Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 | |
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Active | 30 June 2009–16 December 2022[1] |
Country | United States |
Branch | Marine Corps |
Type | Light attack squadron |
Role | |
Size | c. 350 Marines[1] |
Part of | N/A |
Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton |
Nickname(s) | "Vengeance"[1] |
Motto(s) | Attack with vengeance![2] |
Tail Code | SE[1] |
Engagements | US War in Afghanistan Camp Bastion attack |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LtCol Greg "Yeti" Watten[3] |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack helicopter | |
Utility helicopter | UH-1Y Venom |
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469) was a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1 SuperCobra and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters. The squadron was last headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton in Southern California and fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW). The squadron was commissioned on 30 June 2009 and decommissioned on 16 December 2022.[1]
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