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HMH-466 Wolfpack Plaque

$189.00

Hang this HMH-466 Wolfpack plaque in any space for an authentic wooden carved beauty that will proudly be displayed and enjoyed.

  • Length/Diameter – 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Veteran Owned Business
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

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HMH-466 Wolfpack Plaque

Hang this HMH-466 Wolfpack plaque in any space for an authentic wooden carved beauty that will proudly be displayed and enjoyed.

  • Length/Diameter – 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Veteran Owned Business
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466), the “Wolfpack,” was commissioned on 30 November 1984, as the Marine Corps’ third, and Marine Aircraft Group 16’s (MAG-16), second CH-53E squadron. By December 1984, the squadron was 180 Marines strong and growing, and had accepted two of sixteen CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Sikorsky Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut.

The Wolfpack conducted its first operation flight on 19 December 1984, and by 30 June 1985, the squadron had accepted eleven of its sixteen aircraft. In its first seven months as an operational squadron, HMH-466 had flown 1100 hours, carried 1000 passengers, and lifted 175,000 pounds of cargo. Delivery of aircraft continued until 5 August of 1985, when the squadron received its sixteenth CH-53E.

In the past 28 years, the Wolfpack has participated in thirteen Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEU (SOC)) deployments and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Phoenix Award for outstanding maintenance (1987), the Fleet Marine Force Pacific (FMFPAC) Annual Aviation Safety Award (1986), the Mike Yunck Award for the best overall squadron in the Third Marine Aircraft Wing (3d MAW) (1988,1999,2011), a Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1993), the Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC) (1986,1987,1998,2002,2010), the Navy and Marine Corps Unit Commendation (NUC) (1991,2003,2005,2007,2009), the Presidential Unit Commendation (PUC) (2010), the Keith B. McCutcheon Award for Heavy Lift Squadron of the Year (1999, 2006,2010), and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award (1999,2004,2005,2006,2009,2012).

 

 

 

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