Officially Licensed USMC HMLAT-303 Atlas Patch — Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 Embroidered Patch
Atlas carries the weight — HMLAT-303 trains the next generation of Marine attack pilots.
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 (HMLAT-303), "Atlas," is the United States Marine Corps' sole light attack helicopter Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), responsible for training all new AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom pilots, weapons systems officers, and enlisted aircrew. Every Marine who flies the Viper or Venom passes through HMLAT-303's training pipeline, making Atlas the gateway to the Marine light attack helicopter community.
Based at MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, HMLAT-303 carries the enormous responsibility suggested by its Atlas namesake — bearing the weight of producing every qualified light attack helicopter aviator in the Marine Corps. The squadron's instructor pilots are hand-selected from the most experienced AH-1Z and UH-1Y aviators in the fleet, ensuring that students receive world-class instruction in close air support, armed reconnaissance, escort, and utility operations. This officially licensed embroidered patch represents the training command that stands behind every Marine Cobra and Huey pilot in the fleet.
Perfect For: HMLAT-303 Atlas instructor pilots and alumni, student pilots who earned their wings in the Viper and Venom, AH-1Z and UH-1Y community supporters, Marine light attack helicopter enthusiasts, and military training command patch collectors.
Atlas trains them all — HMLAT-303, the origin of every Viper pilot.
