USMC Helicopter Squadron Lineage List

The following is a list of current/former USMC Helicopter Marine Air Wing/Marine Air Group squadrons, Training Command squadrons (related to helicopter training), and other USMC squadrons with assigned helicopters. Click on each link (below) to go to each list:

| 3rd MAW-MAG-16 | 3rd MAW-MAG-39 | 4th MAW-USMCR |

SQUADRON

DESIGNATION

HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES

HMX-1

MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON 1 NIGHTHAWKS

HMX-1 1 DECEMBER 1947

1st MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-24

SQUADRON	DESIGNATION	HISTORY-DATES OF CHANGE
HMH-362	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 362 UGLY ANGELS	HMT-362 30 APRIL 1952 HMM-362 1962 HMH-362 AUGUST 1969
HMH-463	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 463 PEGASUS	VMB-463 20 JULY 1944-28 FEBRUARY 1945 VMTB-463 15 JULY 1945-20MARCH 1946 HMT-463 1 SEPTEMBER 1958-30 JUNE 1959 HMH-463 1 MARCH 1966
HMLA-367	MARINE LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON 367 SCARFACES	VMO-351 1 DECEMBER 1943- 20 AUGUST 1949 VMO-3 1 AUGUST 1966 HML-367 MARCH 1968 HMLA-367 1980

1st MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-36

SQUADRON

DESIGNATION

HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES

VMM-262

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 262 FLYING TIGERS

HMR-262 1 SEPTEMBER 1952

HMM-262 1 FEBRUARY 1962

VMM-262 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

VMM-265

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 265 DRAGONS

HMM-265 1 OCTOBER 1962

VMM-265 7 SEPTEMBER 2012

2nd MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-26

SQUADRON

DESIGNATION

HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES

VMMT-204

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR TRAINING SQUADRON 204 RAPTORS

HMT-204 1 MAY 1972

VMMT-204 10 JUNE 1999

VMM-161

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 161 GREYHAWKS

HMR-161 15 JANUARY 1951

HMR(L)-161 31 DECEMBER 1956

HMM-161 1 FEBRUARY 1962

VMM-161 DECEMBER 2009

VMM-261

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 261 RAGING BULLS

HMR-261 5 APRIL 1951

HMR(L)-261 1956

HMM-261 1961

VMM-261 10 APRIL 2008

VMM-263

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 263 THUNDER CHICKENS

HMR-263 16 JUNE 1952

HMR(L)-263 DECEMBER 1956

HMM-263 FEBRUARY 1962

VMM-263 3 JUNE 2005

VMM-264

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 264 BLACK KNIGHTS

HMR-264 30 JUNE 1959

HMM-264 FEBRUARY 1962

VMM-264 APRIL 2009

VMM-266

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 266 FIGHTING GRIFFINS

HMM-266 26 APRIL 1983

VMM-266 23 MARCH 2007

VMM-365

MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 2014 BLUE KNIGHTS

HMM-365 1 JULY 1983-1 MARCH 1971

HMM-365 13 JUNE 1980

VMM-365 15 JANUARY 2009

2nd MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-29

SQUADRON

DESIGNATION

HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES

HMLA-167

MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 167 WARRIORS

HML-167 1 APRIL 1968

HMLA-167 1 APRIL 1986

HMLA-269

MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 269 GUNNRUNNERS

HMA-269 22 FEBRUARY 1971

HMLA-269 1980S

HMLA-467

MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTERS SQUADRON 467 SABERS

HMLA-467 23 OCTOBER 2008

HMH-366

MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 366 HAMMERHEADS

HMH-366 30 SEPTEMBER 1994

DEACTIVATED 1 OCTOBER 2000

REACTIVATED 30 SEPTEMBER 2008

HMH-461

MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 461 IRONHORSES

VMF-461 15 MARCH 1944

DEACTIVATED SEPTEMBER 1950

REACTIVATED HMR(M)-461 JANUARY 1957

HMH-461 FEBRUARY 1962

HMH-464

MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 464 CONDORS

VMSB/VMTB-464 15 APRIL 1944

DEACTIVATED 20 MARCH 1946

REACTIVATED HMH-464 1 MARCH 1981

HMHT-302

MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER TRAINING SQUADRON 302 PHOENIX

HMMT-302 1 NOVEMBER 1966

DEACTIVATED 31 MARCH 1972

REACTIVATED HMT-302 20 NOVEMBER 1987

HMMT-302 JUNE 2010

3RD MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-16

SQUADRON	DESIGNATION	HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES
VMM-163	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 163 EVIL EYES	HMR(L)-163 DECEMBER 1951 HMM-163 1962 VMM-163 2008-2009
VMM-165	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 165 WHITE KNIGHTS	HMM-165 1 JULY 1965 VMM-165 1 MARCH 2011
VMM-166	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 166 ELKS	HMM-166 13 SEPTEMBER 1985 VMM-166 23 JUNE 2010
VMM-362	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 362	HMTS-362 30 APRIL 1952 VMM-362 17 AUGUST 2018
VMM-363	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON RED LIONS	HMR-363 2 JUNE 1952 HMM-363 1962 HMH-363 23 JANUARY 1969 VMM-363 10 MAY 2012
HMH-361	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 361 TIGERS	HMR-361 25 FEBRUARY 1952 HMR(L) 31 DECEMBER 1956 HMM-361 1 FEBRUARY 1962 HMH-361 1977
HMH-462	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 462 HEAVY HAULERS	VMF-462 15 APRIL 1944 DEACTIVATED 10 SEPTEMBER 1945 REACTIVATED HMR(M)-462 1 NOVEMBER 1957 HMH-462 JUNE 1965
HMH-465	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 465 WARHORSES	HMH-465 1 DECEMBER 1981
HMH-466	MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 466 WOLFPACK	HMH-466 30 NOVEMBER 1984

3RD MARINE AIR WING-MARINE AIR GROUP-39

SQUADRON	DESIGNATION	HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGES
VMM-164	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 164 KNIGHTRIDERS	HMM-164 1 JULY 1964 HMMT-164 11 FEBRUARY 1999 VMM-164 9 APRIL 2015
VMM-364	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 364 PURPLE FOXES	HML-364 1 SEPTEMBER 1961 HMM-364 1 FEBRUARY 1962 VMM-364 9 OCTOBER 2014
HMLA-169	MARINE HELICOPTER LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON 169 VIPERS	HMA-169 30 SEPTEMBER 1971 HMLA-169 1 OCTOBER 1986
HLMA-267	MARINE HELICOPTER LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON 267 BLACK ACES	VMO-5 15 FEBRUARY 1944 DEACTIVATED 31 JANUARY 1946 REACTIVATED VMO-5 15 DECEMBER 1966 HML-267 MARCH 1968 HMLA-267 1987
HLMA-369	MARINE HELICOPTER LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON 369 GUNFIGHTERS	HMA-369 A APRIL 1972 HMLA-369 15 SEPTEMBER 1987
HLMA-469	MARINE HELICOPTER LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON 469 VENGEANCE	HMLA-469 30 JUNE 2009

4TH MARINE AIR WING-USMCR

SQUADRON	DESIGNATION	HISTORY-DATE OF CHANGE
VMM-774	MARINE MEDIUM TILT ROTOR SQUADRON 774	HMR-774 5 SEPTEMBER 1958 HMM-774 1 APRIL 1962 DEACTVATED 30 SEPTEMBER 1962 REACTIVATED 1 JULY 1969 VMM-774 2016
HMLA-773	MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 773 RED DOGS	HMR-773 SEPTEMBER 1958 HMM-733 1 APRIL 1962-31 AUGUST 1962 HMM-773 15 APRIL 1968- SEPTEMBER 1969 REACTIVATED HMA-773 1 SEPTEMBER 1971 HMLA-773 OCTIBER 1994
HMLA-775	MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 775 COYOTES	HMR-775 2 SEPTEMBER 1958 HMM-775 1 APRIL 1962 HMLAA-775 18 JUNE 1994

Thanks to CAPT Tom Ford USN-Ret for his historical work involving USMC Rotary Wing History in the form of the PDF in the inline frame below.