Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics Group load a Container Delivery System bundle on to a MV-22 Osprey during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16, 2012. The Marines teamed More
Major Gen. William Beydler awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Cpl. Anthony Novelly during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 20, 2015. Novelly, a native of St. More
U.S. Marines with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guide an AH-1 Super Cobra to the flight-line prior to take-off during an Amphibiou More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jan Kamphuis, an air traffic controller with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo aboard the USS Kearsarge Oct. 10, 2015. Kamphuis More
151019-M-AW179-022 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2015) A UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), undergoes a pre-flight maintenance check aboard t More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge Oct. 19, 2015. The 26th MEU is deployed More
U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), undergo pre-flight maintenance checks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (L More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training a More
A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land during airborne sustainment training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug.15, 2017. The event is a part of a sustai More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform a pre-flight inspection on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station New River More
171127-N-AH771-0041 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2017) Sailors move an AV-8B Harrier II jet attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 into the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). More
171128-N-AH771-0028 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 28, 2017) Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) work on a FF-402-RR-408B Pegasus jet engine in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault s More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) More
180602-N-AH771-0103 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault More
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2018) An AH-1YW Super Cobra helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the San Antonio More
U.S. Marines observe CH-53E Super Stallions during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and 1 More
Lance Cpl. Samuel C. Lepone is an aviation electrician technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Lepone, a native of Dallas, is currently dep More
A group of Marines with Air Delivery Platoo, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, remove the plastic cover of a Container Delivery System bundle during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16, 2012. The a More
Major Gen. William Beydler awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Andrew Hicks during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 20, 2015. Hicks, a native of Tyler, Texas, More
U.S. Marines with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjust the rotors on a CH-53 Super Stallion prior to take-off during an Amphibious Read More
151019-M-AW179-106 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2015) An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), undergoes a pre-flight maintenance check aboar More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), undergoes a pre-flight inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan E. Dewitt, a forward air controller with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sights in on a target during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training at Piney Island, N.C., More
A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carries a Multi-Mission Parachute System during static line jump training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug.15, 2017. The event i More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle J. Mohr, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), signals the crew of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter to board passen More
171127-N-AH771-0042 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2017) Sailors move an AV-8B Harrier II jet attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 into the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadro More
180602-N-AH771-0144 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) An MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious as More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The aircraft is with Marine Heavy Helicopter S More
Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Sosa is an aviation electrician technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Sosa, a native of Manteca, Calif., is current More
Cpl. Edwin B. Lathrop (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin A. Trowbridge (right), two airborne and air delivery specialist both with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, inspect a Container Delivery System bundle during a train More
U.S. Marines with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use a crank to adjust a CH-53 Super Stallion’s rotors prior to take-off during an More
151019-M-AW179-254 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2015) An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off aboard the amphibious assault ship U More
An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), executes a landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, 2015. The 26th M More
Rounds from a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), impact simulated ground target areas during Tactical Air Con More
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), execute a static line jump from an MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) and parach More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle J. Mohr, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the flight-line during takeoff above Marine Corps A More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier II jet attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) sits on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, compon More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land aboard the Wasp More
180602-N-AH771-0172 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) An MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious as More
180606-N-AH771-0022 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Lema, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Hayward, Calif., paints the aircraft crash crane o More
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2018) A UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to take off of the San Antonio-cla More
180715-N-AH771-0019 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 15, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Juan Rocha, from Denver, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 reinforced, logs serial numbers More
U.S. Marines prepare for a CH-53E Super Stallion to land during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine R More
Two MV-22 Ospreys, part of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, each loaded with four Container Delivery System bundles, take off during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Shugart (left) and Cpl. Kyle C. Lyons (right), helicopter mechanics with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ( More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, 2015. The 26th MEU is embarked More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to engage a simulated target during Tactical Air Control Party More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares for flight during airborne sustainment training at Camp Lejeune, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael G. Jacobs, left, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Cpl. Sylvia L. Tapia, a combat videogra More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squad More
180602-N-AH771-0208 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Samantha Vasquez directs an MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, o More
180606-N-AH771-0029 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Michael Torbert (center) provides aircraft firefighting training to Sailors on the flight deck More
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2018) A UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the San Antonio-class a More
180715-N-AH771-0022 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 15, 2018) U.S. Marine CorpsLance Cpl. Juan Rocha, from Denver, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 reinforced, logs serial numbers More
U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and 1s More
Sgt. Travis B. Russell is an MV-22B Osprey avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Russell, a native of Louisville, Ky., is curren More
A Container Delivery System bundle lands soon after being parachuted from a MV-22 Osprey, part of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeu More
151019-M-AW179-343 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2015) An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off aboard the amphibious assault ship U More
A UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, 2015. The 26th MEU is embarked More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel A. Thomas, a forward air controller with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sights in on a target during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training at Piney Island, N.C., J More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew T. Takojeff, a scout sniper with the Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes aim with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper More
180602-N-AH771-0230 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Samantha Vasquez directs personnel to move behind the foul-line on the flight deck of the Wasp More
180606-N-AH771-0062 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Michael Torbert (center) provides aircraft firefighting training to Sailors on the flight deck More
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2018) Marines assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand by as two aircraft refuel during flight operations aboard the More
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys prepare to land during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The aircraft are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ( More
An MV-22 Osprey, part of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, drops a Container Delivery System bundle during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16, 2012. Marines More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Shugart, a helicopter mechanic with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspects the exterior of an AH- More
An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes-off of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, 2015. The 26th MEU is embarke More
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit an observation post during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training at Piney Island, N.C., July 25, 2017. Marines conducted TACP training to ma More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew T. Takojeff, a scout sniper with the Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System at More
180602-N-AH771-0372 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) A Marine pilot readies an AV-8B Harrier II jet, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, for takeoff from the flight deck of the Was More
180606-N-AH771-0074 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Singer, from Longmont, Colo., drives a flight deck scrubber on the flight deck aboard More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Shugart, a helicopter mechanic with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks the interior components More
An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, 2015. The 26th MEU is emba More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 11, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier II, assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is underway More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from a designated landing zone prior to Tactical Air Contr More
180602-N-AH771-0401 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) A Sailor assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship US Iwo Jima (LHD 7), refuels an AV-8B Harrier II jet, attached to Marine Medium T More
180606-N-AH771-0082 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Devin Hubbard, from Bainbridge, Ga., uses a pressure washer to clean the flight deck aboard th More
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions depart the flight line during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis North, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The aircraft are a part of Marine Heavy More
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Kukonik is an aviation electronics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Russell, a native of West Newton, Pa., is More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies off the flight-line during an Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary More
An AH-1W Cobra (left) and UH-1Y Venom (right) with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly toward the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 16, More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel A. Thomas (center), a forward air controller with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establishes communications with U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots during a Tactical More
180602-N-AH771-0426 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Breana Royston directs an AV-8B Harrier II Jet, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ( More
180606-N-AH771-0093 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 6, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Devin Hubbard, from Bainbridge, Ga., uses a pressure washer to clean the flight deck aboard th More
U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers conduct aerial maneuvers during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis North, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The aircraft are a part of Marine Light Attack More