Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764
"Sea Knights", "Moonlights"
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History |
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| 15. April 1958 | HMR-764 established at NAS Los Alamitos CA |
| 1. April 1962 | HMR-764 was redesignated HMM-764 |
| 12. January 2013 | HMM-764 was redesignated VMM-764 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1958 - 1969 | 7L |
| 1969 - 1971 | 5L |
| 1971 - today | ML |
| Planes: |
HUS-1 (CH-34D)
CH-46A
CH-46D
CH-46E
MV-22B
| HMR-764, HMM-764 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Los Alamitos CA. | 15. Apr. 1958 | May 1971 |
| MCAS El Toro CA. | May 1971 | Jun. 1975 |
| MCAS(H) Tustin CA. | Jun. 1975 | 1999 |
| Edwards Air Force Base, CA. | 1999 | 12. Jan. 2013 |
| MCAS Miramar CA. | 12. Jan. 2013 | today |
| HMR-764, HMM-764 Deployments | ||||
| November 1990 - April 1991 | - | - | CH-46E | ML 400 |
| Feb. 2004 - Sep. 2004 | Al Asad, Iraq | - | CH-46E | ML 400 |
| Mar. 2005 - Oct. 2005 | Al Asad, Iraq | - | CH-46E | ML 400 |
| 25. Apr. 2008 - 25. Jun. 2008 | LHD-4 USS Boxer | PHIBRON 5 | CH-46E | ML 400 |
| 28. Apr. 2008 - 26. Jun. 2008 | LPD-18 | - | CH-46E | ML 400 |
| January 2017 - July 2017 | Moron, Spain | - | MV-22B | - |
| HMR-764, HMM-764 Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt. Col. Marcus Malais | 5. Mar. ???? | |
| Lt. Col. Scott A. Craig | 5. Mar. ???? | |
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| Lt. Col. Newel R. Bartlett | ||
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History |
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California
based HMM-764 is the senior Marine Corps Reserve helicopter squadron, having
been activated as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 764 (HMR-764) in
1958. In 1962, the squadron received its current designation. During 1968,
HMM-764 had grown to the point that it was briefly split into two squadrons,
HMM-764 and HMM-773. HMM-773 was later deactivated and the personnel
rejoined 764. HMM-764 relocated to MCAS El Toro, CA during May 1971. During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, HMM-764 was placed on Active status but did not deploy. When El Toro was closed in 1999 due to Base Realignment and Closure , HMM-764 relocated to Joint Reserve Base, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. In 2004, HMM-764 made its first combat deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |