Any air wingers out there ?

[rwest158497]

Mag 24, Macs 2 (the Duece) K-bay 84-87. Any One Else?

[Oran]

graduated MOS school now a 0231 and i just got orders to HMM-268,

[jamielang1951]

I was with 1st MAW Forward, DaNang, Vietman '70/'70



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[dhuntington]

I was in HMM-263, then HMM-261 with whom I went to Beirut in '82. Came home and was the first enlisted man in a brand new squadron, HMM-266. I actually helped design the new squadron emblem. Of course, all those HMMs are now VMMs due to the USMC having mothballed the CH-46s and replaced them with Ospreys.

[tdrt]

I came out a few times for WTI support in 91/92. I individual ordered maybe early 92(?) Did you ever work with the 7242s?

I was long gone by then, but loved WTIs.

[CommNav]

8th&I the Purple Foxes are HMM-164 and HMM-262 are the Flying Tigers. Both outstanding squadrons who served in Nam and Iraq. I was with HMM-262 in Nam and we had a crew chief that went to HMM-164 who earned the Navy Cross in Nam. Ernesto "Gooie" Gomez

I believe HMM-164 was called the Knightriders. Their callsign was Swift. There is a photo of an HMM-164 helo on top of the embassy in Vietnam in 1975, the last one out. Its callsign was Swift-22. I flew with HMM-164 and HMM-165, the white knights, briefly in 1972 because they used Hueys from HML-367.

The Purple Foxes was the name for HMM-364. With all the 1's and 3's mixed up in Vietnam they are easily confused.

[6531yogo]

VMFA-212 Lancers 05-07
HMLA-267 Stingers 07-09

IYAOYAS

[MIKECHRY]

Vmat-102 A-4 Skyhawks 83-85 Yuma, Az

[tdrt]

Vmat-102 A-4 Skyhawks 83-85 Yuma, Az

I was there with MAWTS-1 at same time -- don't be telling stories about me now!

[dan bassett]

Howdy brothers, been a long time, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was stationed at k-bay from 84-88 with HMM-265 as a flight equip. guy,and a .50 cal door gunner on 46 and 53's . It was the best job I ever had and the most fun ever.
I still get excited when and run outside to look up whenever jets fly over my house. I can hear helos from miles away and know what they are. My wife thinks I'm crazy, yeah I am, crazy for leaving the corps.
Semper Fi
This is what I do now, www.desireebassett.com I am the manager of Americas top female guitarist, and the proud daddy

[pocatellodave]

My best buddy flew UH34's first,and then went to the A-4's.His name was Daniel McCormick.He was a "Mustang",and we served together on the USS Kitty Hawk in 62-65.He retired as a major,and now lives in North Carolina.If anyone was in his unit,please give me a shout.

[vanmac]

Here's one!

General James F. Amos
35th CMC

[JohnEaceHunt]

You bet. Several Squadrons. Glad we finally have a Winger as CMC. Grunts can't stand it. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

[JohnEaceHunt]

Marine Bassett, I was with 265 in '69. Trained on EP-11,&EP-13, then had 3 EP-14's as Crew Chief. Loved those 50 cals. We will keep the 46 for 2 more years, and may change to the 22, but they are finding more problems all the time with it, and believe the 46 will be around much longer than that. Thats just for 265. Not sure about any other 46 Squadron. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

[vanmac]