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The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is an American medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines. It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing. Development of the Sea Knight, which was originally designated by the firm as the Vertol Model 107, commenced ...
On 1 November 1980, HMM-164 became the first unit on the West Coast to receive the "E" model CH-46. By March 1981, the squadron had received its full complement of "Echo" helicopters. On July 16, 1982, HMM-164 was recognized by Boeing Vertol for being the first CH-46 squadron to reach 100,000 hours of cumulative flight hours. [9]
As the Marine Corps’ number one aviation acquisition priority, the Osprey replaced the aging fleet of CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters and is a cornerstone of the capstone concept of Expeditionary maneuver warfare. [34] As of October 2017, the Marine Corps has 16 Fully Operationally Capable (FOC) MV-22 squadrons.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (VMM-264) was a United States Marine Corps tiltrotor squadron consisting of MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft. The squadron, known as the "Black Knights", was based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, and normally fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
March 2009 – The 26th MEU (SOC) completes the final scheduled East Coast MEU (SOC) deployment with the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, which is being replaced by the MV-22 Osprey. August 2010 – The first MEU (SOC) to deploy with an Everything over Internet Protocol (EoIP) configured Joint Task Force Enabler (JTFE) communications package.
In March 1967, HMM-365 received its first CH-46 Sea Knight. The transition was complete by late June. In January 1970, the squadron received eight new CH-46D aircraft in preparation for its upcoming deployment to the Caribbean. That June, the squadron flew disaster relief operations in Peru following an earthquake. On 1 March 1971, HMM-365 was ...
Deborah Roberts has been appointed co-anchor of ABC’s venerable newsmagazine 20/20. She’ll join returning co-anchor David Muir when Season 46 kicks off Friday, Sept. 29 at 9/8c, following the ...
VH-71 Kestrel replacement for Marine One VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N Nighthawk was cancelled in 2009; Mastiv RPV system UAV; RQ-2 Pioneer UAV reconnaissance; Barrage balloon; Glider; CH-46 Sea Knight Cargo/passenger helicopter; CH-53D Sea Stallion Cargo/passenger helicopter; KC-130F/R Hercules tactical aerial refueler/assault transport; RQ-7 ...