Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262

VMM-262 Leadership

VMM-262 Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Trong M. Do

Lieutenant Colonel Trong Do grew up in the rural town of Bangor, Pennsylvania. . .

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VMM-262 Executive Officer

Major Nicholas J. Halsmer

Major Nicholas J. Halsmer was born in Lafayette, IN and graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. . .

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VMM-262 Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major Thomas W. Tabisz

Sergeant Major Tabisz was born on 31 August, 1979, where he graduated from Crete Monee High School in 1998. . .

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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) participate in Resolute Dragon 21 across Japan, Dec. 4-16, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. RD21 was supported by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. joint forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls and Sgt. Josue Marquez) see more...

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-defense Force are inserted into a landing zone from a CH-53E Super Stallion and an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during Resolute Dragon 21, on Ojojihara Proving Grounds, Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific in support of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Jimenez) see more...

U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 in Okinawa, Japan, land for a lateral tactical hot refueling operation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. The Osprey is unique in that it uses two engines positioned on fixed wing tips housed in nacelles that rotate to allow the MV-22 to land and take off vertically. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks) see more...

AOMORI, Japan (July 16, 2021) – Lance Cpl. Rachel Greene, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey. VMM-262 is at Naval Air Facility Misawa to conduct Tilt Rotor/Rotary Wing (TR-RW) training exercises and reduce the training activity impact on Okinawa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Ringers) see more...

Service members from the U.S. Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Force, French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, conducted multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 on Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 11 - 16, 2021. ARC-21 serves as an opportunity for U.S., French, Japanese, and Australian forces to share experiences, tactics, and practices in order to strengthen bonds and maintain peace and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Moises Rodriguez) see more...

U.S. and Japanese air crew personnel pose together for a group photo during exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 (ARC-21), off the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, May 14, 2021. ARC-21 is an opportunity for U.S., French, Japanese and Australian forces to share experiences, tactics, and best practices to sharpen their skills together. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne) see more...

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