U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Capt. Nelson J. Baker, holds a flight suit patch gifted by the
leadership of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2026.
Baker is a plank holder of VMM-364 and served as one of the squadron’s first pilots when it was
commissioned as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364 in 1961. He visited to share
the squadron’s legacy with the current generation of Marines who work with and fly the MV-
22B Osprey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand)
| Date Taken: | 01.30.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2026 16:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9511025 |
| VIRIN: | 260130-M-GY986-1061 |
| Resolution: | 5855x4684 |
| Size: | 8.64 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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