Marine Corps Col. James Wellons, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), left, presents Maj. Casey Nelson, an MV-22B Osprey pilot for MAWTS-1, the 2015 exceptional pilot award at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz,. Jan. 4, 2017. Air Force Lt. Gen. Nicholas (ret.) Kehoe, right, explained that the Exceptional Pilot Award recognizes one pilot from each branch for exceptional service. Nelson displayed such service by directing and coordinating a humanitarian aid mission in Nepal after being hit with earthquakes.

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