Female Marine quals as Osprey crew chief

Naval Aviation News, July-August, 2004

On 3 May Cpl. Molly A. Muldoon, assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 at MCAS New River, N.C., became the first woman Marine to qualify as a V-22 Osprey crew chief. Muldoon reported to New River in October 2002 after completing Naval Aircrew Candidate School at NAS Pensacola, Fla. Her first stop was the V-22 section at the Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit, where she was one of the first three students to complete mechanic school. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 was her next assignment, though the Osprey had not yet resumed flight. The V-22 simulators of the Marine Aircrew Training Systems Squadron played an important role in her instruction. After the training, Muldoon was welcomed to VMX-22 during an activation ceremony on 28 August 2003.

By MCAS New River, N.C., Public Affairs