Officially Licensed USMC HMH-366 Hammerheads PVC Squadron Patch — Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 PVC Patch
The Hammerheads — HMH-366, hauling the heaviest loads in the Marine Corps with the CH-53E Super Stallion and keeping the MAGTF moving from MCAS New River.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), the "Hammerheads," is a USMC heavy-lift helicopter squadron operating the CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The Hammerheads are one of the Marine Corps' critical heavy-lift assets, providing the ability to move the heaviest equipment, supplies, and personnel that the Marine Air-Ground Task Force requires to fight and sustain itself in expeditionary environments around the world.
The CH-53E Super Stallion — affectionately known as the "Shitter" by its crews for its prodigious hydraulic leak rate and maintenance demands — is the largest and most powerful helicopter in the U.S. military inventory. With three General Electric T64-GE-416A engines producing over 13,000 shaft horsepower, the Super Stallion can lift 36,000 pounds of external cargo, carry a Light Armored Vehicle beneath its belly, or transport 55 combat-loaded Marines in its cavernous cabin. No other helicopter in the Western world matches its lift capability, and HMH-366's crews are among the most skilled heavy-lift aviators in military aviation.
The Hammerheads have deployed extensively in support of Marine Expeditionary Units, combat operations, and humanitarian assistance missions. From the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan to disaster relief operations across the globe, HMH-366 has proven time and again that when the Marine Corps needs to move something big, fast, and far, the Hammerheads and the Super Stallion are the answer. This PVC patch captures the squadron's identity in a durable, weather-resistant format perfect for field use.
Perfect For: HMH-366 Hammerheads members and veterans, CH-53E Super Stallion aircrew and maintainers, MCAS New River Marines, heavy helicopter community members, and Marine aviation PVC patch collectors.
HMH-366 Hammerheads — the biggest bird, the heaviest loads, the toughest crews in Marine heavy-lift aviation.
