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Corps">USMC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data">Operational test of MV-22B, CH-53K, F-35B, RQ-21B, UH-1Y, AH-1W, AH-1Z, K-MAX, aviation command & control systems, associated equipment, weapons systems, and software.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data">Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Aviation Branch</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Yuma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Yuma">Marine Corps Air Station Yuma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_New_River" title="Marine Corps Air Station New River">Marine Corps Air Station New River</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"Mihi Cura Futuri"<br />"Mine is the care of the future"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Tail Code</th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Tail_Code" class="mw-redirect" title="Tail Code">MV</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Colonel John D. Dirk</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One</b> (VMX-1) is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> operational test squadron consisting of multiple aircraft types. The squadron is based at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Yuma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Yuma">Marine Corps Air Station Yuma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>. VMX-22 stood up in August 2003 and was redesignated VMX-1 in May 2016. VMX-1 conducts operational test under the authority of the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR) and the Director, Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) depending on the program under test. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMX-1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>VMX-1 is an independent test organization which conducts operational testing under the authority of COMOPTEVFOR or MCOTEA and administrative control of the Deputy Commandant for Aviation with the charter to: </p> <ul><li>Conducts Operational Test and Evaluation of U.S. Marine Corps fixed-wing, tiltrotor, and rotary-wing aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and aviation command and control systems under the authority of Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force or Director, Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity</li> <li>Support concept development</li> <li>Assist in creating Marine Aviation tactics, techniques, and procedures through experimentation</li> <li>Support tactical demonstrations</li> <li>Provide operational support as directed by the Deputy Commandant for Aviation</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMX-1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flight-testing of the <a href="/wiki/V-22_Osprey" class="mw-redirect" title="V-22 Osprey">MV-22 Osprey</a> was delayed in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/MV-22#Incidents" class="mw-redirect" title="MV-22">two incidents</a> in 2000 and resumed in May 2002 to address the mechanical issues raised by these accidents. Included in the now on-going testing process is a rigorous, strictly regimented inspection process to verify and validate all of the aircraft’s modifications and clearances. The Integrated Test Team at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River" title="Naval Air Station Patuxent River">Naval Air Station Patuxent River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a>, VMX-22, and the <a href="/wiki/Bell_Helicopter" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell Helicopter">Bell Helicopter</a> facility in <a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, have flown more than 4600 hours in the MV-22. </p><p>Since the MV-22 is neither a fixed-wing nor rotary-wing platform, it has a unique designation as a <a href="/wiki/Tiltrotor" title="Tiltrotor">tiltrotor</a>. The aeromechanics, composite structure, maintenance concepts, and concept of deployment are inherently unique and best addressed in a squadron solely focused on tiltrotor operational testing. </p><p>On 11 July 2014, Marines from VMX-22 accompanied <a href="/wiki/USS_America_(LHA-6)" title="USS America (LHA-6)">USS <i>America</i> (LHA-6)</a> on her maiden voyage from <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, en route to her homeport in <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>. </p><p>In June 2015, the Command Element and MV-22 component relocated to <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Yuma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Yuma">Marine Corps Air Station Yuma</a> from Marine Corps Air Station New River. </p><p>In August 2015, the Light Attack (UH-1Y, AH-1W, and AH-1Z) component and the Aviation Command and Control component relocated to <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Yuma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Yuma">Marine Corps Air Station Yuma</a> from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and Camp Pendleton, CA, respectively. </p><p>On 13 May 2016 VMX-22 was re-designated as VMX-1.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2019, the F-35B Testing Detachment stationed on Edwards Air Force Base, California moved to MCAS Yuma, Arizona. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMX-1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_aircraft_squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons">List of United States 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title="Marine Security Guard">Marine Security Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Raiders" title="Marine Raiders">Marine Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment" title="Marine Raider Regiment">Marine Raider Regiment</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Air-Ground_Task_Force_Reconnaissance" title="United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance">Recon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance" title="United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance">Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reconnaissance_Battalions" title="United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions">Division</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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