Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266

VMM-266

Established 2008

Part of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa

Fighting Griffins, tail code ES, redesignated from HMM-266 when received their MV-22B Ospreys during 2008.

On April 2011 they perform a non-stop flight between Afghanistan and Greece (4500km/2800m)

On February 2012 they perform the first Osprey landing on a Military Sealift Command (MSC)

News

MV-22B maintenance at Sea

May 5, 2013
VMM-266 rescue on Libya during Odyssey Dawn

Dec 18, 2012
Osprey Makes Historic Intercontinental Flight

Apr 11, 2011 · Marines makes a historic first in flying 3 Ospreys from Afghanistan to the USS Kearsarge on the Mediterranean Sea supported by 2 KC-130J Hercules

Locations

2008-

KNCA

MCAS New River

Models

2008-

Bell MV-22

Airframes (39)

‹12

Reg	Model	C/N	Built
167909	mv-22b	D0120
168222	mv-22b	D0172
168227	mv-22b	D0177
168228	mv-22b	D0178
168229	mv-22b	D0179
168291	mv-22b	D0208	2013
168295	mv-22b	D0212
168326	mv-22b	D0229
168329	mv-22b	D0232

‹12

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