Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 165 (VMM-165) is a United States Marine Corps Tilt-rotor squadron consisting of MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft. The squadron, known as the "White Knights", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).

Provide assault support transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment during expeditionary, joint or combined operations. Be prepared for short-notice, worldwide employment in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 was activated on 1 July 1965 at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana, California as part of Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG-36), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. During August 1965, the squadron was reassigned to Marine Wing Service Group 37.

In July 1966 the squadron supported Operation Hastings. The squadron was assigned to MAG-36 at Kỳ Hà in October.

On 3 June 1967 a squadron CH-46A #150955 was shot down just after having extracted a Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group Hatchet Force in eastern Laos. Two crewmen were killed and two captured, with one dying in captivity, gunner Corporal Frank Cius, was released on 5 March 1973 as part of Operation Homecoming. Two U.S. members of the Hatchet Force and an unknown number of Nùngs were killed in the crash and subsequent fighting, Sergeant first class Charles Wilklow escaped captivity and was rescued five days later. In August the squadron supported Operation Cochise. In November the squadron moved from Kỳ Hà to Phu Bai Combat Base joining the rest of MAG-36 there.

From 10 January to 18 February 1968 the squadron served on USS Valley Forge as the Special Landing Force (SLF) Bravo helicopter squadron. During this time they supported Operation Badger Catch. The squadron supported US and South Vietnamese forces fighting in the Battle of Huế, flying in Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) reinforcements into the Mang Ca Garrison on 1 February. On 6 June a squadron CH-46A #152533 was shot down at LZ Loon, southeast of Khe Sanh Combat Base, resulting in 13 U.S. killed. On 1 September the squadron transferred to SLF Bravo again onboard USS Tripoli. On 28 December the squadron was transferred to Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) at Marble Mountain Air Facility. In December the squadron supported Operation Taylor Common.

On 5 January 1969 the squadron moved onboard USS Tripoli as the SLF Bravo helicopter squadron. In late January the squadron supported Operation Linn River. In March the squadron supported Operation Oklahoma Hills. In mid-June the squadron was advised that it would be redeployed to Okinawa. On 14 August the squadron boarded the Valley Forge and departed South Vietnam. On Okinawa the squadron was reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 15 of the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. On 7 November the squadron was reassigned to MAG-36. In December the squadron was embarked on ships as the Amphibious Ready Group Alpha helicopter squadron.

In early 1971 the squadron was assigned to the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (31st MAU). In mid-January the squadron supported the ARVN in Operation Cuu Long 44/02, flying support missions into Phú Quốc. On 1 February the 31st MAU which was then at U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay was ordered to embark on board ships for deployment off the Vietnamese coast. The squadron operated from USS Iwo Jima as the 31st MAU conducted amphibious operations east of Vinh from 11 February to 6 March in an attempt to distract North Vietnamese forces from Operation Lam Son 719.