Exceptional Pilot Award [Image 69 of 77]

YUMA, AZ, UNITED STATES

01.04.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff 

U.S. Navy           

U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Wellons, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), left, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Nicholas Kehoe (ret.) , right, present the 2015 exceptional pilot award to Maj. Casey Nelson, an MV-22B Osprey pilot for MAWTS-1, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz,. Jan. 4, 2017. The exceptional pilot award recognizes one pilot from each branch for exceptional service which Nelson displayed by directing and coordinating a humanitarian aid mission in Nepal after being hit with earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff, MAWTS-1 COMCAM)

• Date Taken: 01.04.2017
• Date Posted: 01.06.2017 00:09
• Photo ID: 3086887
• VIRIN: 170104-M-MR863-0050
• Resolution: 2059x3088
• Size: 3.56 MB
• Location: YUMA, AZ, US