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
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military unit type ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VMM ⓘ |
| aircraftCapability |
conversion between helicopter and airplane modes
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short takeoff and landing ⓘ vertical takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| aircraftEngineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer |
Bell Helicopter
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Boeing ⓘ |
| aircraftType | tiltrotor aircraft ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Marine Corps aviation squadron ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doctrine | Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| mission |
provide assault support transport of combat troops
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provide assault support transport of equipment ⓘ support Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations ⓘ support expeditionary operations ⓘ support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
expeditionary
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land-based ⓘ sea-based ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marine Aircraft Group
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Marine aircraft wing ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Aircraft Wing
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| primaryAircraft |
MV-22B Osprey
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surface form:
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey
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| purpose | increase speed and range of Marine assault support aviation ⓘ |
| replacedAircraftType |
CH-46 Sea Knight
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surface form:
CH-46E Sea Knight
CH-53 Sea Stallion ⓘ
surface form:
CH-53D Sea Stallion
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| replacedUnitType |
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
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| role |
aerial resupply
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aeromedical evacuation ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ medium-lift assault support ⓘ tactical extraction of forces ⓘ tactical insertion of forces ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| supports |
Marine expeditionary brigade
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surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Force
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Unit
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| typicalBasing | Marine Corps Air Station ⓘ |
| typicalCommandingOfficerRank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| typicalMissionProfile | medium-range assault support ⓘ |
| typicalOperations |
air assault operations
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ship-to-shore movement ⓘ tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel support ⓘ |
| typicalServiceBranchComponent |
Active duty
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Reserve ⓘ |
| uses | MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor technology ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
V-22 Osprey squadrons
this entity surface form:
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161
this entity surface form:
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163
this entity surface form:
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165
this entity surface form:
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
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replacedUnitType
→
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron