Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165) is a United States Marine Corps Tilt-rotor squadron consisting of MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft. The squadron, known as the "White Knights", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
HMM-165 CH-46 is prepared for retrieval near Chu Lai, 12 March 1967
Vietnam-era squadron insignia
A CH-46 in front of an old blimp hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin.
CH-46E
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Miramar and Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. It is located in Miramar, San Diego, California, about 14 miles (23 km) north of Downtown San Diego.
An aerial view of MCAS Miramar during 2008
Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar
NAS Miramar in 1954
F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar