HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft The Phrog — CH-46 Sea

The Phrog — CH-46 Sea Knight combat aircrew who moved Marines into and out of the fight

and chin-mounted turret gave it a speed

The Intruders flew where nobody else would go—into hot LZs supporting Green Berets on some of the most classified missions of the Vietnam War

providing Direct Air Support Center capability for the II Marine Expeditionary Force

Lightning strikes

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