A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, returns after the squadron’s first flight since reactivation at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 6, 2026. VMM-264’s reactivation adds an additional MV-22B Osprey squadron to 2nd MAW and II Marine Expeditionary Force and reflects incremental adjustments in Force Design to meet the operational demands of the service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacsive Betancourt Nava)
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct the squadron's first flight after reactivation at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 6, 2026. VMM-264’s reactivation adds an additional MV-22B Osprey squadron to 2nd MAW and II Marine Expeditionary Force and reflects incremental adjustments in Force Design to meet the operational demands of the service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mya Seymour)
Becoming a Marine was something Sgt. Matthew B. Holder, an Alabama native and a network administrator with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, always knew he wanted to do. Afterall, he grew up in the Marine Corps.
Holder’s father served as a Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra pilot, and growing up in a Marine family, he spent his childhood living on multiple Marine Corps bases including Camp Lejeune, Quantico, and Hawaii. Despite the constant change of his friends and his home, the Marine life continued to inspire him.
“I loved being around the military as a child, it influenced me to become who I am today. For there are no better friends and family than those you meet in the military,” said Holder. “When I was a kid, my brother...
