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


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


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