VMM-263

(Last update on May 23, 2018) 32nd MAU HMM-263(C) USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) Jul. 1972 - Jan. 1973 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46F	HMM-263
EG xx	CH-53D	HMH-461 DET.
EG xx	AH-1J	HMA-269 DET.
EG xx	UH-1N	HML-167 DET.

(Last update on Jun.24, 2015) 32nd MAU HMM-263(C) USS GUAM (LPH 9) Sep.23, 1974 - Mar.26 1975 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 1-7	CH-46F	HMM-263
WF 10-12, 14-15	AV-8A	VMA-513 DET.B
EG 20-24	CH-53D	HMH- DET.
EG 35-36	UH-1N	HML- DET.
(Last update on Jun.24, 2015)

(Last update on Oct.16, 2024) 36th MAU HMM-263(C) USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) Jun.7, 1976 - Dec.10, 1976 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 00, 1-1x	CH-46F	HMM-263
EG 21-24	CH-53D	HMH-461 DET.
EG 31-34	AH-1J	HMA-269 DET.
EG 41-42	UH-1N	HML-268 DET.
26th MAU and HMM-263(C) embarked on Jun.8-9, 1976 disembarked on Dec.8-9, 1976 Participated : 16-22Aug1976 : Phiblex 2-7T at Vatika, Greece 08-12Oct1976 : NATO operation Display Determination at Monte Romano, Italy 24-26Oct1976 : Phiblex 4A-7T at Vatika, Greece

(Last update on Aug.14, 2024) 34th MAU HMM-263(C) USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) Jun.3, 1981 - Nov.11, 1981 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 1-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53D	HMH-461 DET.
EG 3x	AH-1T	HMA-269 DET.
EG 4x	UH-1N	HML-167 DET.
	UH-1N	Bu.No.160827 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) rather than to 34th MAU Participated :

(Last update on Jul.14, 2010) 34th MAU(*1) HMM-263(C) USS NASSAU (LHA 4) Jan.19, 1982 - Jun.30, 1982 (Med, Indian Ocean)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG xx	CH-53D	HMH- DET.
EG xx	AH-1T	HMA- DET.
EG xx	UH-1N	HML- DET.
(*1) 34th MAU redesignated 24th MAU in May 1982 Participated : NATO exercise DISTANT DRUM 82

(Last update on Aug.7, 2024) 24th MAU HMM-263(C) USS INCHON (LPH 12) Sep. 1982 - Mar. 1983 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53D	HMH-461 DET.
EG 3x	AH-1T	HMA-269 DET.
EG 4x	UH-1N	HML-167 DET.
	UH-1N	Bu.No.160829 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS INCHON (LPH 12) rather than to 24th MAU Participated : served with the Commander Joint Task Force Lebanon off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

(Last update on Jul.6, 2011) 24th MAU HMM-263(C) USS NASSAU (LHA 4) Feb.13, 1984 - Aug.24, 1984 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG xx	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG xx	AH-1T	HMA- DET.
EG xx	UH-1N	HML- DET.
Participated : exercise UNITED EFFORT 84, NATO Atlantic transit exercise exercise TEAMWORK 84, NATO Atlantic transit exercise served with the Commander Joint Task Force Lebanon off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon from April 11 to the beginning of August

(Last update on Jul.14, 2010) 26th MAU HMM-263(C) USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) Nov. 1985 - May 1986 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG xx	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG xx	AH-1T UH-1N	HML-167 DET.
Participated : in support of Libyan Operations

(Last update on Jan.22, 2014) 24th MAU HMM-263(C) USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) Apr.14, 1987 - Nov.14, 1987 (Med, Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG xx	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG xx EG xx	UH-1N AH-1T	HMLA-269 DET.
Participated : operation IRAN AJAR in the Persian Gulf

(Last update on Oct.20, 2010) 26th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(C) USS NASSAU (LHA 4) May 30, 1989 - Nov.10, 1989 (Med)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG xx EG xx	AH-1T UH-1N	HMLA- DET.
EG xx	CH-53E	HMH- DET.
EG xx	AV-8B	VMA- DET.
Participated : exercise DISPLAY DETERMINATION 89 in the WestMed exercise GALERA 89 with Portuguese Marine and Navy

(Last update on Nov.20, 2013) 1st Bn, 2nd Mar (1) 4th MEB DET (1) USS GUAM (LPH 9) Aug.19, 1990 - Apr.19, 1991 (Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
YM 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-365 (*1)
EG 2x-3x	CH-46E	HMM-263 (*1)
9	UH-1N	Astro 9 (*2)
(1) embarked Marines : Aug.21, 1990 - Apr.18, 1991 (2) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to embarked Marines Participated : in Kuwait Theater of Operations (KTO) : Sep.17, 1990 - Mar.23, 1991 operation DESERT SHIELD operation EASTERN EXIT operation DESERT STORM

(Last update on May 22, 2019) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS WASP (LHD 1) Feb. 1993 - Aug. 1993 (Med, Indian Ocean)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH- DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA- DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA- DET.
Participated : operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia operation CONTINUE HOPE in Somalia

(Last update on May 9, 2012) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) Mar.22, 1995 - Sep.22, 1995 (Med, Adriatic Sea)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	UH-1N AH-1W	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA-231 DET.
HW xx	HH-46D	HC-6 DET.5 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC) Participated : operation PROVIDE PROMISE in Bosnia-Herzegovina operation DENY FLIGHT in Bosnia-Herzegovina exercise WHITE PINNACLE exercise DESTINED GLORY 95 exercise TRIDENTE exercise RESCUE EAGLE in Albania

(Last update on Nov.18, 2015) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS GUAM (LPH 9) Oct.3, 1997 - Apr.2, 1998 (Med, Black Sea, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x EG 3x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 4x	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA-542 DET.
HW 62, xx	HH-46D	HC-6 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC) Participated : operation JOINT GUARD in the Adriatic Sea operation SOUTHERN WATCH, no-fly zone over southern Iraq

(Last update on Jan.11, 2017) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS WASP (LHD 1) Feb.18, 2000 - Aug.13, 2000 (Med, Black Sea)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x EG 3x	UH-1N AH-1W	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 4x	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA-542 DET.
HW 73 (ex. 63), 77 (ex. 67)	HH-46D	HC-6 DET.7 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS WASP (LHD 1) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC) Participated : exercise Spanish PHIBLEX in Sierra del Retin, Spain exercise DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2000 in Kosovo exercise DYNAMIC MIX in Capo Teulada, Sardinia, and Kyparissia, Greece exercise COOPERATIVE PARTNER in Odessa, Ukraine exercise NOBLE SHIRLEY in Israel

(Last update on Dec.9, 2020) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS NASSAU (LHA 4) Aug.26, 2002 - May 29, 2003 (Med, Adriatic Sea, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-772 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 50-55	AV-8B+	VMA-231 DET.A (*2)
HW xx	HH-46D	HC-6 DET.7 (*1)
(1) assigned to USS NASSAU (LHA 4) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC) (2) 165391/EG-55 ditched in the Northern Persian Gulf on April 1, 2003 whilst attempting to land on USS Nassau during night training mission. Pilot was recovered safely Participated : exercise DYNAMIC RESPONSE in Kosovo exercise Croatian PHIBLEX with Croatian Military exercise IMAGE NAUTILUS in Djibouti exercise EDGED MALLET in Djibouti operation IRON MAGIC in Manama, Bahrain operation ENDURING FREEDOM operation IRAQI FREEDOM

(Last update on May 6, 2015) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) (*2) Jun.7, 2004 - Jul.9, 2004 (Camp Lejeune to Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA- DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA- DET.
BR xx	MH-60S	HC-8 DET.1 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC)
(Last update on May 6, 2015) 24th MEU(SOC) HMM-263(Rein) Jul.9, 2004 - Feb. 2005 ( Kuwait and Al Taqqadum, Iraq)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	CH-46E	HMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA- DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA- DET.
Participated : operation AL FAJR operation CITADEL II operation RIVERWALK operation PLYMOUTH ROCK

(Last update on Oct.7, 2020) 22nd MEU(SOC) VMM-263(Rein) USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (Bataan Amphibious Ready Group) May 13, 2009 - Dec.8, 2009 (Med, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	MV-22B	VMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-461 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1N	HMLA- DET.
EG 5x	AV-8B	VMA-542 DET.
AM 07, xx	MH-60S	HSC-22 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS BATAAN (LHD 5) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC) Participated : Mine Countermeasure exercise in the Persian Gulf operation ENDURING FREEDOM exercise BRIGHT STAR, off the coast of Egypt

(Last update on Mar.22, 2023) 22nd MEU(SOC) VMM-263(Rein) USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (Bataan Amphibious Ready Group) Mar.23, 2011 - Feb.7, 2012 (Med, North Arabian Sea)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	MV-22B	VMM-263
EG 2x	CH-53E	HMH-366 DET.
EG 3x EG 4x	AH-1W UH-1Y	HMLA-167 DET.
EG 51-54 EG 55-56	AV-8B+ AV-8B(NA)	VMA-231 DET. (*2)
BR 45, xx	MH-60S	HSC-28 DET.2 (*1)
(1) assigned to USS BATAAN (LHD 5) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC) (2) VMA-231 DET. EG-51 16xxxx AV-8B+ EG-52 16xxxx AV-8B+ EG-53 16xxxx AV-8B+ EG-54 16xxxx AV-8B+ EG-55 164126 AV-8B(NA) EG-56 164544 AV-8B(NA) 22nd MEU(SOC) and VMM-263(Rein) embarked on Mar.28, 2011 disembarked on Feb.5, 2012 Participated : operations Enduring Freedom operations Odyssey Dawn NATO-led Operation Unified Protector Maritime Security Operations

(Last update on May 18, 2022) 22nd MEU(SOC) VMM-263(Rein) USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (Bataan Amphibious Ready Group) Feb.8, 2014 - Oct.31, 2014 (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AOO)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 0x-1x	MV-22B	VMM-263
EG 20-23 EG 30-32	AH-1W UH-1Y	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 40-43	CH-53E (*2)	HMH-464 DET. (*2)
EG 51-56	AV-8B+	VMA-223 DET.
AM 00, xx	MH-60S	HSC-22 DET. (*1)
(1) assigned to USS BATAAN (LHD 5) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC) (2) CH-53E 162485/EG-4x ditched in the Gulf of Aden on Sep.1, 2014 22nd MEU(SOC) and VMM-263(Rein) embarked on Feb.10, 2014 disembarked on Oct.27, 2014 Participated : Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX), off the coast of Sierra del Retin, Spain bilateral training exercise with the Hellenic Army, Glafyra Range, Magnesia Prefecture, Greece exercise Eager Lion 2014, off Aqaba, Jordan Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions in support of the Iraqi government

(Last update on Feb.28, 2024) 22nd MEU(SOC) VMM-263(Rein) USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) (Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group) Mar.16, 2022 - Oct.13, 2022 (NorLant, Norwegian Sea, Med, Baltic Sea)
Modex	Aircraft	Remarks
EG 00-07, 10-13	MV-22B	VMM-263
EG 20-24	CH-53E	HMH-464 DET.
EG 30-32 EG 40-43	UH-1Y AH-1Z	HMLA-269 DET.
EG 50 EG 51-55	AV-8B+ AV-8B+(R)	VMA-542 DET.
BR 36, 42, 44	MH-60S	HSC-28 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC) 22nd MEU(SOC) and VMM-263(Rein) embarked on Mar.17-Mar.18, 2022 disembarked on Oct.9-Oct.10, 2022 Participated : NATO exercise Northern Viking, off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS)
(Last update on Feb.28, 2024)