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HMLA-469

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{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469

| image = HMLA 469 Patch.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = HMLA-469's insignia

| dates = 30 June 2009{{ndash}}16 December 2022

| country = United States

| branch = Marine Corps

| type = Light attack squadron

| role = {{ubl|Close air support|Utility air support}}

| size = {{circa}} 350 Marines

| command_structure = N/A

| garrison = Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton

| garrison_label =

| nickname = "Vengeance"{{cite web |title=3rd Marine Aircraft Wing > Units > MAG-39 > HMLA-469 > History |url=https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-39/HMLA-469/History/ |publisher=3rd Marine Aircraft Wing |access-date=21 October 2018 |language=En}}

| patron =

| motto = Attack with vengeance!{{cite web |last1=Piacente |first1=Michael |title=HMLA-469 Commander's Policy Statement |url=https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Portals/118/Docs/MAG%2039/HMLA-469/HMLA-469%20POLICY%20STATEMENTS.pdf?ver=2017-10-16-174733-020 |access-date=21 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021083416/https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Portals/118/Docs/MAG%2039/HMLA-469/HMLA-469%20POLICY%20STATEMENTS.pdf?ver=2017-10-16-174733-020 |archive-date=21 October 2018 |language=En |date=16 October 2017}}

| colors = SE

| colors_label = Tail Code

| march =

| mascot =

| battles = US War in Afghanistan
Camp Bastion attack

| anniversaries =

| website = {{Official|https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-39/HMLA-469/}}

| aircraft_helicopter_attack = {{ubl|AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1Z Viper}}

| aircraft_helicopter_utility = UH-1Y Venom

| current_commander = LtCol Greg "Yeti" Watten{{cite web |title=Lieutenant Colonel Greg "Yeti" Watten > 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing > LeadersView |url=https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Leaders/LeadersView/Article/1397084/lieutenant-colonel-ryan-a-cherry/ |publisher=3rd Marine Aircraft Wing |access-date=21 October 2018 |language=En}}

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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.

Mission

The mission of the HMLA is to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Commander by providing offensive air support, utility support, armed escort and airborne supporting arms coordination, day or night under all weather conditions during expeditionary, joint or combined operations.

History

On 29 October 2009 a US Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft with seven crewmembers collided with an HMLA-469 AH-1 Cobra helicopter with two crewmembers {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of San Clemente Island. Both aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean and all nine crewmembers in both aircraft were killed.Schmidt, Steve, "Military Aircraft In Collision Off Coast", San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 October 2009, p. 1. The Coast Guard's HC-130 was searching for a missing boater while the Marine Corps' helicopter was heading towards a military training area in company with another Cobra and two CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.Steele, Jeanette, "Search For Crash Answers", San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 October 2009, p. 1.

See also

References

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External links

  • {{official|https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-39/HMLA-469/}}

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