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World War II US Navy Fighter Jacket With Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (HMM-268) was reactivated on 1 March 1979 at MAG-16, MCAS (H) Tustin, Calif. The Red Dragons were designated for medium-lift, flying the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters.On 24 February 1980, HMM-268 deployed for the first time under the Unit Deployment Program. While assigned to MAG-36, MCAS (H) Futenma, Okinawa, the RED DRAGONS conducted operations on the Japanese mainland and Korea. After the squadron's second deployment, HMM-268 was officially designated as the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing "Night Assault Squ... |
