wrbones
07-25-02, 04:46 PM
I was with them in 79 and broke my ankle just before they deployed. Several Marines I knew were killed in training exercises on that deployment one way or another.
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 265
HMM-265
"Dragons"
HMM-265 has served in Vietnam, Hawaii, Okinawa, Soutwest Asia, and on both coasts of the US. It is currently based in Okinawa with MAG-36. The "Dragons" alternate with HMM-262 as the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
LINEAGE
1962 - 1970
Activated 30 September 1962 at New River, North Carolina, as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing.
Deployed during April - May 1966 to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
Participated in the war in Vietnam, May 1966 - October 1969, operating from
Da Nang
Marble Mountain
USS Iwo Jima
USS Tripoli
Relocated during October 1969 to Santa Ana, California, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 56, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing.
Deactivated 14 November 1970.
1977 - 1994
Reactivated 1 September 1977 at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Brigade.
Departed 1 July 1978 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS New Orleans.
Departed 30 July 1979 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tripoli.
Departed 27 October 1980 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tarawa.
Departed 18 November 1981 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tripoli.
Deployed 4 February 1985 to Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program.
1st Marine Brigade redesignated 30 August 1985 as the 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade.
Deployed on 4 February 1987 to Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program.
1st Marine Amphibious Brigade redesignated 5 February 1988 as the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
Participated in Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, January - February 1991.
Participated in Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May 1991.
Relocated to Okinawa during 1994, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
From October 1999 to January 2000, participated in Operation Stabilize INTERFET (International Forces East Timor).
UNIT HONORS
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER with 1 bronze star
Vietnam
1966 - 1967
1967
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD STREAMER
Bangladesh
1991
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER
Southwest Asia
1990 - 1991
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER
1991 - 1993
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER with 2 bronze stars
VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER with 1 silver and 4 bronze stars
SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE STREAMER with 2 bronze stars
VIETNAM CROSS of GALLANTRY with PALM STREAMER
VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION CIVIL ACTIONS STREAMER
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Aircraft: HUS (UH-34D); CH-46A/D/F/E
Nicknames: "Dragons"
ID Code: EP 1959-
Squadron Web Page: HMM-265
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MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 265
HMM-265
"Dragons"
HMM-265 has served in Vietnam, Hawaii, Okinawa, Soutwest Asia, and on both coasts of the US. It is currently based in Okinawa with MAG-36. The "Dragons" alternate with HMM-262 as the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
LINEAGE
1962 - 1970
Activated 30 September 1962 at New River, North Carolina, as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing.
Deployed during April - May 1966 to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
Participated in the war in Vietnam, May 1966 - October 1969, operating from
Da Nang
Marble Mountain
USS Iwo Jima
USS Tripoli
Relocated during October 1969 to Santa Ana, California, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 56, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing.
Deactivated 14 November 1970.
1977 - 1994
Reactivated 1 September 1977 at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Brigade.
Departed 1 July 1978 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS New Orleans.
Departed 30 July 1979 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tripoli.
Departed 27 October 1980 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tarawa.
Departed 18 November 1981 on Western Pacific deployment aboard USS Tripoli.
Deployed 4 February 1985 to Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program.
1st Marine Brigade redesignated 30 August 1985 as the 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade.
Deployed on 4 February 1987 to Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program.
1st Marine Amphibious Brigade redesignated 5 February 1988 as the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
Participated in Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, January - February 1991.
Participated in Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May 1991.
Relocated to Okinawa during 1994, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
From October 1999 to January 2000, participated in Operation Stabilize INTERFET (International Forces East Timor).
UNIT HONORS
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER with 1 bronze star
Vietnam
1966 - 1967
1967
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD STREAMER
Bangladesh
1991
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER
Southwest Asia
1990 - 1991
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER
1991 - 1993
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER with 2 bronze stars
VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER with 1 silver and 4 bronze stars
SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE STREAMER with 2 bronze stars
VIETNAM CROSS of GALLANTRY with PALM STREAMER
VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION CIVIL ACTIONS STREAMER
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Aircraft: HUS (UH-34D); CH-46A/D/F/E
Nicknames: "Dragons"
ID Code: EP 1959-
Squadron Web Page: HMM-265
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