Marine Corps Reserve CH-46E Unit Begins Transition to the Osprey

The last Marine Corps Reserve squadron to fly the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter will begin transitioning to the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 (HMM-774),will begin later this month sending its CH-46Es into desert storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz.
The Sea Knight entered Marine Corps service in 1964.
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Presidential V-22s on schedule for delivery in 2013

Aircraft 209, the fourth MV-22 to be assigned to the Presidential Support Squadron awaits attachment of the tail empennage (painted the iconic dark green of the squadron) on the Bell V-22 assembly plant production floor in Amarillo, Texas, Dec. 1.

The first MV-22 is on schedule to be delivered to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), the Marine squadron that provides executive level logistics and passenger support to the president, in early 2013. The MV-22s will replace the CH-46Es currently operating with the squadron.

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