Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

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A Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit equipped with MV-22B Osprey aircraft to provide medium-lift assault support and transport capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps aviation unit ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ
abbreviation VMM ⓘ
aircraftCapability conversion between helicopter and airplane modes ⓘ
short takeoff and landing ⓘ
vertical takeoff and landing ⓘ
aircraftEngineType turboshaft ⓘ
aircraftManufacturer Bell Helicopter ⓘ
Boeing ⓘ
aircraftType tiltrotor aircraft ⓘ
commandStructure Marine Corps aviation squadron ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrine Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
mission provide assault support transport of combat troops ⓘ
provide assault support transport of equipment ⓘ
support Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations ⓘ
support expeditionary operations ⓘ
support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ
operationalEnvironment expeditionary ⓘ
land-based ⓘ
sea-based ⓘ
partOf Marine Aircraft Group ⓘ
Marine aircraft wing ⓘ
surface form: Marine Aircraft Wing
primaryAircraft MV-22B Osprey ⓘ
surface form: Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey
purpose increase speed and range of Marine assault support aviation ⓘ
replacedAircraftType CH-46 Sea Knight ⓘ
surface form: CH-46E Sea Knight

CH-53 Sea Stallion ⓘ
surface form: CH-53D Sea Stallion
replacedUnitType Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
role aerial resupply ⓘ
aeromedical evacuation ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
medium-lift assault support ⓘ
tactical extraction of forces ⓘ
tactical insertion of forces ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
supports Marine expeditionary brigade ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Force

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
surface form: Marine Expeditionary Unit
typicalBasing Marine Corps Air Station ⓘ
typicalCommandingOfficerRank Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
typicalMissionProfile medium-range assault support ⓘ
typicalOperations air assault operations ⓘ
ship-to-shore movement ⓘ
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel support ⓘ
typicalServiceBranchComponent Active duty ⓘ
Reserve ⓘ
uses MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor technology ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Marine Corps aviation units → organizedAs → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
Marine Corps Air Station New River → basedUnit → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
this entity surface form: V-22 Osprey squadrons
Marine Aircraft Group 16 → hasComponentUnit → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161
Marine Aircraft Group 16 → hasComponentUnit → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163
Marine Aircraft Group 16 → hasComponentUnit → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165
Marine Aircraft Group 24 → subordinateUnit → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron → replacedUnitType → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron → relatedUnitType → Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ⓘ