Story by Lance Cpl. Alyssa DeCrane | Marine Corps Installations East | 04.26.2024
Vietnam War veterans from Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines (H/3/12) toured Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River during a recent visit to Jacksonville, North Carolina. The group, who tries to meet up at least once per year, included 11 veterans and their unit commanding officer during the war....
Story by Lance Cpl. Cody Rowe | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 11.26.2018
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 and VMM-162 conduct a hole drilling and fastener installation course at Bell’s Assembly Center in Amarillo, Texas, Nov. 26, 2018....
Story by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.12.2017
History is in the making at Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 204 as Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki is slated to be Japan’s first soldier to earn the title of crew chief aboard an MV-22 Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station New River, April 7, 2017....
Story by Cpl. Michelle Reif | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.12.2016
Today was not just another routine flight for 1st Lt. Erik Erlandson, of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204. Today was the day that he proved his skills as an MV-22B Osprey pilot. Today was the day that he was judged against the strict standards and requirements of the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization Program. Today was the day he completed the final steps......
Courtesy Story | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.20.2015
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members experienced the capabilities of the MV-22B Osprey firsthand during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 26....
Courtesy Story | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.20.2014
More than 350 Marines and sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron gathered at the chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River June 20 for a memorial service to honor the life of Lance Cpl. Steven M. Hancock. Hancock, an air crewman with VMMT-204, was killed during an MV-22 Osprey training exercise in May....
Story by Cpl. Shandra Dyess | Marine Corps Installations East | 10.18.2013
“I am bound by duty to God, Country, and my fellow Marines to execute the demands of my position to and beyond what I believe to be the limits of my capabilities.”...
Story by Cpl. Paris Capers | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.23.2013
While rain fell softly onto the tree branches overhead, Maj. Justin Betz, air officer for The Basic School, adjusted his headset and dialed in his hulking, green hand radio for contact. As he carefully walked up a steep hill beside a mix of grass and mud called LZ-7, Betz’s eyes scanned the skies looking for incoming aircraft. “We rarely get Ospreys out here at TBS,” said Betz.......
