HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft The squadron redesignated as HMLA-269

The squadron redesignated as HMLA-269 when UH-1N Twin Hueys were integrated into the unit

Valor and merit in the face of the enemy

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

flying the F-4 Phantom II from various Marine Corps air stations

HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft The squadron redesignated as HMLA-269HMM 263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Embroidered Patch Nothing in Vietnam Was Routine "Routine extraction" was the biggest lie ever briefed in a mission brief. HMM 263's "Routine Extract My Ass" patch cuts through the sanitized language of operations orders and tells the truth every extraction in combat was a calculated gamble with lives on the line. This patch is pure helicopter crew humor, born from the reality that the only routine thing about a