Officially Licensed USMC HMT-204 White Knights Squadron Patch — Where Every Rotorhead Earned Their Wings
Before you flew the Phrog in the fleet, you flew the Phrog at 204.
HMT-204 "White Knights" was the Marine Corps' premier helicopter training squadron, formed at MCAS New River, North Carolina on May 1, 1972, when Marine Helicopter Training Group 40 was deactivated and its component squadrons were combined. Originally a composite training squadron for both CH-46 and CH-53 crews, HMT-204 became the single-site Fleet Readiness Squadron for the entire Marine Corps CH-46E community in October 1993 after HMT-301's deactivation — earning the distinction of being the largest CH-46E squadron in the Corps. Over its career, HMT-204 trained over 1,800 replacement aircrew, 275 instructor pilots, and 450 crew chiefs while amassing over 95,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours, earning the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award three times. In 1999, the squadron turned a new page in Marine aviation history when it was redesignated VMMT-204 "Raptors" and became the Fleet Replacement Squadron for the MV-22 Osprey. This throwback patch honors the White Knights era — the squadron that trained a generation of Marine helicopter pilots.
Perfect For: HMT-204 White Knights veterans, VMMT-204 Raptors throwback fans, CH-46 Sea Knight crews and maintainers, MV-22 Osprey pilots who know where the training pipeline began, and anyone who earned their rotary wings at New River.
White Knights — the squadron that taught the Corps to hover.
