A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 “White Knights” looks out of a window aboard an MV-22B Osprey while conducting a confined area landing in Southern California, April 5. Each aircraft had at least two crew chiefs who acted as extensions of the pilots eyes and communicated the presence of potential hazards, the distance and location or nearby aircraft and the Osprey’s approximate distance from the ground. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) VMM-364 'Purple Foxes,E2809D VMM-165 'White KnightsE2809D take to the skies, conduct confined area landin
A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 “White Knights” looks out of a window aboard an MV-22B Osprey while conducting a confined area landing in Southern California, April 5. Each aircraft had at least two crew chiefs who acted as extensions of the pilots eyes and communicated the presence of potential hazards, the distance and location or nearby aircraft and the Osprey’s approximate distance from the ground. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released) VMM-364 'Purple Foxes,E2809D VMM-165 'White KnightsE2809D take to the skies, conduct confined area landings 160405-M-QU349-285
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