VMX-22

Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty-Two (also known simply as VMX-22) is a tiltrotor squadron of the UNSC Marine Corps.

This unit provided support for SPARTAN Noble Team during the Battle of Reach in Summer 2552. VMX-22 primarily operates the UH-144 Falcon tiltrotor aircraft.

Trivia

 * This unit can trace it's lineage back to the unit of the same name in the United States Marine Corps. Established in August 2003 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, this squadron is responsible for testing the MV-22B Osprey multi-mission tiltrotor aircraft, and all future aircraft of the type.
 * VMX-22 is the first modern-day military unit to be featured in the Halo universe.