A CH-46 Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 164 "Knight Riders," performs a pre-graduation flight just outside Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 20. For nearly 48 years, this aircraft commanded the skies according to Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The final eight, last CH-46 crew chiefs graduate 130219-M-OB827-038

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