Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163

Join VMM-163 in celebrating our 71st Anniversary December 1, 2022.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Evil Eyes!

Today the Evil Eyes celebrated our 70th Birthday! Thank you to the current and former members of VMM-163/HMM-163 for coming together today to honor our 70 years of excellence!

Happy 246th Birthday Marines!

The Evil Eyes are now back in Miramar! Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 was a huge success and demonstrated the squadron's ability to adapt and overcome. Thank you to the Marines for your dedication and hard work!

Semper Fi!

This week the Evil Eyes had the opportunity to give a ride to the Naval Air Facility El Centro Commanding Officer CAPT William Perkins. Additionally, two of our new Aircraft Commanders were able to conduct their first signing flights! To finish off the week, we were able to award three of our Marines for exemplifying Evil Eye Excellence. Congrats and Semper Fi!

During week 4, the Evil Eyes supported Regimental Air Assault Course 2 as well as completed another set of Division Lead and Aircraft Commander check flights. With two busy weeks ahead, the Evil Eyes are working hard to finish strong!

With week 3 now complete, the Evil Eyes are passing the halfway point of the detachment. The highlights of the week were the successful support of the Regimental Air Assault Course along with a Division Lead and Aircraft Commander check flight. The Marines have been hard at work consistently demonstrating our Assault Support mentality. Keep pushing Evil Eyes!

Hello from El Centro! With the first two weeks of the detachment complete, the Evil Eyes are pushing forward in the support of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22. The Marines have been busy conducting a variety of missions from Air to Air Refueling to Reduced Visibility Landings as well as countless hours of maintenance to keep the squadron running strong. To finish off the first phase of training, the Evil Eyes held a resiliency day softball tournament where the Staff NCO's proved victorious! Additionally we were able to present awards to Capt. Bouchot and Cpl Sabin as well as promote PFC Pharaoh. Congrats and Semper Fi!

This week the Evil Eyes had the privilege of recognizing Sgt Ajax as the NCO of the Quarter and LCpl Orozco as the Marine of the Quarter along with the promotion of Sgt Ajax and Cpl Costello. The Evil Eyes were also able send off the outgoing XO Maj. "CHAZZ" Wesenberg on his final flight with VMM-163. To wrap up the week, Sgt Churchman was awarded his Combat Aircrew Wings. Congrats and Semper Fi!

Week 3 complete! This week has been full of Division flights, flight leadership progression, and countless hours of dedicated maintenance. The Evil Eyes also had the opportunity to host a static display for the Cadets from the NM Civil Air Patrol! The Marines have worked incredibly hard and have gone above and beyond to accomplish the goals set forth for the detachment. As we prepare to leave Albuquerque, NM this week, we would like to thank all those who have supported the Evil Eyes. The incredible hospitality of everyone here has made this detachment possible. We are truly grateful! Next stop: San Diego!

A special thank you to:

377th Air Base Wing
58th Special Operations Wing
71st Special Operations Squadron
377th Maintenance Squadron
The Kirtland Inn
Kirtland AFB Aero Club
Mountain View Club

Semper Fidelis!

Week two In Albuquerque, NM has been a huge success! This past week the Evil Eyes continued training in high altitude operations over a wide range of missions. This includes RVL(Reduced Visibility Landings) training, crew proficiency flights, Air to Air refueling operations, Flight Leadership evaluations, and plenty of Night flying! As we enter our final week here in New Mexico, thank you to everyone for the continued love and support. We will be home soon!
Photo Cred: SSGT Ryan Fusaro