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The last of the CH-46Es in Okinawa lands Sept. 30 on Camp Kinser for storage and disposition. The CH-46E Sea Knight, affectionately called “the Phrog,” has served with the Marine Corps and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 since the Vietnam War. The VMM-262 “Flying Tigers” have used the CH-46 to participate in engagements such as Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, Operation Unified Assistance in Southeast Asia, and, most recently, Operation Tomodachi in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. After serving faithfully for decades, the Phrog’s service has ended, paving the way for the MV-22B Osprey to take over. Aircraft “00” has a paint scheme unique to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262. - The last of the CH-46Es in Okinawa lands Sept. 30 on Camp Kinser for storage and disposition. The CH-46E Sea Knight, affectionately called “the Phrog,” has served with the Marine Corps and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 since the Vietnam War. The VMM-262 “Flying Tigers” have used the CH-46 to participate in engagements such as Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, Operation Unified Assistance in Southeast Asia, and, most recently, Operation Tomodachi in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. After serving faithfully for decades, the Phrog’s service has ended, paving the way for the MV-22B Osprey to take over. Aircraft “00” has a paint scheme unique to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Reid L. Griffin discusses the purpose of establishing a proper orientation for directing a M101 105-mm Towed Howitzer with Philippine Marine and Army personnel during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2014 at the Crow Valley Range Complex in Tarlac province, Republic of the Philippines. Bilateral Philippine-U.S. Marine Corps training sustains and reinforces the foundation and framework for a bilateral force to respond rapidly and effectively to regional humanitarian crises. Griffin is an artillery meteorological man with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Reid L. Griffin discusses the purpose of establishing a proper orientation for directing a M101 105-mm Towed Howitzer with Philippine Marine and Army personnel during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2014 at the Crow Valley Range Complex in Tarlac province, Republic of the Philippines. Bilateral Philippine-U.S. Marine Corps training sustains and reinforces the foundation and framework for a bilateral force to respond rapidly and effectively to regional humanitarian crises. Griffin is an artillery meteorological man with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey)