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, wheel an MV-22 Osprey rotor toward a waiting crane More
A soldier from the Danish army gives a class to Iraqi soldiers at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational Building Partner Capacity mission More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Americo Anaya III, an administrative specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, from Chicago, load More
U.S. Marine Cpl. James Vuong, from Orange County, Calif., an embark specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, guides a fork lift to a pallet in Southwest Asia More
U.S. Marines Cpl Ryan Clancy and LCpl Hector Delgado, with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, observe a vehicle appr More
An Iraqi security forces (ISF) soldier fires an AT4 anti-armor weapon at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 27, 2015. The AT4 is used by ISF to destroy Daesh vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Through advise More
U.S. Marines and Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum set up a tent to be used as a dining facility at Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq, June 28, 2015. Task Force Al Taqaddum is part of Combined Joint Task Force – Ope More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Salcedo and Staff Sgt. Joseph Camilleri, both hold down a two-by-four while Spc. Niclaus Hopkins, cuts it at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 28, 2015. The Soldiers are assigned to the 315t More
Anbar tribal fighters clear a mock village during a training exercise led by the Iraqi security forces at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, June 29, 2015. The ISF trains tribal fighters into a volunteer unit dedicate More
Airmen with 321st Contingency Response Element offload cargo from a KC-130 at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 1, 2015. The 321st brings with it all the necessary elements for expeditionary airfield operations More
U.S. Marines come to a security halt during a patrol at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 3, 2015. The Task Force Al Taqaddum Security Force runs regular mounted and dismounted patrols of the area to ensure the More
Lance Cpl. Ali J. Mohammed poses for a photo with a Humvee aboard Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Mohammed is originally from Baghdad and is now serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as a supply Marine. He More
Danish coalition members with Task Force Al Asad discuss machine gun operations during an automatic weapons range at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, July 4, 2015. Through advise and assist and building partner capacity More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Esgar Flores, a combat engineer with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, sets up a concertina wire perimeter around a for More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Edwin Maldonado, warehouse chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Miami, poses for a picture in Southwest Asia, July 11, 2015. Maldona More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Steve Campoy, a flight line chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, performs preflight c More
An MV-22 with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, is prepared for Aerial Gunnery Training in Southwest Asia, July 15, 20 More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Claus and Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarez, avionics technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, instructs Cpl. Marvin Fernandez and Lance Cpl. More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Shelton, an embarkation specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, poses for a picture on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2015. As an More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Arnet Moore, a welder with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, prepares his tools for a welding project in Southwest Asia, July More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Corey Erickson with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, loads M9 pistol magazines during a competitive pistol range while deployed in Southwest Asi More
A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews shot groupings with Iraqi soldiers during marksmanship training as part of the building partner capacity mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 27, 201 More
Cargo drops from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, over a landing zone during an air delivery More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport mechanic with the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, checks the oil of a Humvee at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jul More
Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, fire their rifles at close-range targets during a night More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Montez, a corpsman with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command from Chula Vista, Calif., teaches Airmen and Marin More
Lance Cpl. Nathan Battle, an administration specialist currently deployed with Marine Wing Support Squadron - 371, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command from St. Louis More
U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete barriers to reinforce the living areas at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2015. The team of soldiers worked quickly and effectively to provide safe s More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Treadwell, from Tucson, Arizona, a refrigeration technician with Task Force Al Taqaddum, poses for a photo inside a tent on Al Taqaddum Air Base Iraq, Aug. 25, 2015. Treadwell was among t More
A newly issued set of equipment provided by the Iraq Train and Equip Fund awaits a graduate from the Popular Mobilization Program graduation ceremony at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2015. The Popular Mo More
Soldiers from the Royal Danish army register members of the 7th Iraqi Army Division during a military training enrollment at Al Asad Air Base, Aug. 17, 2015. The enrollment processes administrative and biometri More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Lakin Chaffer, an embarkation specialist with Task Force Al Asad, and sourced from Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, from Woodstock, Geor More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, stage their gear and prepare for fast rope training in Southwes More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Duc Nguyen, a rifleman, with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Division, Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, poses for a photo More
Marine Corps Capt. Paul Keller, a pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, assesses the firmness of the expeditionary safety More
A colorguard awaits the start of a Transfer of Authority ceremony between Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165) and VMM-268 in an undisclosed location, Oct. 13, 2015. The ceremony signifies the transfe More
Families gather to welcome home the Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3d Marine Air Wing (3rd MAW), and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, MAG-11, 3r More
Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), participate in a training evolution aboard Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base, Calif., February 11, 2016. The Ma More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 land an MV-22B Osprey aboard Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base, Calif., Feb. 11. The Marines with VMM-165 flew out to Diamond Valley Lake on Hemet-Ryan Air Attac More
Tom Kalus, a Battle of Iwo Jima veteran, eats lunch with Cpl. Joel Riley, an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 and a New Orleans native, during a tour of Marine Corps Air Station More
Sgt. Sean Machale, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 “Greyhawks” and a San Diego native, looks out of an MV-22B Osprey while performing a confined area landing with VMM-165 “White Kni More
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 prepare an MV-22B Osprey for a training flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 8. The tra More
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 pilots an MV-22B Osprey during section formation maneuvers in Holtville, Calif., June 29. VMM-165 conducts the training to familiarize new crew chiefs an More
A U.S. Marine, with Marine Medium Tiltrotar Squadron - 165 (VMM-165), walks towards his MV-22 Osprey before a joint airdrop mission in Southwest Asia, on Mar. 9, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Smith)
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, approaches the landing zone during a Tactical Recover More
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadrion 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, don mission oriented protective posture suits during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) More
Two hornets and an Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron fly over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., as a part of an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I ge More
U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 1st Class Roy Brown, an aviation boatswain's mate aboard the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), directs an MV-22B Osprey flown by U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Gro More
Families and friends eagerly await the return of their U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as they come back from deployment at Mari More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Green, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reaches for a pen to check take-off steps aboard a U. More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jackson Suminski, a joint fires observer with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, studies radio procedures during a tactical recovery of aircraft More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, fly in an MV-22 Osprey for a tactical recovery of air More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, and a U.S. Airman move into position before a Tactical Recovery of More
Flight medic technicians with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW participate in Exercise Steel Knight 20 with 1st Marine Division on Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11, 2019. Medical personnel practiced More
A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at the helicopter landing zone at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton during More
A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during a COVID-19 patient transportation rehearsal of concept on Marine Corps Air More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare to load a MV-22 Osprey for More
U.S Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, post security for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aircraft during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training mission at Marine Corp More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, perform routine maintenance on their MV-22B Osprey, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Soto, an aviation electrician for the AH-1Z Viper, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), sta More
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to conduct riot formation drills during non-lethal weapons training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2021. The purpose More
Sgt. Joel Cerda, a flight line collateral duty quality assurance representative with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 and a Chicago native, aligns a rotor head to be reattached to an MV-22B Osprey aboard Ma More
A flare burns to simulate attracting the attention of heat-seeking weapons during a Ground Threat Reaction training exercise, March 15. The flares used during the training are meant to act as decoys for infrare More
Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, flew with Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 for his first flight in an MV-22B Osprey, May 14. Thiessen flew with VM More
Sgt. Denver M. Alsup, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor 165 and a Fair Grove, Mo., native, looks out a window to check the rotors of an MV-22B Osprey prior to lift-off aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mi More
MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 land at 29 Palms Marine Corps Base, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013. The purpose of this flight was to practice large flight leadership tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps More
MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to take off for a training exercise from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013. The purpose of the More
Rep. Michael H. Michaud, democratic congressman from Maine and ranking member of the House committee on Veteran's Affairs (HVAC), looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during a flight with Marine Medium Tiltro More
An MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies during Operation Desert Tantrum near Glamis, Calif., March 14, 2013. Operatio More