U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Wellons, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), left, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Nicholas Kehoe (ret.) , right, present the 2015 exceptional pilot award to Maj. Casey Nelson, an MV-22B Osprey pilot for MAWTS-1, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz,. Jan. 4, 2017. The exceptional pilot award recognizes one pilot from each branch for exceptional service which Nelson displayed by directing and coordinating a humanitarian aid mission in Nepal after being hit with earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff, MAWTS-1 COMCAM)
<dl><dd>Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Combat Camera</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Marine Aviation; award; MAWTS-1; Humanitarian Assistance - Disaster Relief (HA/DR); MV-22B Opsrey; Exceptional Pilot Award</dd></dl>
Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff
Taken on 4 January 2017
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