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Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT) 164 transitioned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 during a redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendlton, Calif., April. 9. HMMT-164 was the last squadron in the Marine Corps to fly the CH-46 Sea Knight, also referred to by Marines as a Phrog, and became the newest MV-22B Osprey squadron. Lt. Col. Gabriel Valdez relinquished command to Lt. Col. Eric Aschenbrenner during this ceremony.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Purple Foxes, redesignated to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 during a change of command and redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9. The unit transformed platforms from the CH-46 Sea Knight to the MV-22 Osprey. This was the last CH-46 squadron in the Marine Corps. Lt. Col. John Field relinquished command of the squadron to Lt. Col. Paul Kopacz.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 "Purple Foxes" conduct the last flight with 12 aircraft before they begin to retire the CH-46E Sea Knights and begin their transition to a Marine medium tiltrotor squadron. HMM-364 took maintainers and other Marines in the squadron on the flight as they did low passes through downtown San Diego. The Purple Foxes are the last operational Sea Knight squadron in the Marine Corps and will complete their transition to the MV-22B Osprey in October.

Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT) 164 sent one of their CH-46E Sea Knight, nicknamed by Marines as “Phrogs,” to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft Boneyard, Tuscon, Ariz., March 31. Out of the two remaining Phrogs in the squadron, one more will be sent to the boneyard, and the other will be sent to the Marine Corps Museum.