MV-22 Iraq — the Osprey's first combat deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Canadian law enforcement to detect and interdict cross-border smuggling
Tampa crews tracked maritime and airborne smuggling operations feeding the Caribbean-to-Florida drug corridor
The Centurions of MWSS-174 stand as the disciplined backbone of Marine aviation ground support
with its training squadrons reassigned to operational Marine Aircraft Groups
Officially Licensed USMC VMO-2 1977 Squadron Patch Whiting Field MV-22 Iraq — the Osprey'sVMO 2 1977 Squadron Patch Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO 2) Originally commissioned on 1 November 1943 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, as the Artillery Spotting Division of VMO 251, the squadron was redesignated VMO 2 on 1 February 1944 and immediately attached to the 2nd Marine Division in Hawaii. Flying hundreds of missions in OY 1 aircraft, VMO 2 participated in the Battles of Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa during World War II, becoming