by Cdr Michael G. Brattland USN-Ret | Mar 27, 2018
HMLA-367 Patches HMH-465 Squadron Patch History of HMH-465 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, the “Warhorse”, was established on 1 December 1981 as the first West Coast squadron to fly the CH-53E Super Stallion. It became the Marine Corps’ second...
by Cdr Michael G. Brattland USN-Ret | Mar 27, 2018
HMLA-269 Patches HMLA-269 Squadron Patch History of HMLA-269 HMLA-269 was formed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina on 22 February 1971 and activated on 1 July 1971 as the Marine Corps first designated Attack Helicopter squadron. Equipped with the...
by Cdr Michael G. Brattland USN-Ret | Mar 27, 2018
HMLA-267 Patches HMLA-267 Squadron Patch History of HMLA-267 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 was activated 15 February, 1944 at Quantico, VA as Marine Observation Squadron 5. The operational aircraft at the time was the OY-1 “Grasshopper.” In...
by Cdr Michael G. Brattland USN-Ret | Mar 27, 2018
HMLA-169 Patches HMLA-169 Squadron Patch History of HMLA-169 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 was commissioned as Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., on 30 September 1971. After returning from combat duty in...
by Cdr Michael G. Brattland USN-Ret | Mar 27, 2018
HLMA-167 Patches HMLA-167 Squadron Patch History of HMLA-167 On 1 April 1968, at Marble Mountain Air Facility, Republic of Vietnam, Marine Light Helicopter Squadron-167 was commissioned. From commissioning date until June of 1971, HML-167 would participate in...
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