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Offline rangerrebew

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Marine Corps is reviving a light attack helicopter unit it cut in 2022
« on: March 23, 2024, 10:21:48 am »
Marine Corps is reviving a light attack helicopter unit it cut in 2022
By Irene Loewenson
 Mar 21, 01:57 PM

 
In November 2022, Marines from a North Carolina helicopter squadron flew their AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms together for what was supposed to be the last time.

A Marine in one helicopter marked the occasion by making the “rock and roll” hand gesture as the aircraft neared the ground, according to video of the final flight.


The next month, Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, known as the “Gunrunners,” officially cased the unit’s colors in a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.

But less than two years after the squadron was deactivated as part of an overhaul of the Marine Corps, it will get reactivated.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/03/21/marine-corps-is-reviving-a-light-attack-helicopter-unit-it-cut-in-2022/
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Re: Marine Corps is reviving a light attack helicopter unit it cut in 2022
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2024, 12:51:26 pm »
With the Air Force looking to plant the A-10s at Davis Monthan, the marines better have some organic assets that can cover the ground troops.
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