In early April 2008 , VMM-162 quietly deployed to Iraq to take over from VMM-263 , the first operational V-22 combat unit . While in Iraq , VMM-162 transported several high-profile people around the country including then presidential candidate Barack Obama . With the pending drawdown of Marines in Iraq , VMM-266 is expected to be the last . This will free up additional tiltrotor aircraft for other assignments in the future . After the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake on 12 January , VMM-162 , serving as the aviation combat element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit ( 24th MEU ) was diverted from its scheduled Middle East deployment to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti , as part of Operation Unified Response . The squadron 's Ospreys , operating from the USS Nassau ( LHA-4 ) were the first ever used for a humanitarian mission
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
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