By Steve Mills |
Created from HMM-264, Black Knights, tail code EH, were the last East Coast squadron to transition from the H-46 to the MV-22 Osprey.
VMM-264 was deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 operating out of Camp Bastion in Helmand Province.
VMM-264 was deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 operating out of Camp Bastion in Helmand Province.
News about VMM-264 |
Osprey and Sea Dragon on HMS Queen Elizabeth
11-Oct-18 - Part of her first flight trials (Westlant 18) underway in U.S. eastern coast, HMS Queen Elizabeth received an MV-22B Osprey and a MH-53E Sea Dragon on board #HMSQEUSS Wasp Completes First Deployment in 12 Years
27-Dec-16 - Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) completed its first deployment in 12 years. From next year will be forward deploy at Sasebo, JapanOperation Odyssey Lightning
03-Nov-16 - USMC AH-1W Super Cobra of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted precision air strikes against ISIS in Sirte, LibyaV-22 Osprey Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours
02-Mar-11 - The more than 130 Osprey tilt-rotors currently in operation with the US Air Force and US Marines reached the 100,000 flight hours milestone
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Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 Operations |
Dates | Operation | |
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2016-aug-01 | 2016-dec-22 | Operation Odyssey Lightning |