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US Marine Corps - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161
VMM-161 'Greyhawks'
 
vmm-161 greyhawks insignia crest patch badge marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 03x vmm-161 greyhawks marine medium tiltrotor squadron mv-22b osprey mcas miramar usmc 18x
 
STATUS:   established as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161 (HMR-161) on January 15, 1951
HMR-161 redesignated HMR(L)-161 on December 31, 1956
HMR(L)-161 redesignated HMM-161 in February 1962
HMM-161 redesignated VMM-161 in December 2009
ACTIVE UNIT
Homebase:
MCAS Miramar, California
 
Motto: EQUITATUS CAELI - cavalry from the sky
 AIRCRAFT:   Sikorsky HRS-1
Sikorsky H-34
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey
 DEPLOYMENTS:   June 2014 - August 2014 with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3 (SPMAGTF-3) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
  
May 2015 - December 2015 with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2)
  
June 2016 - August 2016 with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) / Marine Expeditionary Battalion Hawaii (MEB-HI) aboard USS America (LHA 6)
  
July 2017 - February 2018 with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard USS America (LHA 6)
 
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vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 35 SPMAGTF-CR-CC 19.2 kuwait
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) as part of Special Purpose Marine
Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2 - Kuwait - January 2020

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Kuwait - January 2020

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 37 kuwait
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Kuwait - January 2020

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Kuwait - January 2020

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - October 2019

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - October 2019

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 51 mcas miramar california
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 52 mcas miramar
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - June 2019

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 58 uss theodore roosevelt cvn-71
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 2019

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) over California - September 2018

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - May 2018

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 63 uss america lha-6
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - March 2018

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 64 mcas miramar
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - February 2018

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 65 uss america lha-6
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - January 2018

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 66
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - December 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - November 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 74
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 78
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 77 lha-6 uss america
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 88 uss america lha-6
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - October 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 69 special color painting
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 68
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 90
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 71
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - September 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 46
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - August 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 45
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - August 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 49
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - August 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 47
MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - August 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - May 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 44
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - May 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 91 uss san diego lpd-22
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) - April 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 92 lpd-22
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) - April 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 93 engine maintenance
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) - April 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 94
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - March 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 95
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - February 2017

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - February 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 97 inside view
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - February 2017

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 98 camp desert rock nevada
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada - December 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 32 camp pendleton california
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - December 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 31 camp pendleton
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - August 2016

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - August 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 29
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - August 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 27 uss john c. stennis cvn-74
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - July 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 28 vice president joe biden cvn-74 stennis
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) with Vice President Joe Biden aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - July 2016

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS America (LHA 6) - July 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 41 mcb hawaii
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCB Hawaii - July 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 25
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - May 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 26 san francisco
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - May 2016

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - May 2016

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 100 uss essex lhd-2
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - December 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 101 lhd-2 uss essex
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - October 2015

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - October 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 23
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 104 uss essex lhd-2
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 105
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 106 fs dixmude l-9015
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard French Navy FS Dixmude (L 9015) - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 102 nairobi kenia
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Nairobi, Kenia - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 103
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Nairobi, Kenia - July 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 22 uss essex lhd-2
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - June 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 21
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) - February 2015

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 107 mountain home afb idaho
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho - September 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 18 uss ronald reagan cvn-76
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - August 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 17
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - August 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 19 uss green bay lpd-20
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Green Bay (LPD 20) - August 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 20
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - August 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 16 uss peleliu lha-5
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - July 2014

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - July 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 15
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - July 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 108 uss rushmore lsd-47
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - July 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 110
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - June 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 109
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - June 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 13 lha-5 uss peleliu
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - June 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 111 magcc twentynine palms combat center
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Marine Air-Ground Combat Center (MAGCC) Twentynine Palms, California - May 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 12 uss anchorage lpd-23
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23) - March 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 113 mcas kaneohe bay hawaii
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii - March 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 112 kaneohe bay hawaii
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii - March 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 114 camp pendleton california
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCB Camp Pendleton, California - January 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 115 san diego
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - San Diego, California - January 2014

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 116 mcas miramar california
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - November 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 120 mcchord afb washington
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at McChord AFB, Washington - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 122 mcchord air force base washington
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at McChord AFB, Washington - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 119 mcchord afb
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at McChord AFB, Washington - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 117
group image at McChord AFB, Washington - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 118 seattle washington
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) over Seattle, Washington - August 2013

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MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 127
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 126
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 125
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - August 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 128 camp pendleton ca
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 130
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at Camp Pendleton, California - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 39 jds hyuga ddh-181
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 79 jmsdf hyuga ddh-181
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 80 ddh-181 jds hyuga japanese navy
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 129
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 33 ddh-181 jmsdf hyuga
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 83
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 82 jds hyuga ddh-181
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 84
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 85
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 81
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 129 jds shimokita lst-4002
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Shimokita (LST 4002) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 34
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard JDS Shimokita (LST 4002) - June 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 08
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 131
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 07
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 09
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 10
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 06
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 05
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 04
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - April 2013

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 03 afghanistan
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - December 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 132 afghanistan camp bastion
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - November 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 134
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - November 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 133 maintenance afghanistan
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - November 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 135 propeller maintenance
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - November 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 133a engine maintenance afghanistan
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - November 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 136
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - September 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 137 over afghanistan
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - Afghanistan - September 2012

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 139 uss makin island lha-8
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - October 2011

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 138 lha-8 uss makin island
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - October 2011

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc140
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) at MCAS Miramar, California - February 2011

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 02
MV-22B Osprey (VMM-161) - December 2009

vmm-161 greyhawks mv-22b osprey marine medium tiltrotor squadron usmc 141 mcas miramar california
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 received its first MV-22B "Osprey" - MCAS Miramar, California - December 12, 2009
 
 
history
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) was commissioned on 15 January 1951 at MCAS El Toro, California as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161 (HMR-161), the Marine Corps’ FIRST tactical helicopter squadron. Moving to Santa Ana, California the following month, HMR-161 began to receive and train with their new aircraft, the Sikorsky HRS-1.

Deploying to Korea in August of 1951, HMR-161 operated on the west central and western fronts as the FIRST Marine helicopter squadron to deploy troops in combat. HMR-161 conducted the first tactical helicopter troop lift in history on 21 September 1951 and the first night troop lift on 28 September. In Korea, the FIRST was a leader in night and marginal weather operations, starting a legacy of support to Marines on the ground that has continued for over fifty five years.

Following the Korean War, the squadron was relocated to Kaneohe bay, Hawaii in March 1955 where it continued to develop and exercise the beginnings of our current air-ground concept.

On 31 December 1956, the squadron was re-designated Marine Transport Squadron (Light) 161 (HMR(L)-161). Beginning in May of 1960, the squadron received the new Sikorsky H-34 helicopter. In February of 1962, the squadron was re-designated as Helicopter as Helicopter Marine Medium 161 (HMM-161) and continued anti-guerilla training in prepration for contingency operations in Vietnam.

During May of 1965, HMM-161 deployed to Phu Bai in the Republic of Vietnam, participating in numerous combat operations until redeploying out of Vietnam to MCAS Futenma, Okinawa. The squadron remained there until January 1966 to receive its new and current aircraft type, the Boeing Vertol CH-46 “Sea Knight,” affectionately referred to as the “PHROG.”

From Futenma, HMM-161 returned to the Republic of Vietnam in 1966, operating from Da Nang and then Phu Bai until being relocated in December of 1966 to MCAS(H) New River, North Carolina. HMM-161 deployed a third time to Vietnam during May of 1968, operating first from Quang Tri and then from Phu Bai until September of 1970. The squadron then returned to its first home, Santa Ana, California.

On 29 August 1978, HMM-161 became the FIRST helicopter squadron to deploy to MCAS Futenma, Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program (UDP). The squadron returned to MCAS(H) Tustin, California on 28 February 1979. HMM-161 made three more UDP deployments to Okinawa in the early 1980s: September 1980 to February 1981, September 1982 to February 1983, and August 1984 to February 1985.

In 1986, HMM-161 entered into the Marine Amphibious (later Expeditionary) Unit training and deployment cycle, making a first Western Pacific (WestPac) Deployment embarked aboard the USS TARAWA from 19 June 1986 to 19 December 1986. On 8 October 1987, HMM-161 embarked a detachment aboard the USS OKINAWA to the Arabian Gulf, returning on 6 April 1988. And, on 12 January 1989, HMM-161 embarked aboard the USS BELLEAU WOOD for another WestPac deployment, returning on 18 June 1989. In August 1989, HMM-161 deployed a detachment on the USS DULUTH to Prince William Sound, Alaska, in support of the Exxon Valdez oil spill clean up operations, returning on 18 June 1989. On 17 August 1990, HMM-161 deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation DESERT SHIELD. The squadron flew numerous combat missions in support of U.S. and Allied Forces during Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, returning to Tustin on 14 March 1991.

After the Gulf War, HMM-161 returned to the MEU cycle, completing deployments aboard the USS TARAWA from March to November 1992 and aboard the USS ESSEX from October 1994 to April 1995. Additionally, from 29 January 1995 to 4 March 1995, HMM-161 participated in Operation UNITED SHIELD in Somalia.

On 24 March 1997, HMM-161 embarked aboard the USS BOXER for another MEU deployment, which included combat missions in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, enforcing the “No Fly Zone” in Southern Iraq. The squadron returned to El Toro on 23 September 1997.

HMM-161 completed another MEU deployment embarked aboard the USS TARAWA from 14 August 2000 to 14 February 2001. During this deployment, the Greyhawks supported humanitarian assistance operations in East Timor and Operation DETERMINED RESPONSE in Yemen following the terrorist attack on the USS COLE. For its performance from 1 May 2000 to 30 April 2001, HMM-161 earned the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Edward C. Dyer Award as the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron of the Year for 2001.

HMM-161 embarked aboard the USS TARAWA for another MEU deployment on 6 January 2003, arriving in the Arabian Gulf to participate in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I under the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. As part of the 15th MEU, the Greyhawks conducted the assault on the port of Umm Qasr in the opening hours of the invasion of Iraq and remained in theater conducting various combat missions from March to June 2003, returning to Miramar on 12 July 2003.

Following an abbreviated work-up, HMM-161 returned to Iraq in February 2004 for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II where the Greyhawks served as the primary Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) and VIP squadron for I MEF based at Al Taqqadum, Iraq. The Greyhawks returned to California on 6 September 2004. For its performance in OIF I and OIF II, HMM-161 was again recognized as the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Edward C. Dyer Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron of the Year for 2004.

In August 2005, the squadron again deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Greyhawks provided around the clock CASEVAC and helicopter Assault Support in the Al Anbar Province flying some 5,100 combat hours and maintaining a perfect mission and safety record. The squadron returned from Iraq on 4 March 2006 and was subsequently awarded the CNO Safety Award and the Marine Corps Association’s 2006 Commandant’s Aviation Award.

The Greyhawks were called upon yet again to deploy to Al Taqaddum, Iraq in February 2007; the fourth deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The squadron continued the 24-hour CASEVAC and Helicopter Assault Support mission for the Marines of II MEF. The “BELL” was silent during the 15 September 2007 Transfer of Authority as HMM-161 was the last Marine squadron to perform the dedicated CASEVAC mission in Al Anbar. The squadron had completed a flawless deployment flying over 5,100 combat flight hours, performing 945 CASEVAC missions, and executing every task without aircraft damage due to mishap or enemy action.

September 2008 saw the Greyhawks deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 08.2 in Al Taqaddum, Iraq and Al Asad Airbase. The squadron was again awarded the Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Edward C. Dyer Award as the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron of the Year for 2009, the Pete Ross Aviation Safety Award and its seventh consecutive CNO Safety Award. The Greyhawk’s return to MCAS Miramar on 14 April 2009 marked the bittersweet end to HMM-161’s illustrious history as a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, and began the transition to the first West Coast Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron; VMM-161.

VMM-161 completed its transition to the MV-22 Osprey and became a fully functional tiltrotor squadron in April 2011. In July 2012, VMM-161 became the first west coast Osprey squadron to deploy when it headed to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The squadron completed the deployment and returned to MCAS Miramar in January 2013, having completed over 2,200 flight hours, over 100 named operations, and suffering zero mishaps.

source: VMM-161 website
 
 
 
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