Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764 (VMM-764) is a

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squadron consisting of

MV-22B The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a convention ...

Ospreys. The squadron, known as "Moonlight," is based at

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and falls under the command of

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(MAG-41) and the

4th Marine Aircraft Wing The 4th Marine Aircraft Wing is the reserve airwing of the United States Marine Corps. It is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana but its subordinate units are scattered throughout the United States. Mission Conduct air operations in support ...

(4th MAW).

History

* Activated April 15, 1958 as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 764, Organized Marine Corps Reserve (Aviation), Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California * Redesignated April 1, 1962 as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, Organized Marine Corps Reserve (Aviation), Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, Marine Air Reserve Training Command, Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California * Reassigned during November 1965 to

Marine Aircraft Group 46 Marine Aircraft Group 46 (MAG-46) was a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation group based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California with subordinate units spread throughout California. It previously composed of one adversary squadron e ...

, USMCR, Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, Marine Air Reserve Training Command * Relocated during May 1971 to

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, California. * Relocated during June 1975 to Marine Corps Air Station (Helicopter) Tustin, California. * Redesignated October 1, 1979 as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 46, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. * Activated to support the active duty forces during the

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from November 1990 to April 1991. * Relocated during 1999 to

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, California. * Deployed from February - September 2004 and March - October 2005 to

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in support of

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* From 25 April - 25 June 2008, the squadron was part of ''Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 24'' (SPMAGTF 24) on board the

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. During this deployment the squadron brought essential air-lift capability to operations in

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and

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which allowed the various medical and engineering work site professionals the ability to get ashore. They flew 43 missions, 83 flight hours and transported 877 passengers. The mission is part of the Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2008. POA is a

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sponsored annual maritime engagement operation to enhance multinational cooperation and strengthen partnership among navies and allied nations throughout the

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. On January 13, 2013, HMM-764 became the first Marine Corps Reserve squadron to transition to the

Osprey. The squadron officially redesignated to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764 (VMM-764) and relocated to

."Reserves receive first MV-22 Osprey squadron; looking for good Marines."
/ref> * In November 2015, the squadron participated in the UNITAS amphibious exercise in Rio de Janeiro. This resulted in an MV-22 movement of 6,165 miles. The longest MV-22 flight in Marine Corps history to date. * Deployed to Moron, Spain in support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa 17.1 (SPMAGTF-CR-AF 17.1) from January 2017 through July 2017.

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Video showing HMM-764 deployment to Iraq in 2004
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hmm-764 Medium 9E Military units and formations in California

History

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